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SEVENTIETH  ANNUAL   REPORT 


THE   TRUSTEES 


Perkins  Institution 


Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 


FOR   THE    YEAR    ENDING 


August    31,    1901 


BOSTON 

Press  of  George  H.  Ellis,  272  Congress  Street 

1902 


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Perkins   Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  17,  igoi. 

To  the  Hon.  Wm.  M.  Olin,  Secretary  of  State,  Boston. 

Dear  Sir:  —  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  to  you,  for 
the  use  of  the  legislature,  a  copy  of  the  seventieth  annual 
report  of  the  trustees  of  this  institution  to  the  corporation 
thereof,  together  with  that  of  the  director  and  the  usual 
accompanying  documents. 

Respectfully, 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS, 

Secretary. 


OFFICERS    OF   THE    CORPORATION. 

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FRANCIS    H.  APPLETON,  President. 
AMORY   A.  LAWRENCE,    Vice-President. 
EDWARD   JACKSON,   Treasurer. 
MICHAEL   ANAGNOS,  Secretary. 


BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES. 


S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE,  Chairman. 
MELVIN  O.  ADAMS. 
WILLIAM   ENDICOTT. 
CHARLES   P.  GARDINER. 
JOSEPH  B.  GLOVER. 
N.  P.  HALLOWELL. 


J.  THEODORE  HEARD,  M.D. 
HENRY  MARION    HOWE. 
FRANCIS  W.  HUNNEWELL. 
GEORGE  H.  RICHARDS. 
WILLIAM  L.  RICHARDSON,  M.D. 
RICHARD   M.  SALTONSTALL. 


STANDING   COMMITTEES. 
Monthly  Visiting  Committee, 

whose  duty  it  is  to  visit  and  inspect  the  Institution  at  least  once  in  each  month. 

igo2. 

Henry  M.  Howe. 
Francis  W.  Honnkwbll. 
George  H.  Richards. 
William  L.  Richardson. 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall. 
S.  LoTHROP  Thorndikb. 


ig02. 

January,    . 

.     .     Melvin  O.  Adams. 

July,       . 

February,  . 

.     .     William  Endicott. 

August, 

March, 

.     .     Charles  P.  Gardiner. 

September 

April,    .     . 

.     .     Joseph  B.  Glover. 

October, 

May,     .    . 

.     .     N.  P.  Hallowell. 

November, 

June,     .     . 

.     .     J.  Theodore  Heard. 

December, 

Committee  on  Education. 

George  H.  Richards. 
Francis  W.  Hunnewell. 
Melvin  O.  Adams. 


House  Committee. 

William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Charles  P.  Gardiner. 
George  H.  Richards. 


Committee  on  Finance. 

S.  LoTHROP    ThORNDIKE. 

William  Endicott. 
Joseph  B.  Glover. 
N.  P.  Hallowell. 


Committee  on  Health. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall. 


Auditors  of  Accounts. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
S.  LoTHROP  Thorndikb. 


OFFICERS    OF   THE    INSTITUTION. 


MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Director. 


LITERARY 

Boys'  Section. 

ALBERT   MARSHALL   JONES. 

Miss  CAROLINE   E.  McMASTER. 

Miss  JULIA   A.  BOYLAN. 

Miss  JESSICA   L,  LANGWORTHY. 

MALCOLM   C.  SYLVESTER. 

LOUIS   B.  ALLYN. 

Miss  ELLEN   B.  EWELL. 

Girls'  Section. 
Miss  GAZELLA  BENNETT. 
Miss  SARAH   M.  LILLEY. 

Miss  SARAH    ELIZABETH   LANE,  Librarian. 

Miss  LAURA    M.  SAWYER,  Assistant. 

Miss  ANNA   GARDNER   FISH,  Clerk. 


DEPARTMENT. 

Miss  FRANCES   S.  MARRETT. 
Miss  ALICE   B.  DEARBORN. 
Miss  ELLA   J.  SPOONER. 
Miss  JULIA   E.  BURNHAM. 
Miss  ETHEL   M.  STICKNEY. 
Miss  EDITH    M.  THURSTON. 
Miss  VINA    C.  BADGER. 
Miss  AMELIA   W.  DAVIS. 
Miss  LILIAN  MABEL  FORBUSH. 


DEPARTMENT   OF    MUSIC. 


Boys'  Section. 


EDWIN   L.  GARDINER. 
Miss  FREDA  A.  BLACK. 
Miss  HELEN   M.  ABBOTT. 
Miss  MARY   E.  BURBECK. 


Miss  LILA   P.  COLE. 
Miss  MARY   E.  RILEY. 
Miss  LOUISA   L.  FERNALD. 


W.  LUTHER   STOVER. 
JOHN    F.  HARTWELL. 
JOHN    M,   FLOCKTON. 
LORENZO   WHITE. 
AUGUST   DAMM. 


Girls'  Section. 


Miss  ANNA   L.  GOODRICH. 

Miss  BLANCHE  ATWOOD  BARDIN. 


GEORGE   W.  WANT. 
EDWIN   A.  SABIN. 


TUNING    DEPARTMENT. 

GEORGE    E.  HART,  Instructor  and  Manager. 


DEPARTMENT    OF   MANUAL  TRAINING. 


JOHN   H.  WRIGHT. 

JULIAN   H.  MABEY. 

ELWYN   C.  SMITH. 

Miss  MARY  B.   KNOWLTON,  Sloycl. 


Miss  ANNA   S.    HANNGREN,  Sloyd. 
Miss  FRANCES  M.  LANGWORTHY. 
Miss  M.  ELIZABETH    ROBBINS. 
Miss  GRACE   E.  SNOW. 


DOMESTIC   DEPARTMENT. 


ELISHA   S.  BOLAND,  M.D., 

A  ttejiding  Physician. 
FREDERICK   A.  FLANDERS,   Steward. 
Mrs.  FRANCES   E.  CARLTON,  Matron. 
Miss  ALICE   GARY,  Assistant. 


Housekeepers  in  the  Cottages. 

Mrs.  M.  A.   KNOWLTON. 
Mrs.  CORA   L.  GLEASON. 
M4SS  JESSIE   BENTLEY. 
Mrs.  SOPHIA   C.  HOPKINS. 
Mrs.  L.  ADA   MIXER. 


PRINTING    DEPARTMENT. 


DENNIS   A.   REARDON,  manager. 
Mrs.  ELIZABETH  L.  BOWDEN,  Printer. 


Miss  LOUISE   CHISHOLM,  Printer. 
Miss  ISABELLA  G.  MEALEY,/'r2«/«r. 


WORKSHOP   FOR   ADULTS. 

EUGENE   C.  HOWARD,  Manager.  \  Miss  ESTELLE  M.  MENDUM,  Clerk. 


Miss  ELLEN   B.  WEBSTER,  Book-keeper. 
Miss  MAYBEL   J.  KING,  AssUtant. 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


Abbott,  Mrs.  M.  T.,  Cambridge. 
Adams,  John  A.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Adams,  Melvin  O.,  Boston. 
Agassiz,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Cambridge. 
Ahl,  Mrs.  Daniel,  Boston. 
Alger,  Rev.  William  R.,  Boston. 
Amory,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Anagnos,  Michael,  Boston. 
Anderson,  Mrs.  John  F.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Gen.  Francis  H.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  R.  M.,  New  York. 
Appleton,  Dr.  William,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  William,  Boston. 
Apthorp,  William  F.,  Boston. 
Atkinson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Bacon,  Edwin  M.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Mrs.  Ezra  H.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Miss  M.  K.,  Boston. 
Baldwin,  S.  E.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Baldwin,  William  H.,  Boston. 
Balfour,  Miss  M.  D.,  Charlestown. 
Ballard,  Miss  E.,  Boston. 
Barbour,  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Barrett,  William  E.,  Boston. 
Barrows,  Hon.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Barrows,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Bartlett,  Francis,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  F.,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  John,  Cambridge. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  F.,  Boston. 
Bartol,  Miss  Mary,  Boston. 
Bates,  Arlo,  Boston. 
Baylies,  Mrs.  Charlotte  U.,  Boston. 
Beach,  Rev.  D.  N.,  Minnesota. 
Beach,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Springfield. 
Beal,  James  H.,  Boston. 
Beebe,  E.  Pierson,  Boston. 


Beebe,  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  Boston. 
Binney,  William,  Providence. 
Black,  George  N.,  Boston. 
Blanchard,  G.  D.  B.,  Maiden. 
Boardman,  Mrs.  Edwin  A.,  Boston. 
Bourn,  Hon.  A.  O.,  Providence. 
Bowditch,  Alfred,  Boston. 
Bovvditch,  Dr.  H.  P.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Boyden,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Brackett,  Mrs.  Henry,  Boston. 
Brimmer,  Mrs.  Martin,  Boston. 
Brooke,  Rev.  Stopford  W.,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Edward,  Hyde  Park. 
Brooks,  Rev.  G.  W.,  Dorchester. 
Brooks,  Peter  C,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Peter  C,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Shepherd,  Boston. 
Brown,  B.  F.,  Boston. 
Brown,  Mrs.  John  C,  Providence. 
Browne,  A.  Parker,  Boston. 
Browne,  Miss  H.  T.,  Boston. 
Bryant,  Mrs.  A.  B.  M.,  Boston. 
Bullard,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Boston. 
Bullock,  George  A.,  Worcester. 
Bumstead,  Mrs.  F.  J.,  Cambridge. 
Bundy,  James  J.,  Providence. 
Burgess,  Mrs.  S.  K.,  Brookline. 
Burnham,  Miss  Julia  E.,  Lowell. 
Burnham,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Burton,  Dr.  J.  W.,  Flushing,  N.Y. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  S.,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Walter  C,  Boston. 
Callahan,  Miss  Mary  G.,  Boston. 
Callender,  Walter,  Providence. 
Carpenter,  Charles  E.,  Providence. 


Carter,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  West  Newton. 
Gary,  Miss  E.  F.,  Cambridge. 
Cary,  Miss  Ellen  G.,  Boston. 
Cary,  Mrs.  Richard,  Boston. 
Case,  Mrs.  Laura  L.,  Boston. 
Center,  Joseph  H.,  Boston. 
Chace,  James  H.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chace,  Hon.  J.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chadwick,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  Joseph  Edgar,  Bpston. 
Chapin,  E.  P.,  Providence. 
Cheever,  Dr.  David  W.,  Boston. 
Cheever,  Miss  M.  E.,  Boston. 
Claflin,  Hon.  William,  Boston. 
Clark,  Miss  S.  W.,  Beverly. 
Clarke,  James  W.,  New  York. 
Clement,  Edward  H.,  Boston. 
Coates,  James,  Providence. 
Cochrane,  Alexander,  Boston. 
Coffin,  Mrs.  W.  E.,  Boston. 
Colt,  Samuel  P.,  Bristol,  R.I. 
Cook,  Charles  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Cook,  Mrs.  C.  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Coolidge,  Dr.  A.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  J.  Randolph,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  R.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  John  T.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  T.  Jefferson,  Boston. 
Cotting,  C.  U.,  Boston. 
Cowing,  Miss  Grace  G.,  Brookline. 
Cowing,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Brookline. 
Crafts,  Mrs.  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Crane,  Mrs.  Zenas  M.,  Dalton. 
Crocker,  U.  H.,  Boston. 
Crosby,  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Crosby,  Sumner,  Brookline. 
Crosby,  William  S.,  Brookline. 
Cross,  Mrs.  F.  B.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Cruft,  Miss  Harriet  O.,  Boston. 
Cummings,  Mrs. A. L., Portland,  Me. 
Cummings,  Charles  A.,  Boston. 
Cunniff,  Hon.  M.  M.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  C.  A.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Boston. 


Curtis,  Mrs.  Greeley  S.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Mary  S.,  Boston. 
Dalton,  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Dalton,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Darling,  Cortes  A.,  Providence. 
Davis,  Miss  A.  W.,  Boston. 
Davis,  Mrs.  Edward  L.,  Boston. 
Dexter,  Mrs.  F.  G.,  Boston. 
Dillaway,  W.  E.  L.,  Boston. 
Doliber,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Dow,  Miss  Jane  F.,  Milton. 
Dow,  Mrs.  Moses  A.,  Brookline. 
Draper,  Eben  S.,  Boston. 
Draper,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Dunklee,  Mrs.  John  W.,  Boston. 
Durant,  William,  Boston. 
Duryea,  Mrs.  Herman,  New  York. 
Earle,  Mrs.  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Eaton,  W.  S.,  Boston. 
Eliot,  Rev.  Christopher  R.,  Boston. 
Elliott,  Mrs.  Maud  Howe,  Boston. 
Ellis,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Clara  T.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Henry,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Beverly. 
Endicott,  William,  Boston. 
Endicott,  William  C,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Ernst,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower,  Boston. 
Everett,  Mrs.  Emily,  Cambridge. 
Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L.,  Boston. 
Farlow,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Farnam,  Mrs.  Ann  S.,  New  Haven. 
Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B.,  Boston. 
Fay,  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Miss  S.  M.,  Boston. 
Fenno,  Mrs.  L.  C,  Boston. 
Ferguson,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Dorchester. 
Ferris,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Brookline. 
Ferris,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline. 
Fields,  Mrs.  James  T.,  Boston. 


Fiske,    Mrs.  Joseph  N.,  Boston. 
Fitz,  Mrs,  W.  Scott,  Boston. 
Folsom,  Charles  F.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Foote,  Miss  M.  B.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Miss  C.  P.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  E.W.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
Foster,  Francis  C,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  Francis  C,  Cambridge. 
Freeman,  Miss  Harriet  E.,  Boston. 
Frothingham,  Miss  Ellen,  Boston. 
Fry,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Fuller,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.,  Boston. 
Galloupe,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Gammans,  Hon. George  H.,  Boston. 
Gardiner,  Charles  P.,  Boston. 
Gardiner,  Robert  H.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L.,  Boston. 
George,  Charles  H.,  Providence. 
Gill,  Mrs.  Francis  A.,  Boston. 
Glidden,  W.  T.,  Boston. 
Glover,  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Goddard,  William,  Providence. 
Goff,  Darius  L.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Goff,  Lyman  B.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Goldthwait,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Gooding,  Rev.A.,  Portsmouth, N.H. 
Goodnow,  Mrs.  L.  M.,  Cambridge. 
Goodwin,  Miss  A.  M.,  Cambridge. 
Gordon,  Rev.  G.  A.,  D.D.,  Boston. 
Gray,  Mrs.  Ellen,  New  York  City. 
Green,  Charles  G.,  Boston. 
Greenleaf,  Mrs.  James,  Cambridge. 
Grew,  Edward  W.,  Boston. 
GrifBn,  S.  B.,  Springfield. 
Hale,  Rev.  Edward  E.,  Boston. 
Hall,  Mrs.  F.  Howe,  Plainfield,  N.J. 
Hall,  Miss  L.  E.,  Boston. 
Hall,  Miss  Minna  B.,  Longwood. 
Hallowell,  Col.  N.  P.,  Boston. 
Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  G.,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  Boston. 
Hanscom,  Dr.  Sanford,  Somerville. 
Haskell,  Edwin  B.,  Auburndale. 
Haskell,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Auburndale. 


Head,  Charles,  Boston. 
Head,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Heard,  J.  T.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Hearst,  Mrs.  Phebe  A. 
Hemenway,  Mrs.  Augustus, Boston. 
Hemenway,  Mrs.  Chas.  P.,  Boston. 
Henshaw,  Mrs.  Harriet  A.,  Boston. 
Herford,  Rev.  Brooke,  England. 
Hersey,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Frederick,  Brookline. 
Higginson,  Henry  Lee,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Dr.  A.  S.,  Somerville. 
Hill,  J.  E.  R.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Mrs.  T.  J.,  Providence. 
Hoar,  Gen.  Rockwood,  Worcester. 
Hodgkins,  Frank  E.,  Somerville. 
Hodgkins,  William  H.,  Somerville. 
Hogg,  John,  Boston. 
Hollis,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  Lynn. 
Holmes,  Charles  W.,  Canada. 
Holmes,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Hooper,  Mrs.  R.  C,  Boston. 
Horton,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Boston. 
Hovey,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon.  A.  C,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon.  Henry,  Providence. 
Howe,  Henry  Marion,  Boston. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward,  Boston. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Virginia  A.,  Boston. 
Howland,  Mrs.  O.  O,,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  Francis  W.,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  Mrs.  H.  S.,  Boston. 
Hutchins,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Boston, 
lasigi.  Miss  Mary  V.,  Boston. 
Ingraham,  Mrs.  E.  T.,  Wellesley. 
Jackson,  Charles  C,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  S.,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Patrick  T.,  Cambridge. 
James,  Mrs.  C.  D.,  Brookline. 
Jenks,  Miss  C.  E.,  Boston. 
Johnson,  Edward  C,  Boston. 
Jones,  Mrs.  E.  C,  New  Bedford. 


Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M.,  Boston. 
Joy,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Kasson,  Rev.  F.  H.,  Boston. 
Kellogg,  Mrs.  Eva  D.,  Boston. 
Kendall,  Miss  H.  W.,  Boston. 
Kennard,  Martin  P.,  Brookline. 
Kent,  Mrs.  Helena  M.,  Boston. 
Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P.  Milton. 
Kilmer,  Frederick  M.,  Somerville. 
Kimball,  Mrs.  David  P.,  Boston. 
Kimball,  Edward  P.,  Maiden. 
Knapp,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Knowlton,  Daniel  S.,  Boston. 
Kramer,  Henry  C,  Boston. 
Lamb,  Mrs.  Annie  L.,  Boston. 
Lamson,  Miss  C.  W.,  England. 
Lang,  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lang,  Mrs.  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  Amory  A.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  James,  Groton. 
Lawrence,  Mrs.  JamesGroton. 
Lawrence,  Rt.  Rev.  Wm.,  Boston. 
Lee,  George  C,  Boston. 
Lee,  Mrs.  George  C,  Boston. 
Lillie,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  Richmond,  Eng. 
Lincoln,  L.  J.  B.,  Hingham. 
Linzee,  J.  T.,  Boston. 
Littell,  Miss  S.  G.,  Boston. 
Livermore,  Thomas  L.,  Boston. 
Lodge,  Hon.  Henry  C,  Boston. 
Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  M. 
Lord,  Rev.  A.  M.,  Providence,  R.L 
Loring,  Mrs.  W.  Caleb,  Boston. 
Lothrop,  John,  Auburndale. 
Lothrop,  Mrs.  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Lovering,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Abbott  Lawrence,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Amy,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Charles,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Francis  C,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G.,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Georgiana,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Luce,  Matthew,  Boston. 


Lyman,  Arthur  T.,  Boston. 
Lyman,  J.  P.,  Boston. 
Manning,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Brooklyn. 
Marrett,  Miss  H.  M.,  Standish,  Me. 
Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland. 
Marvin,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  E.  F.,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  Ida  M.,  Boston. 
Mason,  I.  B.,  Providence. 
Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  Boston. 
Matthews,  Mrs.  A.  B.,  Boston. 
May,  F.  W.  G.,  Dorchester. 
Merriam,  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriman,  Mrs.   D.,  Cambridge. 
Merritt,  Edward  P.,  Boston. 
Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L., Boston. 
Minot,  J.  Grafton,  Boston. 
Minot,  The  Misses,  Boston. 
Mixter,  Miss  Madeleine  C,  Boston. 
Morgan,  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morison,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morison,  Mrs.  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold,  Boston. 
Morse,  Miss  M.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Morss,  A.  S.,  Charlestown. 
Moseley,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Motley,  Mrs.  E.  Preble,  Boston. 
Moulton,  Miss  Maria  C,  Boston. 
Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie,  Boston. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  Frederick  S., Boston. 
Nichols,  J.  Howard,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Andrew,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Miss  Priscilla,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  S.  D.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Grenville  H.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Noyes,  Hon.  Charles  J.,  Boston. 
Oliver,  Dr.  Henry  K.,  Boston. 
Paine,  Robert  Treat,  Boston. 
Palfrey,  J.  C,  Boston. 
Palmer,  John  S.,  Providence. 
Parker,  Richard  T.,  Boston. 
Parkinson,  John,  Boston. 


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Parkinson,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Parkman,  George  F.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Rev.  Endicott,  Groton. 
Peabody,  F.  H.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Frederick  W.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Mrs.  R.  S.,  Brookline. 
Peabody,  S.  E.,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Charles  Bruen,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Mrs.  C.  E.,  Boston. 
Phillips,  Mrs.  John  C.,  Boston. 
Pickman,  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pickman,  Mrs.  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  G.,  Milton. 
Pope,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Boston. 
Porter,  Charles  H.,  Quincy. 
Potter,  Isaac  M.,  Providence. 
Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B.,  Boston. 
Powars,  Miss  Mary  A.,  Boston. 
Pratt,  Elliott  W.,  Boston. 
Pratt,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.,  Boston. 
Prendergast,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  James  H.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  Mrs.  T.  E.,  Boston. 
Rand,  Arnold  A.,  Boston. 
Rantoul,  Robert  S.,  Salem. 
Reardon,  Dennis  A.,  Boston. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Wm.  Homer,  Boston. 
Reynolds,  Walter  H.,  Boston. 
Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Miss  Elise,  Boston. 
Richards,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Mrs.  H.,  Gardiner,  Me. 
Richardson,  John,  Boston. 
Richardson,Miss  M.  G.,  New  York. 
Richardson,  Mrs.  M.  R.,  Boston. 
Richardson,  W.  L.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Robbins,  Royal  E.,  Boston. 
Roberts,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Boston. 
Robertson,  Mrs.  A.  K.,  Boston. 
Robinson,  Henry,  Reading. 
Rodman,  S.  W.,  Boston. 
Rodocanachi,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York. 
Rogers,  Henry  M.,  Boston. 


Rogers,  Mrs.  William  B.,  Boston. 

Ropes,  Mrs.  Joseph  A.,  Boston. 

Ropes,  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 

Russell,  Henry  G.,  Providence. 

Russell, Mrs.  Henry  G.,Providence. 

Russell,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 

Russell,  Miss  Marian,  Boston. 

Russell,  Mrs.  Robert  S.,  Boston. 

Russell,  Mrs.  William  A.,  Boston. 

Sabine,  Mrs.  G.  K.,  Brookline. 

Saltonstall,  Mrs.  Leverett,  Newton. 

Saltonstall,  Richard  M.,  Newton. 

Sanborn,  Frank  B.,  Concord. 

Sayles,  F.  C,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 

Schaff,  Capt.  Morris,  Pittsfield. 

Schlesinger,  Sebastian  B.,  Boston. 

Sears,  David,  Boston. 

Sears,  Frederick  R.,  Boston. 

Sears,  Mrs.  Fred.  R.,  Jr.,  Boston. 

Sears,  Mrs.  Knyvet  W.,  Boston. 

Sears,  Mrs.  P.  H.,  Boston. 

Sears,  Willard  T.,  Boston. 

Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Quincy  A.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Harvey  N.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence. 
Sherwood,  W.  H.,  Boston. 
Shippen,  Rev.  R.  R.,  Brockton. 
Sigourney,  Mr.  Henry,  Boston. 
Slafter,  Rev.  Edmund  F.,  Boston. 
Slater,  Mrs.  H.  N.,  Boston. 
Slater,  H.  N.,  Jr.,  Providence. 
Slocum,  Mrs.  W.  H., Jamaica  Plain. 
Snelling,  Samuel  G.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  Emily  L.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  M.  D.,  Boston. 
Sorchan,  Mrs.  Victor,  New  York. 
Spaulding,Mrs.  Mahlon  D., Boston. 
Spencer,  Henry  F.,  Boston. 
Sprague,  F.  P.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Stanwood,  Edward,  Brookline. 
Stearns,  Charles  H.,  Brookline. 
Stearns, Mrs.  Charles  H., Brookline. 


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Stevens,  Miss  C.  Augusta,  N.Y. 
Stewart,  Mrs.  C.  B.,  Boston. 
Sturgis,  Francis  S.,  Boston. 
Sullivan,  Richard,  Boston. 
Swan,  Robert,  Dorchester. 
Swan,  Mrs.  Sarah  H.,  Cambridge. 
Taggard,  Mrs.  B.  W.,  Boston. 
Talbot,  Mrs.  Isabella  W.,  Boston. 
Tapley,  Mrs.  Amos  P.,  Boston. 
Temple,  Thomas  F.,  Boston. 
Thaw,  Mrs.  Wm.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
Thayer,  Miss  Adele  G.,  Boston. 
Thayer,  E.  V.  R.,  Boston. 
Thayer,Rev.  George  A., Cincinnati. 
Thayer,  Prof.  James  B., Cambridge. 
Thayer,  Mrs.  Nathaniel,  Boston. 
Thomas,  Mrs.  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Thorndike,  S.  Lothrop,  Boston. 
Tilden,  Miss  Alice  Foster,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Miss  Edith  S.,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Mrs.  M.  Louise,  Milton. 
Tilton,  Mrs.  W.  S.,  Newtonville. 
Tingley,  S.  H.,  Providence. 
Tompkins,  Eugene,  Boston. 
Torrey,  Miss  A.  D.,  Boston. 
Tower,  Col.  William  A.,  Boston. 
Tuckerman,  Mrs.  C.  S.,  Boston. 
Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph. 
Turner,  Mrs.  M.  A.,  Providence. 
Underwood,  Herbert  S.,  Boston. 
Upton,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Villard,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  York. 
Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C,  Milton. 
Wales,  Mrs.  George  W.,  Boston. 
Wales,  Joseph  H.,  Boston. 
Warden,  Erskine,  Waltham. 
Ware,  Miss  C.  L.,  Cambridge. 


Ware,  Miss  M.  L.,  Boston. 
Warren,  J.  G.,  Providence. 
Warren,  Mrs.  Wm.  W.,  Boston. 
Washburn,  Hon.  J.  D.,  Worcester. 
Watson,  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth. 
Watson,  Mrs.  T.  A.,  Weymouth. 
Weeks,  A.  G.,  Boston. 
Weld,  R.  H.,  Boston. 
Weld,  Mrs.  William  F.,  Boston. 
Wesson,  J.  L.,  Boston. 
Wheelock,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  A.  C,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  John  W.,  Boston. 
White,  C.  J.,  Cambridge. 
White,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
White,  G.  A.,  Boston. 
Whitehead,  Miss  Mary,  Roxbury. 
Whitford,  George  W.,  Providence. 
Whiting,  Albert  T.,  Boston. 
Whitman,  Mrs.  Sarah  W.,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Miss  Anne,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Henry  M.,  Brookline. 
Whitten,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S. 
Whitwell,  S.  Horatio,  Boston. 
Whitwell,  Miss  S.  L.,  Boston. 
Wigglesworth,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Wightman,  W.  D.,  Providence. 
Williams,  Mrs.  H.,  Boston. 
Williams,  Miss  Louise  H.,  Boston. 
Winslow,  Mrs.  George,  Roxbury. 
Winsor,  Mrs.  E.,  Chestnut  Hill. 
Winsor,  J.  B.,  Providence. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.  Thos.  L.,  Boston. 
Woodruff,  Thomas  T.,  Boston. 
Woods,  Henry,  Boston. 
Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L.,  Boston. 


SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  PROCEEDINGS 

OF   THE 

ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


South  Boston,  October  9,  1901. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  corporation,  duly  summoned, 
was  held  today  at  the  institution,  and  was  called  to  order 
by  the  president,  Gen,  Francis  H.  Appleton,  at  3  p.m. 

The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  by  the 
secretary  and  declared  approved. 

The  annual  report  of  the  trustees  was  read,  accepted  and 
ordered  to  be  printed  with  the  usual  accompanying  documents. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  was  read,  accepted  and  ordered 
to  be  printed. 

The  corporation  then  proceeded  to  ballot  for  officers  for  the 

ensuing    year,    and    the    following    persons    were    unanimously 

elected  :  — 

President — Gen.  Francis  H.  Appleton. 

Vice-President — Amory  A.  Lawrence. 

Treasurer —  Edward  Jackson. 

Secretary — Michael  Anagnos. 
Trustees — William    Endicott,   Charles    P.  Gardiner,  Joseph  B.  Glover,  J. 
Theodore  Heard,  M.D.,   Henry  Marion    Howe,  George    H.    Richards,   Rich" 
ard  M.  Saltonstall,  and  S.  Lothrop  Thomdike. 

The  meeting  was  then  dissolved,  and  all  in  attendance  pro- 
ceeded, with  the  invited  guests,  to  visit  the  various  departments 

of  the  school. 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS, 

Secretary. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 


Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  9,  1901. 

To  the  Members  of  the  Corporation. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen: — In  presenting  our  cus- 
tomary annual  report  to  the  corporation,  the  sev- 
entieth in  the  series  of  these  documents,  we  are  very 
glad  to  be  able  to  state  that  the  financial  year  ending 
August  31,  1 90 1,  has  been  in  most  respects  a  satis- 
factory one. 

Faithful  and  efficient  work  has  been  done  in  every 
department  of  the  school  with  excellent  results. 

The  teachers  and  all  the  other  officers  have  dis- 
charged their  respective  duties  with  earnestness,  in- 
telligence and  fidelity,  while  the  pupils  have  been 
industrious  and  orderly  and  have  made  very  credit- 
able progress  in  their  studies. 

The  record  books  show  that,  at  the  beginning  of 
the  year,  the  total  number  of  blind  persons  registered 
in  the  various  departments  of  the  establishment  was 
264.  Since  that  time  30  have  been  admitted  and 
24  have  been  discharged,  making  the  present  num- 
ber 270. 

We  deeply  regret  the  nature  of  the  record,  which 
we  are  obliged  to  present,  of  the  state  of  health  of 
the  different  families  of  the  institution  during  the 
past  year.  The  outbreak  of  contagious  diseases  in 
every  department  of  the  school,  with  the  sole  ex- 
ception of  the  primary  one  for  boys  at  the   kinder- 


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garten,  brought  in  its  train  the  attendant  ills  of  irregu- 
larity of  work,  loss  of  valuable  time,  isolation  of  the 
infected  quarters  from  the  rest  of  the  school  and  in- 
tense anxiety  and  uncertainty  for  the  other  members 
of  the  household.  There  have  been  seventeen  cases 
of  scarlet  fever,  four  of  chicken  pox,  one  of  diphthe- 
ria, one  of  erysipelas,  two  of  bronchitis  and  one  of 
facial  paralysis.  We  are  grieved  to  report  that  four 
of  those  who  were  attacked  by  scarlet  fever  died  at 
the  City  Hospital,  namely,  Miss  Edith  A.  Flagg,  an 
able  teacher  in  the  literary  department  for  boys  at 
the  parent  school  in  South  Boston,  who  served  the 
interests  of  the  establishment  during  six  years  and  a 
half  with  diligence  and  efficiency,  Alice  E.  Leach  of 
Orland,  Maine,  a  pupil  in  the  girls'  department,  and 
two  little  boys  of  the  kindergarten,  Walter  F.  Mills 
of  Thornton,  Rhode  Island,  and  Lawrence  F.  Giles  of 
Bethel,  Vermont.  Every  one  of  those  who  fell  vic- 
tims to  infectious  diseases  was  immediately  removed 
to  the  hospital,  the  room  in  which  he  had  been  taken 
ill  was  thoroughly  cleaned  and  fumigated  and  the 
books  which  he  had  handled  were  burned.  Delicate 
children  who  were  especially  susceptible  to  sickness 
were  sent  to  their  homes,  and  those  who  remained 
with  us  were  watched  with  the  utmost  vigilance.  It 
is  mainly  due  to  these  precautionary  measures  that 
the  contagion  was  checked  and  prevented  from 
spreading  more  widely  and  from  breaking  up  the  ses- 
sions of  the  school  entirely. 

For  a  detailed  statement  of  the  operations  of  the 
institution  during  the  past  year,  as  well  as  of  its  con- 
dition at  the  present  time  and  of  its  urgent  needs  for 
the  future,  you  are  respectfully  referred  to  the  report 
of  the  director,  which  is  hereto  appended. 


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Character  and  Objects  of  the  Institution. 

As  there  seems  to  be  in  the  minds  of  some  per- 
sons not  merely  a  confused  or  imperfect  idea  but  a 
positive  misapprehension  of  the  character  and  objects 
of  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School 
for  the  Blind,  we  deem  it  our  duty  to  make  a  full 
and  clear  statement  of  these  and  to  remove  all  doubts 
both  as  to  the  mission  and  functions  of  the  estab- 
lishment and  as  to  its  relations  to  the  state. 

This  institution  is  not  in  any  sense  an  asylum  or 
retreat  for  adults.  It  is  a  school,  purely  educational 
in  its  principles  and  operations.  It  was  incorporated 
solely  and  specifically  for  the  purpose  of  instructing 
and  training  such  boys  and  girls  as  are  excluded 
from  the  common  schools  for  lack  of  sufficient  sight. 
Therefore  it  is  a  valuable  link  in  the  magnificent 
chain  of  the  public  school  system,  the  advantages  of 
which  are  extended  to  all  classes  of  children  regard- 
less of  physical  defects ;  it  is  not  a  refuge  or  working 
home  for  grown  up  persons. 

As  soon  as  the  institution  was  organized  in  1832, 
the  state  of  Massachusetts  came  to  its  assistance, 
making  an  annual  appropriation  for  its  support  from 
that  year  up  to  the  present  time,  on  condition  that 
its  doors  should  never  be  closed  against  any  indigent 
sightless  child,  resident  in  the  commonwealth,  who 
was  of  sound  mind  and  a  fit  subject  for  education. 

This  yearly  allowance  was  very  small  at  the  begin- 
ning, but  it  was  increased  from  time  to  time  until  it 
reached  the  sum  of  $25,000.  In  1869  this  amount 
was  finally  raised  to  $30,000  in  order  to  cover  the 
enlarged  expense  involved  by  the  plan  of  removing 
the  girls  from  the  main  building  to  the  cottages  and 


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of  separating  the  sexes  entirely.  Since  then  no  ad- 
dition whatever  has  been  made  to  it.  On  the  other 
hand,  on  the  first  day  of  October,  1869, —  that  is,  at 
the  time  when  the  last  increase  in  the  appropriation 
took  place, —  the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  Massa- 
chusetts registered  was  54,  while  there  are  at  present 
153  pupils  under  our  care,  admitted  by  warrants  of 
the  governors  of  this  state. 

It  has  been  our  constant  aim  to  provide  for  these 
children  those  advantages  which  are  so  freely  given 
to  their  seeing  brothers  and  sisters  through  the  me- 
dium of  the  public  schools,  and  to  add  to  these  such 
other  exercises  as  are  calculated  to  remedy  their 
physical  imperfections  and  to  promote  their  harmo- 
nious development.  Moreover,  unremitting  efforts 
have  been  made  to  keep  abreast  of  all  pedagogical 
advance,  to  utilize  every  improvement  in  methods  of 
instruction  and  training  and  to  render  the  school  a 
model  one  of  its  kind.  Thus,  the  work  has  been 
steadily  growing,  the  curriculum  has  been  expanding 
along  every  line,  the  equipment  for  the  instruction 
by  means  of  sensible  objects,  indispensable  in  the 
case  of  the  blind,  has  become  more  extensive  than 
ever  before,  but  the  amount  of  aid  from  the  state  has 
stood  absolutely  still.  There  has  been  no  change 
in  it. 

In  order  that  our  school  might  attain  to  the  degree 
of  efficiency  and  thoroughness,  to  which  we  aspire 
and  which  it  is  the  right  of  every  pupil  to  expect,  we 
have  found  it  necessary  to  call  upon  the  philan- 
thropic public  for  aid,  and  most  generous  has  been  the 
response.  Thanks  to  the  benevolence  and  liberality 
of  the  friends  of  the  blind,  substantial  additions  have 
been  made  to  the  pecuniary  resources  of  the  estab- 


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lishment  by  direct  gifts  and  testamentary  bequests. 
A  good  part  of  these  funds  has  been  spent  judiciously 
for  the  increase  of  our  educational  facilities  and  the 
improvement  of  the  institution  as  a  whole,  the  value 
of  which  is  now  not  very  far  from  ^800,000,  while 
twenty-five  years  ago  it  was  only  $319,889.15.  The 
funds  necessary  to  defray  the  corresponding  increase 
in  the  running  expenses  of  the  school  have  been 
secured  through  the  same  channels. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  educational  advantages 
enjoyed  by  our  pupils  are  far  superior  to  those  which 
can  be  had  in  any  other  establishment  of  similar 
nature  on  either  side  of  the  Atlantic,  the  actual  cost 
per  caput  is  also  much  higher,  amounting  to  $422.23. 
Of  this  sum  the  commonwealth  pays  only  $202.17 
and  the  balance,  $220.06,  is  supplied  from  the  income 
of  the  school. 

The  relations  between  the  state  and  the  institution 
are  defined  by  the  act  of  incorporation,  whereby  the 
election  of  a  board  of  twelve  trustees  was  vested  in 
the  corporation  and  the  executive.  In  the  choice  of 
these  there  has  never  been  any  restriction.  The  office 
is  open  alike  to  seeing  and  sightless.  Indeed,  the 
blind  historian,  William  H.  Prescott,  was  one  of  the 
original  trustees  and  was  retained  in  his  place  as  long 
as  his  health  permitted  him  to  serve.  The  only  req- 
uisite is  that  the  managers  shall  be  men  of  moral 
integrity  and  intellectual  fitness,  of  sound  judgment 
and  financial  ability  and  of  high  standing  in  the  com- 
munity. It  is  because  such  has  been  the  standard 
by  which  the  trustees  have  been  chosen  that  the  in- 
stitution has  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the  public  and 
has  prospered  by  the  beneficence  of  outside  friends. 
Ceteris  paribus,  any  man,  seeing  or  sightless,  is  eli- 


gible  for  election  to  the  board  of  trustees,  and  it  would 
be  unwise  to  restrict  this  freedom  of  choice  by  spe- 
cific legislation,  which  may  prove  injurious  in  its  ap- 
plication. 

The  maximum  age  at  which  pupils  may  enter  the 
institution  was  fixed  by  the  by-laws  at  nineteen  years. 
This  was  the  best  and  most  reasonable  arrangement 
which  could  be  made  after  a  careful  consideration  of 
the  subject  in  all  its  bearings.  In  the  first  place,  it 
may  be  taken  for  granted  that  any  one  who  lost  his 
sight  after  that  age  would  have  already  received  a 
common  school  education.  Then,  long  experience 
has  shown  that  the  exclusion  of  adults  from  among 
the  students  of  the  institution  was  not  a  matter  of 
preference  but  of  expediency,  from  the  fact  that  the 
presence  of  grown  persons  of  formed  habits  and 
settled  propensities  is  likely  to  have  a  deleterious  in- 
fluence upon  the  character  and  education  of  children. 
Furthermore,  the  parents  of  blind  boys  and  girls  are 
decidedly  opposed  to  such  a  course.  Hence  no  other 
conclusion  could  be  reached  in  the  matter. 

But,  although  no  person  over  nineteen  years  of  age 
is  ever  admitted  to  the  home  life  of  the  school  and 
brought  into  contact  with  young  children,  never- 
theless everything  is  done  for  the  adult  blind,  which 
lies  within  the  power  of  the  institution.  With  its  own 
funds  it  has  established  a  workshop  in  which  indus- 
trious and  meritorious  sightless  men  and  women  are 
given  an  opportunity  of  earning  a  livelihood  by  man- 
ual labor  in  making  mattresses  or  in  reseating  cane- 
bottomed  chairs.  In  addition  to  this  many  blind 
men  have  been  permitted  to  come  regularly  to  the 
institution  from  their  homes  for  the  purpose  of  learn- 
ing the  art  of  tuning  pianofortes  and  some  other  me- 


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chanical  trades  or  to  receive  instruction  in  any  direc- 
tion within  the  means  and  the  scope  of  the  school. 
No  deserving  blind  person  seeks  assistance  in  vain 
within  our  walls,  if  in  any  way  help  can  be  rendered 
to  him. 

Industrial  conditions  have  changed  materially  dur- 
ing the  last  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century.  The 
application  of  machinery  and  the  consolidation  of 
manufacturing  enterprises  and  business  interests  by 
trusts  and  combinations  have  produced  a  new  order 
of  things.  Manual  labor  has  been  pushed  aside,  indi- 
vidual undertakings  have  been  crushed,  and  many 
trades  which  formerly  were  pursued  on  a  small  scale 
with  good  profit  have  of  recent  years  been  largely 
abandoned.  As  a  consequence  the  blind  man,  even 
more  than  his  seeing  brother,  has  found  nearly  every 
channel  of  occupation  closed  to  him.  Thus,  it  is 
evident  that  his  only  hope  now  rests  upon  higher 
education,  upon  enlargement  of  his  mental  horizon 
and  upon  full  development  and  discipline  of  his  fac- 
ulties, accompanied  by  intellectual  and  artistic  or  pro- 
fessional attainments  of  a  superior  order.  Under 
these  circumstances,  since  it  is  impossible  even  for  a 
limited  number  of  these  unfortunate  members  of  the 
human  family  to  derive  adequate  benefit  from  any 
sort  of  handicraft  and  to  live  in  decency  and  comfort 
upon  its  returns,  further  extension  in  this  line  is  use- 
less and  impracticable. 

For  these  reasons  we  have  been  obliged  to  turn  our 
attention  toward  the  higher  education  and  the  com- 
plete development  and  thorough  cultivation  of  the 
physical,  intellectual  and  moral  nature  of  the  blind. 
The  sightless  boy  or  girl  should  be  trained  and  fitted 
to  occupy  the  same  plane  of  thought  and  action  and 


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to  receive  the  same  social  recognition  as  his  seeing 
brother  or  sister,  and  the  obstacles  with  which  the 
path  leading  in  this  direction  is  beset  are  by  no  means 
insurmountable.  On  this  basis  we  have  already 
assumed  the  task  of  remodelling  our  scheme  of  edu- 
cation, so  that  every  blind  child  may  begin  in  the  kin- 
dergarten and  from  it  may  be  taken  through  the 
different  grades  of  a  comprehensive  preparatory  course 
of  study  to  the  thresholds  of  leading  colleges,  univer- 
sities and  professional  schools.  We  have  made  as 
much  progress  towards  the  attainment  of  this  great 
end  as  the  means  at  our  disposal  would  allow^  Our 
director  stated  in  his  annual  report  two  years  ago  that 
the  solution  of  this  momentous  problem  involved  an 
expense  of  about  ^300,000  for  additional  buildings 
both  at  South  Boston  and  in  Jamaica  Plain,  and,  as 
we  have  no  funds  in  reserve  for  this  purpose,  this 
amount  has  yet  to  be  raised  by  gifts,  legacies  and  sub- 
scriptions. But  in  the  perfection  of  the  organization 
of  our  school  and  the  entire  reconstruction  of  our  plan 
of  education  lies  the  salvation  of  the  blind  youth  of 
both  sexes,  and  this  we  are  striving  to  effect.  More- 
over, an  appeal  has  been  made  to  the  public  for  the 
establishment  of  a  fund,  by  means  of  which  a  deserv- 
ing but  indigent  scholar  may  be  carried  through  col- 
lege or  conservatoiy  of  music  to  independence  and  a 
respectable  position  in  the  community. 

This  is  the  goal  toward  which  the  management  of 
the  institution  is  steadily  pressing.  This  is  the  high- 
est aspiration  of  its  friends  and  the  limit  of  its  under- 
takings. Beyond  this  it  is  not  prepared  to  go.  It 
will  be  impossible  for  its  managers  either  to  provide 
room  for  adults  or  to  supply  the  means  for  their  sup- 
port.    If  the  state  should  deem  it  necessary  to  main- 


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tain  an  asylum  or  "  working  home  "  for  the  blind  in 
addition  to  this  school,  the  conjunction  of  the  two 
establishments  would  be  entirely  out  of  the  question. 
We  would  take  the  liberty  of  suggesting  that  such  an 
organization  be  absolutely  distinct  from  our  own  in 
every  particular  and  that  its  buildings  be  located  at  a 
considerable  distance  from  those  of  the  Perkins  Insti- 
tution. 

The  charter  and  by-laws  of  the  corporation  form 
the  foundation  upon  which  the  ministrations,  the 
success  and  the  prosperity  of  the  establishment  are 
based.  They  make  education  the  great  end  and  aim 
and  the  centre  about  which  our  entire  system  revolves. 
They  also  constitute  the  contract  between  the  corpo- 
ration and  the  state  and  contain  the  terms  whereby 
the  former  educates  the  wards  of  the  latter  in  the  best 
possible  manner,  and  at  an  expense  to  the  common- 
wealth which  has  been  gradually  diminished  to  even 
less  than  one  half  of  the  actual  cost.  In  view  of  these 
facts  we  shall  be  reluctant  to  agree  to  any  changes  in 
the  act  of  incorporation  and  the  ordinances  emanating 
therefrom,  which  would  be  prejudicial  to  the  interests 
of  the  school  and  injurious  to  the  efficiency  of  its 
great  work,  with  which  the  welfare  and  destiny  of  the 
blind  of  New  England  are  closely  interwoven. 

Teaching  the  Blind  Adults  at  their  Homes. 

By  direction  of  the  general  court  of  Massachusetts 
the  state  board  of  education  made  a  thorough  inquiry 
into  the  feasibility  of  teaching  the  adult  blind  at  their 
homes,  and  the  results  of  this  investigation  were 
embodied  in  an  elaborate  report,  written  by  its  able 
secretary,  the  Hon.  Frank  A.  Hill.     This  document 


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was  presented  to  the  legislature  during  its  session  of 
I9<X),  and  in  consequence  thereof  the  following  act, 
submitted  by  the  committee  on  education,  was 
passed: — 

There  shall  be  allowed  and  paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  the 
Commonwealth  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  thousand  dollars,  to  be 
expended  by  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School 
for  the  Blind,  for  the  instruction  of  the  adult  blind  at  their  homes  ; 
but  no  expenditures  shall  be  made  under  this  act  until  the  plans 
for  such  instruction  have  received  the  approval  of  the  state  board 
of  education.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  institution  aforesaid  to 
make  a  report  to  the  state  board  of  education  of  its  doings  under 
this  act. 

As  it  was  on  the  fifth  day  of  July  that  this  act  was 
signed  by  the  governor  and  became  a  law,  nothing 
could  be  done  about  it  during  the  summer  months. 
Early  in  the  autumn,  however,  our  attention  was 
formally  called  to  it,  and  at  the  regular  quarterly 
meeting  of  our  board,  held  the  first  week  in  October, 
we  considered  the  matter  in  all  its  aspects  and  con- 
cluded that,  since  this  work  was  purely  educational 
in  its  character,  it  came  within  the  scope  of  our  or- 
ganization and  that  it  belonged  by  right  to  our  insti- 
tution. Accordingly,  it  was  decided  by  a  unanimous 
vote  to  undertake  it,  and  the  director  was  authorized 
and  invested  with  full  powers  to  make  the  necessary 
arrangements  to  carry  it  into  effect. 

This  was  promptly  done.  A  plan  was  prepared, 
which  was  revised  and  approved  by  the  state  board 
of  education,  competent  instructors  were  employed 
and  a  circular  was  issued,  announcing  that  everything 
was  ready  for  the  beginning  of  operations  and  asking 
the  cooperation  of  those  who  might  know  of  such 
persons    as  were  "  waiting  in  darkness  for  the  intel- 


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lectual    light    to    shine    upon    them   through   these 
means." 

Two  of  the  teachers  entered  upon  their  task  on  the 
first  day  of  November,  1900,  and  a  third  one  was 
added  to  their  number  a  month  later.  They  have 
labored  assiduously  and  with  unflagging  earnestness. 
They  have  canvassed  most  of  the  cities  and  not  a  few 
towns  in  the  state  in  search  of  blind  adults  who  would 
avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  offered  to  them 
by  the  act  of  the  legislature,  and  they  have  found  as 
many  as  they  could  instruct  advantageously,  giving 
them  lessons  not  only  in  reading  but  in  several 
branches  of  handicraft,  suited  to  the  sex  and  the 
physical  condition  of  each  person. 

The  experiment  was  unquestionably  tried  under 
many  difficulties  which  are  inseparable  from  the  in- 
auguration of  any  new  enterprise,  yet  it  has  proved 
entirely  successful  in  every  particular.  Hence,  the 
state  board  of  education  became  firmly  convinced  of 
the  practical  value  of  the  movement  and  petitioned 
the  general  court  for  an  annual  allowance  large 
enough  to  cover  all  current  expenses  and  at  the  same 
time  to  supply  the  means  for  enlargement  of  the  field 
of  operations.  In  compliance  with  this  request  the 
sum  of  ^3,600  has  been  appropriated  for  the  present 
year. 

Although  this  beneficent  enterprise  is  still  in  its 
infancy,  yet  its  possibilities  are  seen  to  be  most  prom- 
ising. There  is  no  doubt  but  that  its  future  develop- 
ment, by  giving  both  occupation  and  solace  to  a  large 
number  of  afflicted  persons  now  living  in  idleness  and 
despondency,  will  help  to  solve  in  a  satisfactory  man- 
ner some  of  the  most  perplexing  problems  concerning 
the  treatment  of  the  adult  blind.     It  will  open  a  far 


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better  and  more  humane  way  of  caring  for  them  by 
teaching  them  at  their  own  homes  and  keeping  them 
with  their  kith  and  kin  than  by  removing  them  from 
the  communities  to  which  they  belong  and  gather- 
ing them  together  into  a  large  cheerless  receptacle, 
wherein  all  is  darkness  and  gloom. 

It  is  simply  just  and  proper  to  state  in  this  connec- 
tion that  the  work  of  teaching  the  blind  adults  at  their 
homes  is  carried  on  not  wholly  at  the  expense  of  the 
commonwealth.  The  institution  is  a  most  generous 
contributor  to  it.  Our  library  is  the  fountainhead, 
whence  is  liberally  supplied  all  the  printed  matter 
which  is  required  either  as  a  means  of  instruction  or 
for  the  use  of  those  who  have  learned  to  read.  These 
have  at  their  disposal,  free  from  cost  to  themselves, 
hundreds  of  volumes  of  excellent  books,  published  in 
four  different  kinds  of  raised  letters,  and  they  are 
entirely  at  liberty  to  choose  from  our  collection  what 
is  suitable  to  their  taste  and  capacity  without  any 
restriction  whatsoever  and  without  any  cost  to  them 
or  to  the  state. 


Destructive  Fire  in  the  "Howe  Building." 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  eleventh  day  of  February, 
between  five  and  six  o'clock,  from  some  unknown 
cause,  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  basement  of  the  brick 
school-house,  known  as  the  Howe  Building.  Its 
presence  was  soon  discovered  by  one  of  the  instruct- 
ors, who  quickly  communicated  the  alarming  news  to 
the  other  teachers  in  the  building.  While  one  of 
them  ran  to  call  the  engineer,  each  of  the  others 
marshalled  her  little  flock  of  pupils,  engaged  as  they 
were  in  sewing,  singing  or  practising,  and  led  them 


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out  of  the  building  without  confusion  or  delay.  Every 
one  of  the  girls  went  directly  to  the  cottage  to  which 
she  belonged.  Each  matron,  assembling  her  family 
at  once,  accounted  for  every  member,  and  great  was 
the  relief  when  it  was  proved  that  no  life  had  been 
lost. 

The  engineer,  finding  the  flames  beyond  his  control, 
despatched  his  assistant  to  ring  in  an  alarm  and  gave 
his  attention  to  closing  the  fire-proof  doors  in  the 
basement  and  on  the  second  floor, —  a  similar  precau- 
tion having  already  been  taken  by  one  of  the  teachers 
on  the  first  floor, —  and  to  ensuring  the  safety  of  those 
in  the  building.  The  value  of  the  fire-proof  doors 
was  well  proved  on  this  occasion,  for,  although  warped 
and  twisted,  they  resisted  successfully  the  passage  of 
the  flames,  and  these  were  restricted  to  the  north 
wing,  save  on  the  third  floor  where  the  existence  of 
such  a  door  was  unknown  to  the  teacher  and,  conse- 
quently, it  remained  open. 

Unstinted  praise  and  heartfelt  thanks  are  due  to 
the  fire  department,  for  their  prompt  response  to  the 
call  and  for  their  valiant  and  effective  service  in  con- 
fining the  fire  within  the  walls  of  the  school-house  and 
in  subduing  the  flames  so  rapidly ;  to  the  Protective 
Department,  through  whose  exertions  the  valuable 
stereotyped  plates  of  books  and  music  and  the  un- 
bound copies  of  the  former,  stored  in  the  fourth  floor 
of  the  building,  were  preserved  with  a  small  amount 
of  loss ;  and  to  the  police  officers,  who  cleared  the 
grounds  of  intruders  and  garrisoned  the  establishment 
until  all  excitement  was  at  an  end. 

It  was  7.10  o'clock  when  the  "all  out"  signal  was 
sounded  and  the  danger  was  conceded  to  be  over. 
The  ruined  part  of  the  building  comprised  the  manual 


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training  rooms  in  the  north  wing,  both  in  the  base- 
ment and  on  the  first  floor  (although  some  of  the 
specimens  of  handiwork  in  the  upper  room  were  fortu- 
nately saved,  including  those  of  Laura  Bridgman's 
manufacture  together  with  her  picture) ;  the  physics 
and  geography  rooms  on  the  second  floor  of  the  north 
wing,  with  their  appliances  and  specimens ;  the  entire 
third  floor,  devoted  to  the  musical  work  of  the  girls' 
department,  together  with  its  contents  including  four- 
teen pianofortes  and  a  quantity  of  music.  In  addition 
to  this  the  girls  who  were  in  the  building  suffered 
personal  loss  through  the  destruction  of  their  cloak- 
room, while  the  books  and  plates  on  the  fourth  floor 
were  damaged  by  smoke  and  heat.  The  building  was 
well  protected  by  insurance,  but  the  books  and  musi- 
cal instruments  were  not  insured  to  their  full  value, 
and  we  have  sustained  an  actual  loss  of  about  ^7,000. 

In  the  southern  portion  of  the  school-house  are 
situated  the  sloyd-room,  the  general  assembly  hall  and 
two  school-rooms,  all  of  which  were  not  harmed  in 
any  way  and  in  which  the  work  of  the  school  was 
carried  on  uninterruptedly  from  the  time  of  the  con- 
flagration to  the  first  part  of  May,  when  the  damaged 
building  was  thoroughly  repaired  and  made  ready  for 
use. 

Disastrous  as  the  fire  has  proved  and  deeply  regret- 
table as  it  must  always  be,  we  have  great  cause  for 
thankfulness  in  our  fortunate  escape  from  injury  to 
life  or  limb  and  from  the  spread  of  devastation  to 
neighboring  buildings. 

Finances. 
The    treasurer    of    the    corporation,    Mr.    Edward 


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Jackson,  has  prepared   his  customary  annual   report, 
which  is  herewith  presented. 

This  document  covers  the  financial  year  ending  on 
the  31st  day  of  August  and  gives  a  detailed  account 
of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  institution, 
which  may  be  condensed  as  follows:  — 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1900 $57,021  96 

Total  receipts  during  the  year, 206,729  26 

^263,751   22 
Total  expenditures  and  investments,    ....      187,076  63 

Balance  in  the  treasury  August  31,  1901,      .     .      $76,674  59 

In  order  that  we  may  be  able  to  accomplish  the 
best  attainable  results  in  the  education  and  training 
of  the  blind  and  that  the  school  may  be  entirely 
dependent  upon  its  own  resources  for  its  support 
and  growth  and  not  upon  outside  aid,  we  need 
much  larger  funds  than  we  now  control.  There- 
fore, we  earnestly  hope  that  generous  additions 
will  soon  be  made  to  the  endowment  of  the  estab- 
lishment. 

Bequests. 

Only  two  legacies  have  been  received  during  the 
past  year.  The  sum  of  ^1,000  which  was  left  to 
the  institution  by  Mr.  Alfred  T.  Turner,  late  treas- 
urer of  the  city  of  Boston,  has  been  paid  to  it  by 
his  sons,  Messrs.  Alfred  T.  Turner,  Benjamin  S. 
Turner  and  William  B.  Turner,  the  executors  of 
his  will. 

We  have  also  received  from  the  estate  of  the  late 
Thompson  Baxter,  through  the  executor  of  his  will, 
Hon.  Charles  T.  Gallagher,  $200,  on  account  of  the 


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amount  of  $250,  which  was  bequeathed  to  the  school 
by  the  testator. 

Both  Mr.  Turner  and  Mr.  Baxter  were  New  Eng- 
land men  of  the  best  type, —  citizens  of  upright  life 
and  sturdy  character,  of  unimpeachable  integrity  and 
of  charitable  disposition,  of  fine  public  spirit  and  of 
rare  business  sagacity.  Indeed,  it  is  very  pleasant  to 
feel  that  our  work  in  behalf  of  the  blind  meets  with 
the  approbation  and  appreciation  of  such  prominent 
citizens,  noted  for  their  intelligence  and  their  active 
sympathy  with  suffering  humanity. 

The  Howe  Memorial  Press. 

Owing  to  the  lack  of  sufficient  room  and  to  the 
mechanical  limitations  and  numerous  inconveniences 
resulting  therefrom,  the  Howe  memorial  press  has 
continued  to  labor  under  increased  difficulties  ai)d 
serious  disadvantages.  Nevertheless,  its  operations 
have  been  prosecuted  with  perfect  regularity  and 
undiminished  energy.  The  list  of  the  new  books 
which  have  been  published  in  the  course  of  the  past 
year  comprised  Washington  Irving's  Sketch  Book 
in  two  volumes  and  the  Story  of  Siegfried  in  one 
volume. 

Whole  editions  of  many  of  our  valuable  publications 
in  raised  characters  were  stored  in  bundles  of  sheets 
in  the  two  attics  of  the  Howe  building  which  was 
partly  destroyed  by  fire  last  winter.  Although  none 
of  these  unbound  volumes  were  consumed  by  the 
flames,  yet  hundreds  of  them  were  so  seriously  dam- 
aged by  water  and  the  dense  smoke  that  they  were 
rendered  worthless  and  had  to  be  discarded.  The 
work  of  reprinting  the  lost  books  has  been  already 
begun,  but  it  will  take  a  long  time  before  it  is  finished. 


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Workshop  for  Adults. 

During  the  past  year  this  department  has  been 
favored  with  a  fair  amount  of  work  and  has  been  as- 
sisted in  keeping  fifteen  bUnd  persons  in  steady  em- 
ployment and  in  enabHng  them  to  earn  their  living 
and  to  be  self-supporting  citizens  and  useful  members 
of  society. 

When  we  decided  to  transfer  the  salesroom  and 
ofBce  of  the  institution  from  Avon  street  to  No.  383 
Boylston  street,  we  were  in  hopes  that  this  removal 
would  prove  very  beneficial  to  the  interests  of  the 
establishment  in  more  ways  than  one.  We  take  very 
great  pleasure  in  stating  that  this  expectation  has 
been  fully  realized.  Through  the  change  of  the  loca- 
tion of  its  store  the  industrial  department  has  been 
brought  to  the  direct  notice  of  a  large  number  of  peo- 
ple more  prominently  than  ever  before,  its  business 
has  been  increased,  new  names  have  been  added  to 
the  list  of  its  patrons,  and  its  accounts  show  that  there 
is  an  amount  of  $1,854.56  standing  on  the  right  side 
of  the  balance  sheet.  This  result  is  exceedingly  sat- 
isfactory, and  we  are  very  thankful  for  it. 

We  cannot  refrain  from  saying  in  this  connection 
that  the  industry,  sobriety,  steadiness  and  skill  of  the 
men  and  women  now  employed  in  our  workshop  are 
worthy  of  praise.  The  goods  manufactured  by  them 
have  continued  to  receive  the  marked  approval  of  in- 
telligent customers,  and  their  quality  as  regards  both 
materials  and  workmanship  is  their  best  recommen- 
dation to  the  attention  of  experienced  housekeepers 
and  all  other  prudent  purchasers. 


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Commencement  Exercises. 

The  crowning  point  of  the  year's  effort  of  our 
pupils  is  reached  on  commencement  day,  when  each 
young  graduate  reaches  the  goal  of  which  he  is  proud, 
and  the  one  which  every  younger  student  aspires  to 
gain.  Our  exercises  were  held  upon  the  afternoon  of 
June  4  in  the  Boston  Theatre,  which  through  the 
kindly  interest  and  unfailing  liberality  of  Mr.  Eugene 
Tompkins  was  again  placed  at  our  disposal  with 
every  convenience  and  assistance  which  the  establish- 
ment afforded.  That  so  spacious  an  auditorium  was 
an  absolute  necessity  was  clearly  manifest  when,  as 
the  hour  of  three  o'clock  approached,  a  splendid  au- 
dience poured  in  through  the  doors  of  the  theatre 
and  filled  nearly  every  seat  on  the  floor  and  in  the 
balconies. 

Promptly  upon  the  stroke  of  the  hour.  Gen.  Fran- 
cis H.  Appleton,  the  president  of  the  corporation, 
stepped  forward  and  greeted  the  audience  with  the 
following  words :  — 

Friends  and  patrons  of  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts 
School  for  the  Blind,  members  of  the  corporation  and  all  others :  — 
It  becomes  my  privilege  as  the  presiding  officer  to  welcome  you 
all  to  the  commencement  exercises  upon  the  first  year  of  the  new 
century. 

You  do  great  honor  to  the  occasion  by  being  present  in  such 
goodly  numbers,  and  these  young  men  and  women,  who  are  about 
to  graduate,  will  feel  for  years  to  come  the  sense  of  encourage- 
ment and  pleasure,  which  they  derive  from  your  attendance. 
They  realize  that  many  of  the  members  of  this  great  audience 
belong  to  the  number  of  those  who  have  taken  an  active  interest 
in  the  institution  and  who  by  their  gifts  of  money  have  made  it 
possible  for  it  to  enlarge  the  field  of  its  operations  and  to  promote 


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the  welfare  of  those  who  truly  need  both  its  help  and  its  benefi- 
cent influence. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  the  managers  of  the  school  to  refer  to 
its  financial  affairs  on  every  public  occasion  and  to  press  their  call 
for  funds ;  but  it  will  be  utterly  unjust  to  the  cause  which  has 
been  committed  to  our  charge  to  be  absolutely  silent  and  to  make 
no  allusion  to  the  increasing  wants  of  the  establishment.  These 
exercises  will  give  to  you  a  clear  idea  of  how  much  good  has  been 
accomplished  by  means  of  your  gifts,  and  we  cannot  refrain  from 
stating  that  the  institution  is  in  need  of  further  assistance  and  that 
it  depends  entirely  upon  your  generosity  for  the  enlargement  of  its 
scope  and  the  increase  of  its  usefulness. 

The  kindergarten  owes  its  rapid  growth  to  your  hearty  apprecia- 
tion of  the  noble  work  which  is  done  under  its  roof.  You  became 
its  friends  and  benefactors,  and  through  your  Hberality  it  has  been 
enabled  to  expand  the  field  of  its  ministrations  and  to  reach  a 
larger  number  of  afflicted  children,  most  of  whom  were  grievously 
neglected  and  sorely  oppressed  by  lack  of  care  and  training.  But, 
by  looking  at  the  last  page  of  the  programme  which  you  are  hold- 
ing in  your  hands,  you  will  find  a  concise  statement  in  which  the 
director  shows  that  there  is  imperative  need  of  the  erection  of  a 
building  for  girls  to  be  devoted  to  the  work  of  the  primary  grade. 
He  makes  an  earnest  appeal  for  the  money  which  is  required  for 
the  accomplishment  of  this  purpose,  and  it  is  fervently  hoped  that 
his  plea  may  touch  a  responsive  chord  in  your  hearts.  It  is 
hardly  necessary  to  observe  that  the  number  of  the  little  blind 
children  who  must  have  at  an  early  age  the  advantages  afforded 
by  the  kindergarten  becomes  larger  as  the  country  develops  and 
the  population  increases. 

We  are  again  deeply  indebted  to  Mr.  Eugene  Tompkins,  the 
proprietor  of  this  historic  and  splendid  theatre,  for  making  us  anew 
at  home,  as  it  were,  by  allowing  us  to  hold  our  exercises  in  this 
spacious  and  most  convenient  of  all  public  places. 

Later  on  Mr.  Anagnos  supplemented  the  last  words 
of  President  Appleton  by  the  following  remarks :  — 

For  more  than  thirty-five  years  the  pupils  of  our  school  have 
enjoyed  advantages  in  the  line  of  their  musical  education,  which 


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the  blind  of  no  other  state  have  received.  Since  1865  a  number 
of  our  students,  varying  from  fifty  to  seventy-five,  have  been  gen- 
erously invited  from  time  to  time  to  attend  many  grand  operas 
given  in  this  magnificent  temple  of  music  and  the  drama.  The 
late  Dr.  Orlando  Tompkins  was  one  of  the  best  and  most  thought- 
ful friends  whom  the  blind  of  New  England  have  ever  had.  Dur- 
ing his  management  of  this  theatre  he  had  always  a  corner  for  his 
sightless profSges,  and  there  is  scarcely  a  person  bereft  of  the  visual 
sense  who  does  not  remember  him  affectionately  or  who  does  not 
cherish  and  revere  his  blessed  memory.  His  son  has  proved  to 
be  a  worthy  heir  of  his  father's  kindly  and  generous  disposition 
toward  the  blind.  Mr.  Eugene  Tompkins  has  followed  with  un- 
deviating  fidelity  in  the  footsteps  of  his  sire,  and  many  a  time  he 
has  sent  invitations  to  our  pupils  to  attend  operas  given  in  this 
place.  He  has  done  more  than  this.  From  1893  to  the  present 
day  he  has  granted  to  us  every  year,  with  a  single  exception,  the 
privilege  of  holding  our  commencement  exercises  here  free  of  any 
charge  whatsoever,  and  he  has  greatly  enhanced  the  value  of  his 
gift  by  the  heartiness  with  which  he  made  it.  For  this  rare  boon 
we  are  everlastingly  grateful  to  Mr.  Tompkins.  Not  he  alone,  but 
everyone  of  his  assistants  and  employes, —  Mr.  Pond,  the  manager, 
Mr.  Kilby,  the  treasurer,  the  engineer,  the  ushers, —  all  have  been 
exceedingly  kind  and  helpful  to  our  pupils  and  have  won  their  re- 
spect. Now  it  remains  for  me  to  add  just  a  few  words  concerning 
Mr.  Lawrence  McCarthy,  the  present  lessee  and  manager  of  the 
theatre.  I  am  exceedingly  glad  to  be  able  to  state  that  he  is 
known  to  have  in  his  large  heart  a  warm  spot  for  his  blind  friends. 
This  fact  is  significant  in  itself,  for  it  leads  us  to  believe  that  he 
will  not  deny  them  the  inestimable  privilege  of  holding  their  com- 
mencement exercises  here  next  year.  Hence  let  us  hope  that 
those  of  us,  whose  lives  may  be  spared  for  another  period  of  twelve 
months,  will  have  the  pleasure  of  meeting  in  this  place  on  the  first 
Tuesday  of  June,  1902. 

The  exercises  were  then  begun  by  the  singing 
of  the  Hunting  Song  by  a  chorus  of  girls  with 
orchestral  accompaniment.  This  number  was  espe- 
cially interesting,  since  its  musical  part  was  composed 
by  one  of  our  graduates  of  the  class  of   1900,  Herbert 


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A.  Strout,  who  is  still  connected  with  this  school  and 
is  pursuing  an  advanced  course  of  study.  The  young 
musician,  choosing  Sir  Walter  Scott's  poem  for  his 
setting,  gave  to  it  a  dignified  and  harmonious  treat- 
ment, which  reflected  no  little  credit  upon  his  talent. 
The  orchestration  was  well  conceived  and  wrought 
out,  and  the  rhythmical  strength  of  the  work  was 
steadily  sustained  from  beginning  to  end,  while  the 
spirit  of  the  poem  was  strikingly  reflected  in  the  tones 
of  the  composition.  The  number  was  admirably 
rendered  alike  by  singers  and  players  and  formed 
a  most  delightful  opening  for  the  exercises. 

After  the  singing  came  the  part  taken  by  the 
kindergarten  children,  a  full  description  of  which 
will  be  found  in  the  special  report  on  that  branch 
of  our  school.  While  it  was  proceeding,  the  three 
young  women  of  the  graduating  class  were  employed 
at  a  table  at  one  side  of  the  stage  upon  the  con- 
structive work  of  their  exercise  in  geometry,  which 
followed  the  departure  of  the  little  children  from  the 
stage.  It  was  a  lucid,  logical  and  comprehensive 
demonstration  of  the  problem  which  had  been  given 
to  them  to  solve,  and  it  was  accorded  earnest  attention 
by  an  interested  audience. 

The  exercise  in  "  wireless  telegraphy "  which  was 
next  presented  by  the  young  male  graduates  was 
a  practical  illustration  of  a  subject,  which  is  excit- 
ing universal  discussion  and  was  to  most  of  the 
audience  a  novel  revelation  of  the  wonders  of  Mar- 
coni's discoveiy.  After  a  brief  explanation  of  the 
experiment  and  of  the  apparatus  needed  for  its 
performance  had  been  made  by  Owen  Wrinn,  a 
message  was  successfully  sent  out  by  Barnard  Levin 
in  the  Morse  telegraphic  code,  from  the   transmitter 


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in  the  second  balcony  of  the  theatre,  opposite  the 
stage,  and  as  successfully  read  at  the  receiving 
station  on  the  stage  by  the  remaining  members  of  the 
class,  who  interpreted  it  to  the  audience  to  be  "  suc- 
cess to  the  fund." 

The  clearing  of  a  large  portion  of  the  stage  for 
the  gymnastic  exercises  preceded  the  approach  of  a 
group  of  young  girls  who  marched  in,  two  by  two, 
enlivening  the  stage  with  their  pretty  costumes  of 
red  and  white  and  forming  a  most  pleasing  picture 
against  the  painted  woodland  of  the  background.  At 
the  direction  of  their  teacher,  in  perfect  unison,  they 
performed  skilfully  many  difficult  feats,  the  balance 
movements  in  particular  eliciting  warm  applause  from 
the  onlookers.  Edith  Thomas  was  a  member  of  the 
class,  and,  receiving  the  command,  imprinted  by  her 
companion  in  the  palm  of  her  hand,  in  an  abbre- 
viated form,  as  rapidly  as  the  instructor  could  utter 
it  aloud,  she  was  ready  to  move  in  harmony  with  the 
rest,  held  to  the  rhythmic  motion  by  the  light  touch 
which  stood  to  her  mind  for  "  one-two." 

The  regret  felt  at  the  retreat  of  this  attractive 
column  was  relieved  by  the  advance  of  a  company 
of  young  soldiers  whose  drill  was  characterized  by 
military  bearing,  by  alertness  and  by  absolute  pre- 
cision in  the  execution  of  every  order.  The  commen- 
dation which  was  heartily  given  to  both  of  these  ex- 
ercises was  well  merited  by  the  young  performers. 

The  seven  graduates,  Emma  Lena  Carr,  Mary  Etta 
Ellingwood,  Annie  Swazey  Ricker,  Samuel  Currier 
Bond,  Everett  Manly  Harmon,  Barnard  Levin  and 
Owen  Eugene  Wrinn,  then  stepped  forward  and  re- 
ceived  from  the  hands  of  Gen.  Appleton  the  diplomas, 
which  are  the  visible  reward  for  their  patient,  unre- 


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mitting  effort  through  many  years,  and  the  sign  and 
token  of  their  dogged  determination  and  triumphant 
conquest  of  difficulties.  For,  although  it  is  true  that 
today  everything  is  within  the  reach  of  the  blind 
student,  it  is  also  true  that  strenuous  mental  toil  is 
alone  the  price  of  victory. 

The  spirited  and  well  modulated  rendering  of  Se- 
lections /rom  Ernani  by  the  military  band  brought 
to  an  end  an  exhibition,  which  could  not  fail  to  con- 
vey to  every  one  in  the  audience  a  truer  insight  into 
the  comprehensiveness  and  scope  of  this  field  of  edu- 
cational activity,  and  make  clear  to  them  the  value 
of  bringing  to  these  darkened  minds  and  to  these 
minds  deprived  of  so  much  of  physical  perfection  in- 
tellectual light,  which  shall  irradiate  their  whole  being, 
until  their  deprivations  and  limitations  are  forgotten 
in  the  zest  of  mental  labor  and  in  the  joy  of  attain- 
ment through  earnest  thought  and  deep  research. 


fin  nDemoriam. 

Members    of   the    Corporation. 

• 

While  the  institution  has  not  lost  so  large  a 
number  of  friends  during  the  past  twelve  months, 
as  in  some  years,  nevertheless  the  hand  of  death  has 
been  repeatedly  felt  and  we  mourn  the  loss  of  twenty- 
two  of  the  most  useful  and  highly  esteemed  members 
of  the  corporation.  The  list  comprises  the  following 
honored  names :  — 

Rev.  Cyrus  Augustus  Bartol,  D.D.,  died  in  his 
home  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1900,  at  the  age 
of  eighty-seven  years.  He  was  an  idealist  by  nature, 
an   original    thinker  and    a   messenger  of   light   and 


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cheer.  Poetic  in  conception,  his  thoughts  found 
expression  in  words  of  beauty.  He  tasted  the  joy  of 
constant  mental  activity, —  the  sweet  surprise  of  swift- 
springing  ideas  from  never-failing  fountains, —  and  his 
brilliant  powers  were  set  in  perfect  sincerity  to  the 
charming  service  of  learning,  teaching  and  living  the 
truth.  He  was  a  radical  in  going  to  the  root  of 
things,  while  in  sturdy  support  of  the  everlasting 
rights  of  the  human  soul  he  was  a  conservative. 
Like  a  bird  in  the  air,  his  mind  moved  unhindered 
among  the  problems  of  the  transitional  period  in 
which  he  lived.  Freedom  indeed  was  with  him  the 
vital  condition,  without  which  speech  and  thought 
were  impossible.  He  said  once  that  none  could  put 
forth  his  strength  or  his  talent  with  his  elbow  bound. 
Although  a  democrat  to  the  core  of  his  heart,  he 
emphasized  the  just  distinction  between  intelligence 
and  ignorance,  reason  and  brute  force,  virtue  and  vice, 
and  seized  every  occasion  to  urge  the  need  of  higher 
standards  of  society,  citizenship  and  government.  In 
years  gone  by  his  house  in  Chestnut  street  was  the 
resort  of  some  of  the  most  interesting  and  choice 
spirits  of  that  time,  James  Walker,  Emerson,  Way- 
land,  Father  Taylor.  They  were  attracted  there  by 
his  richly  stored  mind,  his  charming  kindness  and  his 
face  so  full  of  tenderness  and  benevolence.  He  was 
noted  for  his  independent  thought,  his  courage,  his 
gentle  manner,  his  strength  of  intellect,  his  sweet 
personality,  his  genial  disposition  and  his  bountiful 
hospitality.  For  these  qualities  he  will  always  be 
remembered.  In  some  respects  he  was  a  unique 
figure  in  the  Boston  pulpit.  In  his  sermons,  as  well 
as  in  all  his  writings,  there  was  a  quaint  imagery  that 
never  failed    to   attract    and   a  sincerity   that  carried 


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conviction.  His  style  was  often  ornate,  yet  there  was 
always  meat  in  what  he  said  and  wrote.  When  his 
heart  was  touched  by  the  memory  of  past  scenes,  a 
lyrical  strain  was  infused  into  his  prose,  and  at  times 
his  sentences  glowed  with  warmth,  but  his  enthu- 
siasm was  tempered  with  sweetness.  He  was  most 
highly  respected  and  dearly  beloved  by  his  people 
and  by  all  those  within  his  immediate  circle.  Dr. 
Bartol  was  a  most  earnest  champion  of  many  worthy 
causes.  In  the  brilliant  Emersonian  sentences  of  his 
discourses,  as  well  as  in  all  the  keen,  quaint  argu- 
ments characteristic  of  the  man  in  his  discussions,  he 
ever  manifested  a  deep,  true  love  for  humanity.  He 
took  always  an  active  interest  in  our  institution  and 
in  the  widely  diversified  work  of  its  distinguished 
founder,  and  later  on  he  became  a  member  of  the 
corporation  through  generous  contributions  to  the 
kindergarten. 

Dr.  George  Reid  Dinsmore  died  at  his  home  in 
Keene,  New  Hampshire,  on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth 
day  of  April,  1901,  in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his  age. 
He  was  a  man  whose  personal  worth,  courteous  de- 
meanor and  blameless  character  raised  him  high  in 
the  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him  well.  His  decease 
cast  a  gloom  over  a  large  circle  of  friends,  and  the 
community  in  which  he  lived  is  poorer  through  the 
loss  of  a  true  and  manly  citizen  in  the  ripeness  of  his 
powers  and  influence.  In  1888  Dr.  Dinsmore 's  atten- 
tion was  drawn  to  the  work  of  the  institution  and  he 
became  then  a  member  of  the  corporation  by  means 
of  a  gift  of  money,  which  he  sent  for  the  kindergarten. 

Miss  Mary  M.  Dutton  died  of  pneumonia  at  the 
home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Mandell,  No.  302 
Commonwealth    avenue,    on    the    eighteenth    day    of 


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April,  1 90 1.  She  was  the  youngest  daughter  of  the 
late  Henry  W.  and  Ann  Spear  Dutton  and  one  of  the 
principal  owners  of  the  Boston  Evening  Transcript,  of 
which  her  father  was  the  founder.  She  was  greatly 
beloved  in  the  community  for  the  rare  simplicity,  sin- 
cerity and  nobility  of  her  character,  the  modesty  of 
her  demeanor  and  the  unobtrusiveness  of  her  benevo- 
lence. She  made  the  lives  of  all  who  knew  her 
stronger,  richer,  happier,  more  serious  and  more  help- 
ful. For  more  than  half  a  century  a  warm,  active 
sympathy  with  the  cause  of  the  blind  had  been  cher- 
ished in  the  sanctuary  of  her  honored  family,  and  she 
was  as  faithful  and  as  helpful  to  the  institution  as 
her  parents  and  sisters  had  been  before  her.  She 
took  great  interest  in  public  affairs  and  rejoiced  in 
every  sign  of  progress. 

Mrs.  Anna  S.  Faulkner,  widow  of  the  late  Charles 
Faulkner,  died  suddenly  at  Magnolia  on  the  four- 
teenth day  of  June,  1901.  She  was  dearly  beloved 
and  very  highly  esteemed  by  innumerable  people  who 
have  been  benefited  by  her  generosity.  Thoroughly 
imbued  with  the  spirit  which  thinks  ever  of  others 
rather  than  of  self,  she  was  full  of  charitable  works, 
the  greatest  portion  of  which  was  only  known  to  the 
recipients  of  her  benefactions.  Her  kindliness  was 
equalled  by  her  modesty  and  humility.  She  was  a 
liberal  giver  to  the  cause  of  the  blind  and  to  various 
educational  and  philanthropic  enterprises,  but  she 
avoided  publicity  as  much  as  she  could.  The  in- 
fluence of  her  sterling  character,  her  broad  and  gen- 
erous sympathies  and  her  quiet  faithfulness  will  bear 
abundant  fruit  for  many  years  to  come  in  the  hearts 
of  the  wide  circle  of  friends  who  were  attracted  and 
held  by  the  force  of  her  goodness  and  liberality. 


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Jonathan  French  died  in  his  residence,  No.  230 
Marlborough  street,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  May,  1 901,  in 
the  ninety-eighth  year  of  his  age.  He  belonged  to 
that  group  of  honorable  citizens,  whose  unimpeachable 
integrity,  judicious  wisdom,  high  moral  worth,  strict 
justice  and  impartiality  in  their  dealings  with  others 
were  manifestly  recognized  and  very  highly  prized  by 
their  fellow  men.  He  was  born  in  Boston  in  the 
famous  old  French  mansion,  which  formerly  stood  at 
the  corner  of  South  street  and  Waverly  place.  He 
inherited  a  large  fortune  from  his  father,  who  was  one 
of  the  old-time  merchants  of  this  city  and  a  colonel  in 
the  war  of  independence.  In  comparatively  early  man- 
hood he  acquired  the  Wyman  estate  in  Roxbury  and 
married  Miss  Hanna  Williams,  daughter  of  Mr.  J.  D. 
Williams,  the  well-known  merchant  and  philanthropist. 
In  1869,  Mr.  French  bought  the  house  No.  32  Com- 
monwealth avenue  and  lived  there  for  a  long  time.  Of 
late  years  he  has  resided  at  No.  230  Marlborough  street 
with  his  daughter,  Miss  Cornelia  Anne  French.  He 
was  very  fond  of  books,  and  his  library  contained  a  re- 
markable collection  of  rare  editions. 

Thomas  Gaffield  died  of  apoplexy  at  his  home, 
No.  54  Allen  street,  on  the  sixth  day  of  December, 
1900.  He  was  born  in  Boston  on  the  fourteenth  day 
of  January,  1825,  and  received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  He  was  a  lover 
of  good  reading  and  withal  had  a  bent  toward  scien- 
tific research,  which  led  him  to  make  a  special  study 
of  the  chemical  effect  of  light  on  the  color  of  glass. 
He  was  remarkable  for  his  steady,  persistent  industry, 
never  giving  up  anything  which  he  had  undertaken 
to  do  until  he  brought  it  to  a  successful  issue,  and  he 
interested  himself  in  a  great  variety  of  things.     Abso- 


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lute  integrity  and  well-balanced  mental  powers  happily 
characterized  him.  By  numerous  acts  of  generosity 
and  all-embracing  kindness  he  won  the  esteem  and 
affection  of  a  large  number  of  people.  Those  who 
knew  him  best  most  respected  and  loved  him.  He 
held  his  worldly  possessions  as  a  trust,  and,  being 
tender-hearted,  he  was  also  open-handed.  He  was 
for  many  years  a  member  of  the  corporation  of  this 
institution  and  has  by  his  will  constituted  it  one  of 
three  residuary  legatees  of  his  estate. 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard  died  at  her  home,  No. 
251  Newbury  street,  Boston,  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  April,  1 90 1,  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years  and  nine 
months.  She  was  born  in  this  city  in  Mason  street 
and  continued  to  live  there  until  driven  away  by  the 
changed  conditions  of  the  neighborhood.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  the  late  James  Goddard  and  Rebecca 
Frothingham  Goddard,  the  sister  of  the  grandmother 
of  the  late  Roger  Wolcott.  Throughout  her  long 
and  active  life,  after  she  grew  to  womanhood,  Miss 
Goddard  was  identified  with  many  charities  and  re- 
fomis.  She  was  constantly  going  among  the  deserving 
poor.  As  a  vice-president  for  many  years  of  the  old 
ladies'  home  in  Revere  street,  she  gave  much  time  as 
well  as  money  to  promote  the  welfare  and  comfort  of 
the  inmates  of  that  institution.  It  was  her  custom  to 
visit  them  at  least  once  a  week  and  to  go  among  them 
and  all  about  the  house,  giving  a  cheery  word  here, 
administering  relief  there  and  bestowing  more  material 
aid  where  needed.  In  her  younger  days  she  was  es- 
pecially interested  in  oi*phan  and  destitute  children, 
and  many  hundreds  of  waifs  have  been  provided  by  her 
with  good  homes  and  have  grown  up  to  become  men 
and  women  of  credit  to  the  community.     Our  institu- 


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tion  was  one  of  the  many  establishments  which  she 
aided  with  money. 

Hon.  William  S.  Hayward,  ex-mayor  of  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  died  of  Bright's  disease  at  his 
home  in  that  city  on  the  fifth  day  of  November,  1900, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  For  nearly  a  generation 
he  had  been  a  prominent  figure  in  the  life  of  Provi- 
dence and  Rhode  Island.  He  held  several  positions 
of  trust  and  was  connected  with  many  charitable  and 
religious  societies  and  several  secret  organizations. 
He  was  mayor  of  Providence  in  1880,  1881  and  1882. 
In  April  of  1882  a  movement  was  inaugurated  in  that 
city  for  the  purpose  of  raising  six  or  seven  thousand 
dollars,  the  sum  necessaiy  to  complete  the  printing 
fund  of  this  institution.  In  order  to  facilitate  the  ac- 
complishment of  this  plan,  a  public  meeting  was  held 
in  the  music  hall,  where  the  needs  of  the  blind 
were  most  eloquently  presented  by  half  a  dozen  prom- 
inent speakers  to  an  audience  which  filled  the  audi- 
torium to  overflowing.  At  the  close  of  this  stirring 
meeting  the  matter  of  soliciting  subscriptions  was 
placed  in  the  hands  of  a  strong  committee,  consisting 
of  such  distinguished  men  as  Hon.  A.  H.  Littlefield, 
then  governor  of  the  commonwealth,  Hon.  Charles  C. 
Vanzandt,  Hon.  Amos  C.  Barstow,  Rt.  Rev.  T.  M. 
Clark,  bishop  of  the  diocese,  Mr.  Heniy  G.  Russell, 
Mr.  Amos  D.  Lockwood,  Mr.  George  W.  Danielson, 
Rev.  Augustus  Woodbury,  Mr.  Charles  E.  Carpenter, 
Mr.  Francis  W.  Carpenter,  and  Hon.  Albert  C.  How- 
ard (treasurer).  Mr.  Hayward,  then  mayor  of  the  city, 
gladly  consented  to  serve  as  a  member  of  the  citizen's 
committee  and  at  the  same  time  made  two  liberal  con- 
tributions of  money,  one  from  himself  and  another 
from  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  .Fitzjames  Rice. 


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Edward  William  Hooper  died  at  Waverley  of 
pneumonia  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fifth  of  June, 
1 901.  He  was  born  in  Boston  in  the  month  of  De- 
cember, 1840,  and  was  one  of  its  most  prominent  and 
public-spirited  citizens.  By  every  instinct  of  his  nat- 
ure he  was  averse  to  strife ;  yet  early  in  the  rebellion 
he  enlisted  in  the  army  under  the  command  of  Gen- 
eral Saxton  and  manfully  did  his  duty  as  a  soldier. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  his  native  city 
and  opened  an  office.  Soon  afterward  he  was  chosen 
treasurer  of  Harvard  college,  and  for  twenty  years 
his  administration  of  the  financial  affairs  of  that  in- 
stitution was  remarkable  for  its  skill  and  success.  On 
his  retirement  from  this  office  in  1898  he  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  LL.D.  Mr.  Hooper  was  the  soul 
of  honor,  fidelity  and  truth.  Though  sometimes  curt 
of  speech  and  brusque  in  manner,  he  never  lacked 
heart  nor  the  true  politeness,  which  has  its  well-spring 
there.  He  was  the  kindest,  sincerest  and  most  loyal 
of  friends.  He  was  earnestly  devoted  to  art  in  its 
different  forms,  and  his  knowledge  of  matters  per- 
taining thereto  was  astonishingly  extensive  and  ac- 
curate. He  was  one  of  the  original  trustees  of  the 
Boston  museum  of  fine  arts  and  rendered  to  it  con- 
spicuous help  from  the  time  of  its  establishment  to 
the  end  of  his  life.  Indeed,  ever  since  its  incorpora- 
tion he  has  been  a  most  important  factor  in  its  man- 
agement and  has  taken  a  very  active  part  in  promot- 
ing its  growth  and  development.  His  career  had  a 
well  rounded  completeness,  a  variety  and  fullness  of 
service  and  success.  Large  interests  were  often  put 
in  his  charge  and  were  administered  by  him  with 
singular  care  and  exemplary  honesty.  His  energies 
were  not  wholly  absorbed,  however,  by  these  enter- 


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prises.  Nor  did  he  neglect  to  take  his  full  share  in 
charitable  works.  He  had  given  largely  of  his 
strength  and  remarkable  ability  to  the  philanthropic, 
educational  and  religious  interests  of  the  city,  as  well 
as  liberal  financial  aid.  To  deserving  causes  in  gen- 
eral, but  especially  to  that  of  the  freedmen,  for  whose 
liberation  he  had  carried  the  sword  and  fought  bravely, 
he  was  a  constant  contributor.  He  responded  readily 
to  appeals  for  the  relief  of  distress  or  for  the  support 
of  beneficent  enterprises,  and  his  charitable  deeds 
were  numerous  and  invariably  characterized  by  per- 
fect simplicity,  unobtrusive  modesty  and  sound  judg- 
ment. Benevolent,  just  and  wise  men  we  still  have 
and  shall  have  with  us;  but  Mr.  Hooper's  goodness 
and  wisdom  were  joined  with  an  individual  charm, 
which  made  a  character  as  rare  as  it  was  beautiful. 

Mrs.  Alice  Maria  Rowe  Jackson,  wife  of  Dr. 
Joseph  A.  Jackson,  died  at  her  home  in  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  on  the  second  day  of  October,  1900. 
She  was  a  gentle,  refined,  kind-hearted  and  delicately 
organized  woman,  and  her  untimely  loss  is  deeply 
lamented  not  only  by  her  bereaved  family  but  by  all 
who  knew  her.  She  was  greatly  attached  to  the 
institution  and  avowed  her  sense  of  gratitude  to  it 
for  what  it  has  done  for  her  only  son,  Clarence 
Addison  Jackson.  He  has  been  one  of  its  pupils 
since  1887,  first  at  the  kindergarten  and  afterwards 
at  the  parent  school,  and  graduated  in  1898  with 
great  credit  both  to  himself  and  to  his  alma  mater. 
During  the  last  three  years  he  pursued  an  advanced 
course  of  music  partly  in  the  institution  but  mainly 
at  the  New  England  conservatory,  where  he  gradu- 
ated last  June. 

George    B.    Neal,   for    fifty   years   treasurer   and 


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manager  of  the  Charlestown  gas  company,  died  at 
the  Massachusetts  general  hospital  on  the  seventh 
day  of  July,  1901.  He  was  born  in  Newton  Lower 
Falls  on  the  twenty-first  of  May,  1823,  and  received 
his  early  education  at  the  Seth  Davis  school  in 
Newton.  He  was  prepared  for  college  under  the 
direction  of  private  tutors  and  entered  Harvard, 
whence  he  graduated  in  1846,  having  as  classmates 
such  distinguished  men  as  Prof.  Charles  Eliot  Nor- 
ton, Prof.  Lane,  Senator  Hoar,  Judge  Webb  and 
others  of  note.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1849,  but  he  pursued  the  profession  of  a 
lawyer  only  for  a  few  years.  He  soon  became  inter- 
ested in  several  business  enterprises  and  devoted  his 
time  and  energies  to  them.  He  was  prominent  in 
many  corporations  and  in  not  a  few  social  and 
religious  organizations.  He  was  an  accomplished 
musician  and  a  man  of  public-spirit,  of  sterling 
integrity,  of  spotless  character  and  of  blameless  life. 
Both  he  and  his  only  surviving  daughter.  Miss  Caro- 
line F.  Neal,  have  been  of  recent  years  actively 
interested  in  the  cause  of  the  blind,  as  was  also  his 
wife,  who  died  a  few  years  ago. 

George  Augustus  Nickerson  died  at  his  resi- 
dence in  Dedham  on  the  second  day  of  September, 
1901,  after  a  sickness  which  had  caused  him  severe 
suffering  during  the  last  two  months.  He  was  the 
son  of  the  late  Joseph  Nickerson  and  Laura  Winslow 
Nickerson  and  was  born  in  Jamaica  Plain  in  1854. 
He  was  a  graduate  both  of  Harvard  college  and  of 
the  law  school  connected  therewith.  He  inherited  a 
great  fortune  from  his  father  and  was  the  wealthiest 
resident  of  Dedham.  He  represented  large  manu- 
facturing and   railroad  interests  and  was   active   and 


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influential  in  promoting  a  number  of  extensive  finan- 
cial operations.  He  was  a  careful,  trustworthy  man 
of  affairs,  and  those  who  met  him  in  business  life  re- 
spected him  very  highly.  He  was  also  possessed  of  a 
fine  taste,  which  showed  itself  in  his  surroundings  and 
in  his  love  for  choice  books,  music  and  horticulture. 
His  house  was  always  a  hospitable  one  and  he  the  most 
thoughtful  and  graceful  of  hosts.  His  home  relations 
were  beautiful  and  happy.  Believing  that  he  might 
be  of  service  in  public  life,  to  which  he  was  attracted 
by  inclination  and  for  which  his  leisure  and  wealth 
gave  him  exceptional  opportunities,  Mr.  Nickerson 
sought  and  obtained  election  last  year  as  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  house  of  representatives.  As  a 
legislator  he  was  faithful  and  diligent  in  the  perform- 
ance of  duty,  doing  the  commonwealth  excellent  ser- 
vice. He  was  a  clear  and  forcible  speaker  and  his 
experience  and  honesty  of  purpose  gave  weight  to  his 
opinion.  The  untimely  death  of  such  a  man  is  a 
serious  loss  to  the  community,  which  can  ill  spare 
one,  who  added  so  much  to  its  'commercial  vitality 
and  who  had  so  many  graces  as  a  private  citizen. 

The  community  in  general  and  the  cause  of  the 
blind  in  particular  has  met  with  another  severe  loss 
in  the  unexpected  decease  of  Mrs.  Julia  Bryant 
Paine,  who  died  at  her  residence  in  Boston  on  the 
fourth  day  of  September,  1901,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four 
years.  She  was  the  wife  of  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine, 
well  known  as  a  railroad  financier  and  for  his  public 
spirit  in  building  several  yachts  for  the  defence  of 
America's  cup.  Mrs.  Paine  came  from  a  prominent 
family  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  the 
city.  She  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  John  Bryant, 
the  senior  member  of  one  of  the  leading  mercantile 


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houses  of  Boston  in  the  past.  She  was  greatly  be- 
loved for  her  deeds  of  generosity  and  mercy  and 
highly  esteemed  for  her  zeal  in  behalf  of  all  good 
causes  and  her  administrative  ability.  She  was  of  a 
metal  that  rang  absolutely  true  and  that  nothing  could 
corrode.  The  genuineness  of  her  character  shone 
forth  conspicuously  among  her  many  other  high  qual- 
ities. Strength  and  purity  were  hers.  She  was  scru- 
pulously considerate  of  others  and  always  ready  to  do 
a  kind  or  neighborly  act.  Her  sympathies  were  wide- 
spread and  made  her  the  friend  of  all  sufferers.  She 
possessed  a  practical  wisdom  which  enabled  her  to 
see  clearly  and  decide  rightly.  Through  the  influence 
of  her  intimate  friend  Mrs.  Anagnos,  Mrs.  Paine  be- 
came deeply  interested  in  the  institution  and  its  work 
and  contributed  generously  to  its  support. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps,  widow  of  John  Alfred  Phipps, 
died  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  on  the  twenty- 
sixth  day  of  April,  1901.  She  was  a  woman  of  kind 
heart,  discriminating  judgment,  unwavering  rectitude 
and  marked  firmness  of  purpose.  She  manifested  a 
friendly  interest  in  the  institution  and  its  work  and 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  corporation  in  1894. 
She  was  noted  for  her  charitable  disposition  and 
thoughtfulness  for  others, and  she  taught  all  those  who 
came  within  the  sphere  of  her  influence  lessons  of 
sweetness,  wisdom,  gentleness  and  refinement.  The 
memory  of  her  sterling  worth  and  exemplary  goodness 
will  remain  a  rich  heritage  to  the  sorrowing  friends 
who  miss  her  earthly  presence. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Pickering,  widow  of  Edward 
Pickering,  died  at  her  home,  No.  84  Mt.  Vernon  street, 
Boston,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  May  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
two   years.     She  was  a  woman  of  great  worth,  con- 


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scientious,  sincere,  diligent  and  of  sterling  character. 
The  evening  of  her  long  life  was  serene  and  calm,  as 
befitted  one  whose  days  had  been  devoted  to  duty  and 
to  deeds  of  unselfishness.  To  those  who  knew  and 
loved  her  she  brought  unending  comfort. 

Mrs.  Georgiana  Crowninshield  Saltonstall, 
widow  of  Henry  Saltonstall,  died  at  her  residence. 
No.  26  Commonwealth  avenue,  on  Friday,  the  twenty- 
fifth  of  January,  1901,  in  her  seventy-seventh  year. 
She  was  a  woman  of  large  kindliness  of  spirit,  of  broad. 
sympathies,  of  peaceful  temper  and  of  unstinted  liber- 
ality ;  in  other  words,  she  had  many  of  the  qualities 
which  win  the  affection  and  high  appreciation  of 
others.  Her  life  has  been  a  shining  example  of  be- 
nevolence, generosity,  purity  and  unselfishness.  She 
has  stood  as  the  type  of  unsullied  goodness,  probity 
and  rectitude, —  as  a  gentlewoman  of  the  true  order  of 
nobility. 

Dr.  George  Grosvenor  Tarbell  died  of  pneu- 
monia at  his  residence.  No.  274  Marlborough  street, 
Boston,  on  Friday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1900,  in  his  sixtieth  year.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  visiting  staff  of  physicians  at  the  Massachusetts 
general  hospital.  From  1878  to  1883  he  was  as- 
sistant superintendent  of  the  Massachusetts  school 
for  idiotic  and  feeble-minded  youth,  having  suc- 
ceeded Dr.  Henry  Tuck,  whose  appointment  to  that 
place  in  1875  was  made  necessary  by  the  failing  health 
of  the  illustrious  founder  of  the  institution.  Dr.  Samuel 
Gridley  Howe,  who  discharged  the  duties  of  general 
superintendent  from  the  time  that  he  organized  the 
school  in  1848  to  the  day  of  his  death  without  receiv- 
ing any  salary.  Since  1884  Dr.  Tarbell  had  been  con- 
stantly a   member   of   the    board    of   trustees  of   the 


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institution  and  for  the  last  year  the  president  of  its 
corporation.  He  took  a  most  profound  interest  in  the 
enlargement  of  the  establishment  and  the  welfare  of 
its  inmates,  and  there  was  no  scheme  for  its  develop- 
ment or  new  plan  of  administration  and  change  in  its 
method  of  control,  which  did  not  bear  the  impress  of 
his  keen  mind  and  kind  heart.  He  devoted  the  best 
energies  of  his  life  to  the  amelioration  of  the  condition 
of  a  class  of  afflicted  children  who  could  little  estimate 
or  appreciate  their  value  and  who  could  not  even  re- 
ciprocate his  kindness  by  gratitude.  He  was  a  tender- 
hearted and  generous  man,  entirely  different  from 
some  members  of  his  profession,  who  not  only  refuse 
to  render  the  least  sei-vice  to  a  public  institution  with- 
out exacting  ample  pecuniar)'  compensation,  but  strive 
to  prevent  others  from  doing  so,  using  the  argument 
that  such  liberality  on  their  part  would  be  both  dis- 
courteous and'prejudicial  to  those  who  do  not  care  to 
work  for  nothing.  Meanness  of  this  sort  could  not 
abide  in  a  noble  nature  like  that  of  Dr.  Tarbell.  On 
the  contrary  he  was  always  ready  to  assist  his  fellow- 
men,  and  thus  he  led  a  life  of  unselfish  usefulness  and 
service  to  others.  He  comforted  the  poor,  treated  the 
sick,  cherished  the  unfortunate,  counselled  the  weary 
and  dispensed  help  and  cheer  to  all  who  needed  them. 
The  untimely  loss  of  such  a  character  gives  emphasis 
to  the  saying  that  "  death  loveth  a  shining  mark." 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright,  daughter  of  the 
late  Henry  and  Anne  Brooks  Wainwright,  died  at 
her  home  in  Boston  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1901, 
in  her  eighty-first  year.  She  was  a  very  generous 
and  tender-hearted  woman,  one  whose  mind  habitu- 
ally dwelled  in  an  atmosphere  of  goodness,  benevo- 
lence and  moral  beauty.  She  had  many  traits  of 
character,  which  made  her  very  dear  and  exceedingly 
lovable    to    her    friends.      Saintly,    gentle,    gracious, 


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patient,  sympathetic,  intelligent,  "  none  knew  her  but 
to  love  her."  She  was  singularly  pure  in  heart  and 
thought,  firm  in  her  convictions,  charitable  in  her 
judgments  and  loyal  in  her  friendships.  Her  good 
deeds  were  many,  and  among  the  numerous  causes, 
in  which  she  manifested  an  active  interest,  that  of  the 
blind  held  a  prominent  place. 

Mrs.  Maria  Gill  Wilson,  wife  of  William  R. 
Wilson  of  Boston,  died  at  Nahant,  on  Sunday,  the 
second  of  June,  1901.  She  was  a  most  estimable 
woman,  respected  universally  and  beloved  by  a  large 
circle  of  friends.  Her  life  reached  a  full  maturity  of 
years  and  has  been  one  of  purity  and  sweetness, 
of  noble  aspiration  and  devotion  to  duty,  of  helpful- 
ness and  sympathy  with  the  unfortunate  and  suffering 
members  of  the  human  family,  of  generosity  and 
self-sacrifice  in  a  most  marked  degree.  She  was  a 
pronounced  friend  of  the  cause  of  the  blind.  Those 
who  knew  her  during  her  useful  and  beneficent  life 
are  full  of  gratitude  to  her  and  praise  her  for  her 
domestic  virtues,  her  beautiful  character  and  charit- 
able disposition. 

The  death  of  Hon.  Roger  Wolcott,  former  gover- 
nor of  Massachusetts,  which  occurred  on  the  twenty- 
first  day  of  December,  1900,  at  his  winter  residence 
on  Commonwealth  avenue,  Boston,  brought  the  shock 
of  acute  grief  not  only  to  his  bereaved  family  and  to 
the  large  circle  of  his  personal  friends,  but  to  the 
public  as  well.  He  was  a  splendid  type  of  manhood, 
—  handsome,  stately,  sound  and  vigorous  in  body  and 
mind,  graceful  in  speech  and  action.  His  very  pres- 
ence was  an  inspiration.  In  the  simplicity  and 
transparency  of  his  character  he  reminded  one  of  a 
beautiful,  clear  and    flawless  crystal.     Upon  a  solid 


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stock  of  ancestral  worth  were  grafted  the  latest 
refinements  of  private  and  public  life.  He  united  in 
an  unusual  degree  dignity  with  kindliness,  self-control 
with  strong  convictions,  unswerving  determination 
with  tolerance,  uprightness  with  charity,  firmness  with 
chivalry.  He  possessed  the  integrity  of  the  early 
colonists  and  the  old-time  scorn  of  meanness,  together 
with  an  amiability  and  sweetness  exceeding  that  of 
the  Puritans  and  a  fine  sense  of  the  duties  and 
responsibilities  of  the  living  hour.  He  w^as  the  friend 
of  the  blind  on  all  occasions.  A  man  of  broad  views 
and  liberal  culture,  his  sympathies  were  wide  enough 
to  include  sufferers  of  all  classes.  Although  a  de- 
scendant of  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  families  of  New 
England,  and  himself  a  man  of  wealth  and  recognized 
position,  arrogance  and  pretension  were  as  far  from 
the  ex-governor  as  from  the  humblest  of  his  constitu- 
ents, and  the  "  grand  old  name  of  gentleman  "  was 
never  more  worthily  worn  by  any  citizen  of  Massa- 
chusetts. His  standards  of  justice  and  propriety  were 
of  the  loftiest.  He  served  the  state  with  ability, 
fidelity  and  distinction,  and  he  won  and  retained  to 
a  remarkable  degree  the  confidence  and  affection  of 
the  people  of  the  commonwealth.  In  many  respects 
he  was  a  model  governor.  In  the  civilities  and 
courtesies  of  office  he  excelled.  With  the  charms  of 
an  exemplary  politeness  he  combined  so  sensitive  a 
conscience  and  such  resoluteness  of  character  as 
made  him  always  ready  to  stand  forth  in  defense  of 
principle.  The  iron  hand  of  the  veto  power  was 
within  the  velvet  glove,  and  the  legislature  repeatedly 
felt  its  force.  Few  men  have  been  able  to  rise  so 
high  in  public  favor,  while  exhibiting  at  the  same 
time   the    steadfastness    of   purpose    and    strength   of 


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will  which  characterized  Roger  Wolcott.  Born  fifty- 
three  years  and  five  months  ago,  he  was  in  the  very 
prime  of  his  powers  and  in  the  height  of  his  useful- 
ness. Undoubtedly  not  only  the  citizens  of  Massa- 
chusetts but  the  people  of  the  whole  country  would 
have  made  an  irresistible  demand  upon  him  for  future 
and  longer  service.  He  has  left  behind  him  an  un- 
tarnished reputation  and  a  legacy  to  the  state  and 
the  nation,  which  owe  him  a  debt  of  gratitude.  His 
noble  nature  will  always  be  his  greatest  monument, 
and  the  testimony  of  his  contemporaries  will  remain 
a  tribute  not  only  to  his  personal  worth  but  to  the 
age  which  could  appreciate  and  honor  the  virtues  of 
which  he  was  the  best  living  type  among  his  compani- 
ons in  the  public  service. 

Benjamin  Edward  Woolf,  well-known  as  play- 
wright and  also  as  a  musical  and  dramatic  critic,  died 
at  his  home  in  West  Brookline  street,  Boston,  on 
Thursday,  the  seventh  of  February,  1901,  in  the  sixty- 
fifth  year  of  his  age.  Born  in  London,  England,  the 
son  of  an  eminent  musician,  he  belonged  to  a  family 
of  liberal  culture  in  art  and  in  letters,  and  his  recep- 
tive nature  blossomed  into  early  maturity.  He  was 
a  man  of  brilliant  and  versatile  mind.  He  was  en- 
dowed with  many  talents,  and  through  unremittfng 
industry  he  had  acquired  a  wealth  of  learning.  He 
was  a  litterateur  of  a  high  order,  a  painter  of  no  mean 
character,  a  poet  of  merit  and  an  authority  on  sub- 
jects pertaining  to  music.  His  work  as  a  writer  was 
always  excellent,  and  in  several  directions  it  was  of 
surpassing  accuracy  and  value.  In  private  life  Mr. 
Woolf  was  a  charming  companion.  Possessed  of 
notable  intellectual  and  artistic  gifts  and  trained  to  a 
habit  of  picturesque  expression,  he  delighted  with  his 


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conversation  those  whom  he  met.  His  election  as  a 
member  of  the  corporation  was  due  to  the  interest 
which  he  manifested  in  the  institution  and  its  work. 

Charles  L.  Young  died  of  pneumonia  at  the  home 
of  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Robert  H.  Stevenson,  in 
Beverly  Farms,  on  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1901, 
at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  He  was  a  man  of  charit- 
able disposition  and  genial  manners,  public  spirit  and 
of  spotless  character.  He  possessed  sterling  qualities 
of  mind  and  heart.  His  well-poised  temperament 
and  genuine  sympathy  with  his  fellow-men  put  him  in 
kinship  with  them  to  an  unusual  extent.  He  was 
widely  known  by  his  many  deeds  of  generosity  to  the 
unfortunate,  his  strict  rectitude,  his  loyal  friendship 
and  his  purity  of  life.  He  endeavored  to  leave  the 
world  better  because  he  had  lived  in  it.  He  gained 
the  confidence  of  the  community  by  his  wisdom  and 
his  high  sense  of  honor  just  as  he  won  its  love  and 
appreciation  by  his  kindliness  and  goodness  to  all 
human  beings.  He  was  actively  interested  in  the 
cause  of  the  blind,  and  he  remembered  the  institution 
generously  in  his  will,  bequeathing  to  it  a  legacy  of 
^5,000.  Mr.  Young  was  always  ready  both  to  render 
personal  service  to  benevolent  enterprises  and  to  re- 
spond quickly  to  appeals  for  pecuniary  assistance,  and 
the  record  of  what  he  has  done  for  the  benefit  of  his 
fellow-men  and  of  the  liberal  aid  which  he  bestowed 
voluntarily  upon  numerous  deserving  causes  will  ever 
be  the  best  and  most  enduring  monument  to  his 
memory. 


On  account  of  the  removal  of  his  residence  to  a 
neighboring  state,  Mr.  Robert  H.  Gardiner  has  ceased 


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to  be  a  member  of  our    board  and   Mr.   Melvin  O. 

Adams  has  been  appointed  to  fill  his  place. 
All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 
MELVIN  O.  ADAMS, 
WILLIAM  ENDICOTT, 
CHARLES  P.  GARDINER, 
JOSEPH  B.  GLOVER, 
N.  P.   HALLOWELL, 
J.  THEODORE  HEARD, 
HENRY  MARION  HOWE, 
FRANCIS  W.  HUNNEWELL, 
GEORGE  H.  RICHARDS, 
WILLIAM  L.  RICHARDSON, 
RICHARD  M.  SALTONSTALL, 
S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE, 

Trustees. 


THE  REPORT  OF  THE  DIRECTOR. 


Tomorrow  hath  a  rare,  alluring  sound ; 
Today  is  very  prose ;  and  yet  the  twain 
Are  but  one  vision  seen  through  altered  eyes. 
Our  dreams  inhabit  one ;  our  stress  and  pain 
Surge  through  the  other.     Heaven  is  but  today 
Made  lovely  with  tomorrow's  face  for  aye. 

—  Richard  Burton. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen:  —  The  report  of  the  director,  which 
I  have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  to  your  board, 
contains  an  account  of  the  operation  of  the  institution 
during  the  past  twelve  months  and  at  the  same  time 
embodies  some  general  views  on  the  education  of  the 
blind,  which  may  be  of  interest  to  those  who  concern 
themselves  with  this  subject. 

Before  proceeding  with  my  story,  I  cannot  resist 
the  desire  of  indulging  in  a  few  remarks  of  a  personal 
character,  suggested  by  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary 
of  my  superintendency  and  management,  which 
occurred  some   months  ago. 

It  was  on  the  twenty-eighth  of  March,  1876,  that 
I  was  chosen  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  board  of 
trustees  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  ever 
lamented  death  of  the  distinguished  founder  of  the 
establishment.  Dr.  Samuel  G.  Howe.  That  day  was 
the  beginning  of  the  quarter  of  a  century  covered  by 
my  service. 


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During  these  long  years  I  have  put  aside  all  other 
aspirations  and  plans  in  ife  and  have  thought  of  my- 
self solely  and  exclusively  as  the  director  of  the  Per- 
kins institution  and  as  nothing  else.  I  have  applied 
myself  steadily  to  the  accomplishment  of  the  work 
and  the  execution  of  the  projects  which  were  laid  out 
by  my  illustrious  predecessor,  and  I  have  concen- 
trated all  my  energies  on  the  enlargement  of  the 
scope  of  the  school  and  on  the  promotion  of  its  va- 
rious interests, —  educational  and  financial,  as  well  as 
social  and  moral. 

No  efforts  have  been  spared  on  my  part  in  any  of 
these  directions. 

When  I  assumed  the  duties  of  my  office  I  firmly 
believed  that  the  institution  had  a  great  future  before 
it  as  it  had  a  glorious  past  behind  it.  To  facilitate 
the  fulfilment  of  its  grand  mission  and  to  hasten  the 
realization  of  its  almost  unlimited  possibilities  has 
been  the  single  task,  to  which  I  have  devoted  my 
powers  of  body,  mind  and  soul  without  any  reserva- 
tion whatever,  and  for  the  achievement  of  which  I 
have  labored  in  season  and  out  of  season  with  very 
little  rest  or  recreation.  If  notwithstanding  my  stren- 
uous striving  I  have  not  been  fully  successful  in  my 
endeavors,  let  the  cause  of  the  failure  be  attributed 
where  it  belongs,  namely,  to  the  inadequacy  of  my 
native  endowments  and  not  to  lack  of  honesty  and 
earnestness  of  purpose,  of  devotion  to  duty,  and  of 
assiduous  industry,  nor  to  the  want  of  hearty  appre- 
ciation of  the  valuable  assistance,  which  a  staff  of 
faithful  and  loyal  coadjutors  can  give. 

In  reviewing  the  work  of  the  past  year,  we  realize 
that  we  have  not  as  yet  reached  the  goal  of  our  ex- 
pectations and  that  we  are  still  far  from  approaching 


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our  ideal ;  we  feel  nevertheless  that  we  have  made 
reasonable  progress  towards  them,  and  that  time  and 
unremitting  effort  will  accomplish  what  remains  to 
be  done. 

Enrolment  of  Bund  Persons. 

I  pray,  let  them  be  admitted. 

—  Shakespeare. 

The  total  number  of  blind  persons  registered,  at 
the  beginning  of  the  past  year,  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  institution  as  pupils,  instructors,  em- 
ployes and  work  men  and  women,  was  264.  Since 
then  30  have  been  admitted  and  24  have  been  dis- 
charged, making  the  total  number  at  present  270. 
Of  these  173  are  in  the  parent  school  at  South  Bos- 
ton, 81  in  the  kindergarten  at  Jamaica  Plain,  and  16 
in  the  workshop  for  adults. 

The  first  division  includes  160  pupils,  10  teachers 
and  other  officers  and  3  domestics ;  the  second  com- 
prises 81  little  boys  and  girls,  and  the  third  16  men 
and  women  employed  in  the  workshop  for  adults. 

The  number  of  applicants  for  admission  has  been 
increasing  so  steadily  of  recent  years,  especially  in 
the  girls'  department,  that,  in  order  to  make  room  for 
them,  we  have  been  obliged  to  discharge  several 
pupils  who  had  enjoyed  the  advantages  afforded  by 
the  institution  to  their  full  extent  and  who  had 
derived  as  much  profit  therefrom  *as  their  native 
capacities  would  allow. 

The  Record  of  Health. 

Health  shall  live  free  and  sickness  freely  die. 

—  Shakespeare. 

The  year  under  review  has  been  one  in  which  a 


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succession  of  troubles  and  difficulties  of  a  grave  char- 
acter arose  and  had  to  be  promptly  met  and  judi- 
ciously settled.  Partial  destruction  of  the  Howe 
building  by  fire,  loss  of  musical  instruments  and  of 
educational  apparatus,  sickness  in  a  severe  form, 
death,  all  these  things  have  occurred  in  the  course  of 
a  few  months  and  have  interfered  most  seriously  with 
the  regular  performance  of  our  work. 

There  has  been  an  unusual  amount  of  illness 
among  the  pupils  and  officers  in  the  boys'  department 
of  the  school.  In  addition  to  a  large  number  of 
cases  of  influenza  and  of  other  ordinary  ailments, 
there  has  been  a  siege  of  scarlet  fever,  three  pupils, 
two  teachers  and  the  assistant  matron  having  been 
attacked  by  it.  The  disease  was  brought  to  the 
house  from  some  unknown  source  by  one  of  the 
instructors,  Miss  Edith  A.  Flagg.  She  was  taken  ill 
with  it  on  the  first  day  of  March  and  was  at  once 
removed  to  the  city  hospital,  where  she  died  on 
Friday,  the  eighth  of  that  month,  mourned  by  numer- 
ous friends  and  relatives.  She  was  a  bright  young 
woman,  an  earnest  student  and  an  able  and  pro- 
gressive teacher.  She  graduated  from  the  state 
normal  school  in  Framingham  in  the  summer  of  1894 
and  joined  our  corps  of  instructors  in  the  autumn  of 
the  same  year.  She  rendered  good,  faithful  and 
efficient  service  to  this  school,  and  her  untimely 
death  is  deeply  lamented  both  by  her  associates  and 
her  scholars. 

In  the  girls'  department  there  has  been  only  one 
case  of  serious  illness,  but  that  proved  fatal.  Alice 
E.  Leach  of  Orland,  Maine,  a  pupil,  was  taken  sick 
with  scarlet  fever  at  the  beginning  of  the  spring  term 
in  April  and  died  in  the  city  hospital,  where  she  was 


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placed  for  treatment  and  where  she  had  had  careful 
nursing  and  skilful  medical  attendance.  With  this 
exception  the  general  health  of  the  occupants  of  the 
five  cottages  has  been  as  good  as  usual. 

Great  as  have  been  the  drawbacks  and  disadvan- 
tages under  which  we  have  labored  during  the  past 
year,  the  work  which  has  been  accomplished  is  such 
as  to  encourage  us  to  hope  for  better  results  and 
higher  success  under  more  favorable  conditions  and 
auspicious  circumstances. 


Scope  of  the  Departments  of  the  School. 

How  should  a  man  be  made  — 

Of  what  choice  parts  compounded  ? 

With  skill  of  schools  how  well  arrayed, 
And  with  what  graces  rounded  ? 

—  Henry  D.  Ganze. 


The  system  of  education  adopted  in  this  institution 
is  broader  and  more  comprehensive  than  that  which 
prevails  in  the  public  schools.  It  is  not  confined 
merely  to  literary  and  scientific  or  musical  studies  but 
goes  beyond  these.  It  aims  at  an  all-round  develop- 
ment and  embraces  the  cultivation  of  the  physical, 
intellectual,  moral  and  aesthetic  natures  of  the  learners. 
It  includes  a  variety  of  subjects,  and  therefore  it  is 
carried  on  in  several  separate  departments,  each  of 
which  is  coordinate  with  the  others  and  forms  an  in- 
tegral part  of  the  whole  scheme  of  education.  Start- 
ing from  the  kindergarten,  it  goes  through  the  regu- 
lar grades  of  the  primary,  grammar  and  high  schools 
and  brings  our  graduates  to  the  gates  of  the  leading 
colleges  and  universities. 


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Our  school  curriculum  is  carefully  arranged,  and 
its  main  object  is  to  strengthen  the  pupil,  both  physi- 
cally and  mentally,  and  to  render  him  healthy  and 
hardy,  to  develop  and  discipline  his  mind,  to  take  him 
out  of  himself  and  bring  him  into  a  broader  and 
clearer  atmosphere  of  loyalty  to  larger  ideals ;  to  open 
to  him  wider  vistas  of  thought  and  action  and  enable 
him  to  realize  his  highest  possibilities  in  his  inter- 
course with  his  fellow-men.  The  strength  and  skill 
acquired  by  means  of  gymnastic  exercise  and  manual 
training,  the  lessons  learned  at  school,  the  experience 
and  mental  alertness  gained  through  study  and  in- 
vestigation, all  these  can  be  turned  to  account  in 
various  ways.  Hence  a  thorough  education  supplies 
an  intelligent  student  not  with  ornaments  but  with 
tools  to  do  his  work  in  life.  It  is  not  a  jewelled  cane 
which  he  takes  away  with  him  to  swing  elegantly  in 
paths  of  dalliance,  but  an  alpenstock  that  helps  him 
up  the  heights.  It  is  a  most  powerful  assistant  in 
every  department  of  human  activity.  A  healthy  body 
and  a  well  developed  and  thoroughly  trained  mind 
are  of  no  less  value  to  the  musician,  the  painter,  the 
merchant,  the  engineer,  the  tuner  of  pianofortes,  the 
masseur  and  the  mechanic  than  they  are  to  the 
scholar,  the  scientist,  the  physician,  the  clergyman 
and  the  lawyer. 

Although  the  work  of  the  various  departments  of 
the  school  has  as  a  whole  been  uniform,  steady  and 
progressive,  yet  it  is  difficult  to  present  its  essential 
features  in  a  paragraph  and  to  give  in  a  few  sentences 
an  adequate  idea  of  its  results.  Therefore  a  brief 
account  of  what  has  been  done  in  each  of  these  de- 
partments is  in  order  here,  and  will  be  found  in  the 
following  pages. 


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Department  of  Physical  Education. 

As  the  bird  wings  and  sings, 

Let  us  cry  :   "  All  good  things 
Are  ours ;  nor  soul  helps  flesh  more  now 

Than  flesh  helps  soul." 

—  Browning. 

The  proper  physical  development  of  the  blind  and 
the  cure  of  such  of  their  bodily  defects  as  may  be  re- 
mediable are  of  the  utmost  importance  in  our  scheme 
of  education.  First  and  above  all  we  must  attend  to 
these  before  attempting  to  do  anything  else. 

Any  institution  that  is  abreast  of  the  times  must 
endeavor  to  secure  for  the  recipient  of  its  advantages 
the  highest  attainable  degree  of  physical  perfection. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  no  school  for  sightless 
children  and  youth  can  fulfill  its  mission  to  the  ut- 
most extent  unless  it  makes  their  bodily  training  the 
foundation  of  its  work  and  bestows  unceasing  atten- 
tion upon  their  somatic  requirements  and  on  the  pro- 
motion of  their  health,  the  most  precious  of  human 
possessions  and  the  one  thing  necessary  to  every  en- 
joyment in  life,  without  which  all  other  temporal 
blessings  are  vain.  Hence,  if  a  curriculum,  pre- 
pared for  the  special  benefit  of  those  who  are  bereft 
of  the  visual  sense,  does  not  comprise  ample  provi- 
sion for  the  systematic  exercise  of  their  muscles  and 
nerves  and  for  the  improvement  of  their  physique  by 
all  available  means,  it  has  but  slight  value  for  them. 

In  making  plans  for  the  education  of  our  pupils 
and  for  the  amelioration  of  their  condition,  we  must 
study  religiously  the  laws  of  their  growth,  together 
with  the  concomitant    requirements    of    the    nascent 


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periods  of  their  life,  and  execute  them  as  punctiliously 
as  we  enforce  the  settled  principles  of  morality.  This 
is  indispensable  for  the  achievement  of  satisfactory 
results. 

The  idea  that  a  sound  body  is  absolutely  necessary 
for  a  vigorous  mind  has  been  so  widely  disseminated 
of  recent  years  and  is  so  universally  accepted  that  it 
has  become  a  veritable  truism,  which  is  on  the  lips  or 
on  the  pen  of  every  speaker  or  writer  on  pedagogical 
matters. 

Science  has  shown  conclusively  that  the  human  or- 
ganism, like  a  stately  tree,  is  a  perfect  unit,  absolutely 
indivisible,  and  that  neither  its  trunk  nor  any  of  its 
branches  can  thrive  without  sound  and  wholesome 
roots.  This  fact  renders  it  imperatively  necessary  for 
us,  before  we  can  expect  to  see  the  mental  faculties  of 
our  pupils  grow  strong  and  alert  and  their  moral  na- 
ture blossom  into  excellence,  to  devote  ourselves  to 
the  cultivation  of  their  physical  well-being,  the  foun- 
dation on  which  their  whole  lives  rest,  and  to  spare 
no  effort,  which  may  secure  to  them  the  fullest  de- 
velopment and  most  perfect  health. 

In  order  to  be  able  to  attain  this  end  we  must  con- 
sider the  matter  in  all  its  aspects  and  arrange  a  com- 
plete system  of  training,  which  should  include  the 
following :  Perseverance  in  systematic  bodily  exercise 
and  daily  play ;  abundant  sleep,  with  regular  hours  of 
rising  and  retiring,  as  well  as  work  and  recreation  ; 
simple  and  nutritious  aliment;  the  adaptation  of  dress 
to  the  variations  of  climate ;  rigid  and  unrelaxed  at- 
tention to  cleanliness,  and  temperance  in  all  things. 
These  are  the  necessary  branches  of  the  regimen  of 
health,  and  if  they  are  fully  accepted  and  faithfully 
carried  out  they  will   contribute   largely  to   the   im- 


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provement  of  the  corporeal  organism  of  the  blind  and 
to  the  increase  of  its  powers  and  capacities. 

Tyndall  aptly  remarked  that  the  physical  is  the 
substratum  of  the  spiritual.  This  statement  is  unde- 
niably correct,  and  should  give  a  transcendent  signifi- 
cance to  the  exercise  we  get,  to  the  baths  we  take,  to 
the  food  we  eat,  to  the  water  we  drink,  to  the  repose 
we  obtain  and  to  the  air  we  breathe. 

In  former  reports  we  have  treated  at  length  the 
subjects  of  physical  exercise  and  of  cleanliness  in  their 
various  phases,  and  we  have  shown  their  importance 
as  principal  factors  in  our  system  of  education.  It 
was  our  purpose  to  speak  in  this  one  of  alimenlaiion 
and  sleep ;  but  unfortunately  the  space  at  our  disposal 
is  so  limited  and  our  time  is  so  thoroughly  occupied 
that  we  are  obliged  to  postpone  the  execution  of  this 
plan  until  next  year. 

We  cannot  leave  this  topic,  however,  and  pass  on 
to  another  without  adding  a  few  words  in  regard  to 
the  course  which  is  steadily  pursued  in  the  training 
of  our  scholars.  Their  physical  well-being  commands 
our  constant  thought  and  unremitting  care.  Their 
mental  and  bodily  development,  the  cultivation  of 
their  heart,  the  nurture  of  their  aesthetic  nature  in 
general  and  of  their  special  aptitudes  and  individual 
inclinations  in  particular,  all  receive  due  consideration. 
As  the  pupils  are  under  our  exclusive  control  during 
three-fourths  of  the  year,  we  have  a  good  opportunity 
not  only  to  look  after  their  physical  and  manual  train- 
ing and  their  literary  and  musical  studies,  but  to  pay 
special  attention  to  their  diet  and  sleep,  their  recrea- 
tions and  amusements,  their  cleanliness  and  habits, 
their  manners  and  their  morals.  The  excellent  effects 
of  this  system  are  distinctly  noticeable  in  the  physical 


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and  intellectual  condition  and  in  the  moral  character 
of  most  of  the  graduates  of  our  school. 

Department  of  Manual  Training. 

A  time  like  this  demands 
Strong  minds,  great  hearts,  true  faith  and  ready  hands. 

—  Holland. 

Manual  training  is  an  invaluable  factor  in  the  phys- 
ical and  mental  development  of  children  and  youth. 
It  is  not  merely  an  ordinary  auxiliary  to  a  system  of 
education,  but  bears  a  most  important  part  in  it  and 
supplies  it  with  an  element  which  is  indispensable 
It  promotes  concentration  of  attention,  cultivates  log- 
ical and  connected  methods  of  thought  in  the  adap- 
tation of  means  to  ends  and  provides  the  requisite 
exercises  for  quickening  and  strengthening  the  will 
and  for  rendering  the  hand  capable  of  obeying  spon- 
taneously the  commands  of  the  mind  and  of  execut- 
ing them  promptly.  It  affords  special  opportunities 
for  the  development  of  the  faculty  of  relation  in  trac- 
ing cause  and  effect  and  in  perceiving  how  successful 
practice  depends  upon  a  firm  grasp  of  underlying  prin- 
ciples. It  is  a  form  of  expression  coordinate  with  lan- 
guage. By  embodying  in  a  concrete  form  ideas  and 
images  conceived  in  the  mind,  it  stimulates  the  proc- 
ess of  thought,  promotes  the  keenness  of  the  intellect 
and  invigorates  the  faculties,  while,  by  cultivating  the 
sense  of  beauty  it  encourages  organic  action  and 
rouses  the  creative  faculty. 

From  this  it  becomes  evident  that  any  scheme  of 
education,  which  leaves  out  the  training  of  the  hand, 
omits  one  of  its  essential  and  most  effective  agents. 

In  this  institution  manual  training  has  already  as- 


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serted  its  claims  and  has  been  recognized  as  an  educa- 
tional factor  of  vital  importance.  It  has  been  gradu- 
ally adjusted  to  the  fundamental  principles,  which 
underlie  our  course  of  instruction  and  training,  and 
has  become  an  integral  part  of  the  work  of  our  school. 
It  occupies  a  prominent  place  in  our  curriculum  and 
its  effects  upon  the  improvement  of  our  pupils  show 
that  it  supplies  the  muscular  movements,  upon  which 
a  certain  region  of  the  brain  depends  entirely  for  its 
development. 

Physical  exercise  in  the  gymnasium  and  play  in  the 
open  air  strengthen  the  body  and  promote  the  health. 
The  study  of  literature,  mathematics  and  cosmog- 
raphy, of  natural  history  and  physical  sciences  appeals 
to  the  understanding,  the  memory,  the  imagination 
and  the  judgment  of  a  pupil  and  cultivates  thoroughly 
a  great  part  of  his  brain ;  it  opens  to  him  new  vistas 
of  reflection  and  wide  fields  of  knowledge  and  brings 
him  in  contact  with  the  thoughts  and  ideas  of  men 
and  the  mysteries  of  nature.  Music  satisfies  the 
aroused  aesthetic  conscience  of  the  blind,  gives  them 
ineffable  pleasure,  refines  their  taste  and  enables  them 
to  obtain  an  adequate  perception  of  the  beautiful. 
All  these  are  potent  agencies  in  our  scheme  of  edu- 
cation and  contribute  largely  to  the  intellectual  and 
moral  development  of  our  pupils  and  to  the  increase 
of  their  bodily  powers  and  mental  resources ;  but  they 
do  not  cover  the  ground  completely,  leaving  parts  of 
it  wholly  untouched.  Something  more  is  needed  to 
fill  the  vacant  space,  and  this  is  supplied  by  manual 
training. 

Owing  to  the  close  connection  which  exists  be- 
tween the  hand  and  the  brain,  the  exercise  of  the 
former  awakens  large  areas  of  dormant  motor  nerve- 


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cells  in  the  latter  and  renders  them  prompt  partici- 
pants in  whatever  is  going  on  in  the  cerebral  region. 
This  action  reacts  upon  the  mind  and  increases  its 
energy  and  alertness,  and  stimulates  the  growth  of  its 
intellectual  vitality. 

Thus  our  pupils  are  taught  to  use  their  hands  in 
work  that  is  correlated  with  their  studies  or  serves  as 
an  ally  to  them,  and  at  the  same  time  they  not  only 
gain  clearer  ideas  of  what  they  do,  but  they  become 
capable  of  performing  tasks  which  would  otherwise 
be  formidable  and  impossible.  They  advance  gen- 
erally from  concrete  things  with  which  they  can  deal 
understandingly  to  those  of  greater  diflBculty,  which 
demand  the  exercise  of  their  increasing  powers. 

The  work  of  this  department  is  prosecuted  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  methods  which  were  adopted  some 
years  ago.  Additional  observation  and  experience 
have  confirmed  our  conviction  that  sloyd  is  the  best 
and  most  beneficial  system  of  manual  training  for  our 
scholars.  It  advances  towards  a  definite  end  and 
bases  its  activities  upon  universal  pedagogical  prin- 
ciples. It  is  progressive  in  its  exercises,  logical  in  its 
treatment  and  educational  in  its  effects,  as  well  as 
flexible  in  the  employment  of  means  for  the  attain- 
ment of  a  definite  aim  and  rich  in  the  arrangement  of 
a  series  of  models,  admitting  of  the  use  of  a  great 
variety  of  tools  for  their  reproduction  and,  although 
simple  and  easy  in  the  beginning,  growing  more  com- 
plex and  difficult  as  the  work  proceeds.  It  increases 
the  control  of  the  muscles.  It  aims  at  ethical  rather 
than  technical  results,  at  general  organic  development 
rather  than  at  special  skill.  It  gives  to  the  learner  a 
variety  of  occupations,  which  are  no  less  useful  and 
instructive  because  they  are  as  attractive  and  as  pleas- 


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ant  as  play.  Moreover,  the  methods  used  in  sloyd 
are  fitted  to  train  the  faculty  of  attention  and  the 
power  of  concentration  and  to  cultivate  patience  and 
perseverance,  carefulness  and  accuracy,  self-reliance 
and  manual  dexterity. 

The  results  obtained  from  the  introduction  of  sloyd 
in  our  school  curriculum  exceed  our  most  earnest  an- 
ticipations. Through  the  agency  of  this  excellent  sys- 
tem of  manual  training,  our  pupils  have  acquired  a 
greater  degree  of  intelligence  and  quickness  of  percep- 
tion than  they  would  have  gained  without  it,  have 
learned  to  rely  upon  themselves  and  to  express  their 
thoughts  clearly  and  have  made  greater  progress  not 
only  in  studies  which  involve  the  employment  of  the 
laboratory  methods,  but  even  in  those  which  depend 
mainly  upon  the  use  of  the  reflective  and  reasoning 
faculties. 

There  has  been  but  one  change  in  the  corps  of  the 
teachers  of  this  department.  Miss  Flora  J.  McNabb, 
one  of  the  former  pupils,  who  has  held  the  place  of 
assistant  instructor  in  manual  training  since  1887,  has 
declined  a  reappointment  at  the  close  of  the  school- 
year  for  the  purpose  of  entering  upon  a  new  field  of 
occupation,  and  Miss  Grace  Ella  Snow,  one  of  our 
graduates  of  the  class  of  1899,  has  been  chosen  in  her 
stead. 

Literary    Department. 

He  who  seeks  the  mind's  improvement 

Aids  the  world  in  aiding  mind  ! 
Every  great  commanding  movement 

Serves  not  one  but  all  mankind. 

—  Charles  Swain. 

The  operations  of  this  department  have  been  faith- 
fully prosecuted  and  diligent  care  has  been  exercised 


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in  selecting  the  best  ways  and  employing  the  most 
appropriate  means  for  the  mental  and  moral  develop- 
ment of  the  pupils. 

In  making  up  the  programme  of  our  work  we  fully 
realize  that  we  have  to  deal  with  problems  of  great 
moment  and  that  we  must  strive  to  keep  pace  with 
the  discoveries  of  science  and  the  progress  of  modern 
pedagogy. 

Of  the  many  important  things,  which  we  must  keep 
constantly  in  view,  the  following  are  the  most  prom- 
inent and  cannot  be  overlooked  without  serious 
detriment :  — 

First.  The  undisputed  fact  that  the  different 
mental  processes  have  different  nascent  periods  corre- 
sponding to  those  in  which  the  different  portions  of 
the  brain  develop. 

Second.  A  new  psychology  that  regards  ideas  as 
the  result  of  nervous  action  or  excitation. 

Third.  The  accumulation  of  knowledQ:e  in  mod- 
ern  times  that  makes  selection  and  discrimination 
indispensable. 

Fourth.  The  numerous  demands  of  a  complex 
civilization. 

These  have  created  a  necessity  which  compels  us 
to  examine  carefully  the  various  branches  of  study 
with  a  view  of  selecting  those,  which  seem  peculiarly 
adapted  to  our  purpose,  and  to  pursue  such  methods 
of  training  as  are  based  upon  the  principles  of  mental 
philosophy  and  are  calculated  to  give  prominence  to 
the  practice  of  learning  by  doing. 

In  addition  to  the  usual  literary  and  mathematical 
studies,  several  others  of  a  scientific  character  have 
found  a  place  in  our  curriculum.  The  evolution, 
habits  and  lives  of  animals ;  the  nature,  growth  and 


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fruition  of  plants  and  other  inhabitants  of  the  vege- 
table kingdom ;  the  anatomy  and  functions  of  the 
human  body;  the  physiology  and  hygiene  of  the 
nervous  system ;  physics  and  chemistry,  all  have  been 
taught  in  an  objective  way  with  the  aid  of  zoological 
and  botanical  specimens,  philosophical  and  chemical 
apparatus  and  models  of  various  kinds. 

The  methods  of  instruction  which  are  in  vogue  in 
our  school  are  simple  and  rational.  The  teachers  are 
perfectly  free  to  exercise  their  ingenuity  in  the  choice 
of  means  and  processes  for  the  attainment  of  definite 
ends ;  but  the  burden  of  all  exhortation  to  them  has 
been,  is  and  ever  will  be  that  they  should  lead  the 
pupils  to  "observe,  to  investigate,  to  think,  to  dis- 
cover and  to  do."  This  is  the  key-note  of  our  work. 
When  we  stop  to  think  of  how  significant  and  far- 
reaching  in  its  effects  is  the  ability  to  observe, —  that 
is,  the  power  to  read  the  meaning  into  the  object 
present  to  the  senses, —  we  fully  realize  that  a  true  act 
of  observation  requires  nothing  less  than  the  complex 
activity  of  all  the  faculties  of  the  mind, — perception, 
memory,  imagination,  judgment  and  reason,  accom- 
panied by  feeling  and  volition. 

It  is  impossible  to  refrain  from  emphasizing  in  this 
connection  the  importance  of  bringing  the  blind  into 
immediate  relations  with  the  outer  world  and  of 
enabling  them  to  gain  knowledge  through  their 
fingers  and  mental  exertion  and  not  to  take  it  ready 
made.  The  facts  of  nature  are  more  valuable  for  the 
strength  which  the  search  for  them  imparts  and  which 
contact  with  it  must  yield  than  for  anything  else. 
The  vegetable  kingdom  should  be  treated  not  merely 
as  a  study  of  the  names  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
plant  world   and    their   anatomies,  but   as  an   active 


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component  of  the  great  vital  forces  of  the  universe,  in 
which  human  existence  is  one  of  the  related  factors. 
In  zoology  likewise  there  should  be  examined  and 
ascertained  not  only  those  general  conditions  and 
characteristics  which  have  been  brought  about  by  the 
influence  of  environment,  but  all  other  causes  that 
affect  the  social  life  of  animals,  their  relations  to  one 
another,  to  plants  and  to  the  human  race. 

The  study  of  poetry  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to 
our  pupils  and  we  can  hardly  urge  them  too  strongly 
to  apply  themselves  to  it.  They  need  to  study  its 
form  and  imbibe  its  spirit  with  more  zest  and  greater 
thoroughness  than  any  other  class  of  people ;  for  it  is 
one  of  the  two  fine  arts,  which  alone  open  to  them  a 
wide  field  for  the  nurture  of  the  aesthetic  nature  and 
the  sense  of  beauty,  as  well  as  for  the  refinement  of 
the  taste,  the  development  of  the  artistic  tempera- 
ment and  the  cultivation  of  the  imaginative  and  de- 
scriptive powers.  Especially  must  those  among  the 
blind  who  apply  themselves  to  music  read  the  ideal 
creations  and  "  morning  dreams  "  of  great  minds  of 
the  human  race,  clad  by  fancy  in  habiliments  of  grace. 
Nearly  all  the  great  musicians, —  Beethoven,  Schu- 
mann, Schubert,  Mendelssohn,  Brahms,  Chopin,  Wag- 
ner,—  these  and  many  others  loved  the  poetry  of 
their  own  land,  while  not  a  few  of  them  were  familiar 
with  that  of  other  countries. 

During  the  past  year  our  collections  of  educational 
appliances,  type-writers,  models,  specimens  and  tan- 
gible objects  of  various  kinds,  have  been  thoroughly 
replenished  and  have  received  many  valuable  addi- 
tions. The  department  of  physics  and  chemistry  has 
been  supplied  with  a  large  assortment  of  new  appara- 
tus and  with  all  other  facilities  which  the  increase  of 
its  efficiency  seemed  to  require. 


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The  vacancy  in  the  corps  of  teachers,  caused  by 
the  lamented  death  of  Miss  Edith  A.  Flagg,  has  been 
filled  by  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Louis  B.  Allyn,  who 
is  an  experienced  and  painstaking  instructor  and 
promises  to  do  good  work. 

Department  of  Music. 

Yea,  sweep  thy  harp  which  hath  a  thousand  strings ! 
The  joy  that  sometimes  is  in  the  darkest  night, 

And  the  strange  sadness  which  the  sunshine  brings, 
The  splendor  and  the  shadows  of  our  inward  sight, — 
All  these  within  thy  weaving  harmonies  unite. 

—  Owen  Wister. 

Music  is  the  most  subjective  as  well  as  the  most 
creative  of  the  fine  arts,  and  conduces  to  the  welfare 
of  man  more  directly  than  any  other.  It  addresses 
itself  to  the  head,  and  ministers  to  the  intellectual 
and  aesthetic  life.  It  sways  the  heart  and  by  means 
of  one  of  the  subtlest  of  mental  approaches, —  a  direct 
appeal  to  the  sense  of  beauty, —  it  builds  up  character. 
According  to  Cousin,  the  peculiar  power  of  the  ac- 
cord of  sweet  sounds  "  opens  to  the  imagination  a 
limitless  career  and  awakens  the  sentiments  of  the 
infinite." 

Music  holds  a  peculiar  if  not  a  unique  relation  to 
the  emotional  side  of  our  being.  It  is  the  natural 
language  of  the  feelings  and  of  the  high-wrought  ner- 
vous sensibility.  It  moves  to  aspiration  and  enables 
humanity  to  grasp  the  idea  of  the  divine.  It  stirs  up 
and  calls  into  action  the  most  humanizing  and  uplift- 
ing forces  in  society.  Herbert  Spencer  claims  that 
our  strange  capacity  of  being  affected  by  melody  and 
harmony  implies  the  possibility  that  our  nature  may 
attain  through  them  the  ideal  life  which  they  suggest. 


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To  the  blind  music  affords  supreme  enjoyment ;  it 
seems  to  them  to  be  life  itself.  It  introduces  them 
into  the  world  of  sound  where  they  are  entirely  at 
home  and  where  their  infirmity  offers  certain  advan- 
tages and  no  hindrances.  It  quickens  their  percep- 
tive and  receptive  faculties  through  exercise  in  rapid 
discovery,  recognition  and  concentration.  It  affords 
one  of  the  best  and  most  powerful  agents  for  their 
mental  development  and  discipline,  and  in  its  higher 
forms  it  furnishes  material  of  a  superior  kind  for 
stimulating  the  intellect,  cultivating  the  imagination 
and  training  the  memory.  It  conduces  to  their  social 
and  moral  elevation.  In  nobility  of  expression  and 
in  power  to  excite  joy  and  grief  or  to  give  pleasure  or 
pain  it  is  not  surpassed  by  any  of  its  sister  arts,  while 
its  influence  in  subduing  the  passions,  purifying  the 
heart  and  uplifting  the  sentiments  is  more  than  equal 
to  that  of  poetry  or  of  painting  and  sculpture.  For 
every  one  of  the  masterpieces  of  those  great  com- 
posers, whose  place  in  the  pantheon  of  fame  is  already 
secure,  has,  when  adequately  interpreted,  a  message 
of  art  for  a  sightless  listener,  which  is  clearer  and 
more  deeply  impressive  than  any  that  can  be  con- 
veyed to  him  either  by  the  Iliad  and  Odyssey  of 
Homer,  the  dramas  of  ^schylos  and  Shakespeare, 
the  Divina  Comniedia  of  Dante,  the  Faust  of  Goethe, 
the  Paradise  Lost  of  Milton  or  the  Sistine  Madonna 
of  Raphael  and  the  Hermes  of  Praxiteles. 

In  consideration  of  these  facts  music  has  been 
made  one  of  the  prime  factors  in  our  scheme  of 
education,  and  unremitting  care  has  been  bestowed 
upon  its  study  as  a  science  and  its  practice  as  an  art. 
The  department  devoted  to  it  has  been  conducted 
with  vigor  and   efficiency  in  both  its  branches,  and 


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pupils  and  teachers  alike  deserve  great  credit  for  the 
progress  that  has  been  made  in  it  and  the  results  that 
have  been  obtained  from  its  operations. 

Mr.  Edwin  L.  Gardiner,  the  principal  teacher  in 
the  boys'  section  of  this  department,  has  written  the 
following  statement  of  what  has  been  accomplished 
under  his  direction  :  — 

Of  the  48  boys  who  have  received  instruction  in  this  depart- 
ment during  the  past  year,  all  but  2  have  practised  the  piano- 
forte. Eight  have  studied  the  pipe-organ  and  8  have  received 
special  instruction  in  singing.  The  violin  class  has  contained 
7  members  and  2  pupils  have  studied  the  violoncello. 

Among  the  players  of  the  wind  instruments,  i  lad  practised  the 
flute  and  9  the  clarinet,  while  16  boys  have  given  attention  to 
various  other  instruments  of  the  military  band. 

The  study  of  harmony  and  theory  of  music  has  been  pursued 
by  our  pupils  throughout  the  year,  some  of  them  having  been 
taught  in  class  and  others  receiving  private  lessons  in  these  and 
kindred  subjects.  Earnest  efforts  have  been  made  to  stimulate 
the  creative  faculty  in  our  students,  and  two  of  the  young  men 
made  very  commendable  progress  in  composition,  their  produc- 
tions receiving  very  favorable  comment  from  competent  judges. 

One  evening  each  week  has  been  devoted  to  the  reading  of 
books  and  magazines  relating  to  music.  Biographies  of  eminent 
musicians,  musical  reminiscences  and  current  musical  topics  were 
the  principal  subjects  of  the  readings  to  the  pupils,  and  to  them 
they  have  listened  with  deep  interest. 

We  have  maintained  a  regular  weekly  hymn-class  in  which  the 
whole  school  has  participated.  The  playing  of  the  accompani- 
ment of  the  hymns,  both  in  this  class  and  at  the  regular  exercises 
in  the  hall,  is  done  by  the  members  of  the  class  on  the  organ 
and  is  a  valuable  aid  to  them  in  acquiring  practical  experience 
as  organists. 

Our  military  band,  consisting  of  25  members,  is  not  only  larger 
in  point  of  numbers  but  is  more  proficient  in  technique  than  it 
has  been  for  several  years  past.  The  band  has  devoted  one  hour 
each  day  to  the  study  of  good  music,  arranged  from  the  works  of 
the  best  composers,  the  list  comprising  such  names  as  Balfe, 
Bizet,  Meyerbeer,  Mozart,  Verdi  and  others  of  equal  merit. 


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Our  orchestra  is  steadily  growing  in  numbers  and  is  improving 
in  technique  and  tone  production.  Two  hours  each  week  are 
devoted  to  the  rehearsal  of  concerted  music,  the  intervening  time 
being  used  by  the  players  for  individual  practice  of  the  parts 
assigned  to  them.  In  regard  to  the  choice  of  music,  our  standard 
is  a  high  one,  only  the  most  worthy  compositions  finding  a  place 
in  our  repertoire. 

We  have  devoted  considerable  time  to  the  stereotyping  of  music 
in  the  Braille  system.  Among  the  long  list  of  composers  repre- 
sented in  our  collection  are  the  names  of  Beethoven,  Chopin, 
Grieg,  Heller,  Loeschhorn  and  Schumann. 

Miss  Lila  P.  Cole,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  girls' 
section  of  the  music  department,  has  furnished  the 
following  account  of  the  work  which  has  been  done 
under  her  supervision  :  — 


In  the  girls'  music  department  the  work  has  been  satisfactory, 
and  the  progress  of  the  pupils  steady  throughout  the  past  school 
year. 

Sixty-five  girls  have  received  instruction  in  music.  Of  this 
number  47  have  studied  the  pianoforte;  11,  singing  and  piano- 
forte; 4,  violin  and  pianoforte;  i,  singing,  violoncello  and 
pianoforte;  i,  violin,  singing  and  pianoforte;  and  i,  organ  and 
pianoforte. 

Much  attention  has  been  given  to  the  supplementary  studies 
of  harmony,  musical  history  and  fundamental  training.  Two 
classes  in  harmony  have  met  once  a  week  throughout  the  year 
with  good  results.  They  have  acquired  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  scales  and  triads  and  have  done  good  work  in  harmonizing. 
Special  attention  has  also  been  given  to  the  training  of  the  ear. 

The  study  of  musical  history  was  taken  up  by  two  classes,  one 
of  5  members,  the  other  of  12.  Both  classes  have  met  once  a 
week  and  have  progressed  steadily  along  this  line. 

The  class  in  fundamental  training,  comprising  15  little  girls, 
has  studied  the  elements  of  music  in  a  very  interesting  and  prac- 
tical way.  They  have  gained  a  knowledge  of  rhythm,  keyboard- 
work,  intervals  and  simple  transpositions,  and  so  are  well  pre- 
pared to  enter  more  advanced  grades. 


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Nearly  all  the  girls  have  received  class  instruction  in  vocal 
music,  two  chorus  classes  meeting  three  times  each  week  for  this 
purpose. 

In  three  divisions,  all  the  girls  of  the  school  have  assembled, 
on  one  evening  of  each  week,  to  listen  to  the  reading  of  works 
relating  to  music.  This  has  been  varied,  consisting  of  biog- 
raphy, letters  by  musicians,  criticism  and  items  from  musical 
magazines. 

Pupils'  recitals  have  been  given  during  the  year,  which  have 
been  of  great  benefit  to  the  students  of  music  in  the  school. 

During  the  past  year  many  of  our  students  have 
been  frequently  permitted  to  attend  a  large  number 
of  the  best  concerts  and  operas  given  in  Boston, 
where  the  choicest  compositions  of  the  great  masters 
both  of  the  classical  and  of  the  modern  school  were 
interpreted  by  eminent  artists,  and  thus  to  gain  that 
degree  of  aesthetic  culture  and  critical  acumen  which 
can  be  obtained  from  listening  to  musical  perform- 
ances of  a  high  order.  These  advantages  are  of 
inestimable  value  to  the  blind  no  less  in  an  educa- 
tional and  social  than  in  a  musical  point  of  view, 
and  we  can  hardly  find  words  to  express  adequately 
our  sense  of  gratitude  to  the  kind  friends  who  have 
so  generously  remembered  our  pupils  and  whose 
names  are  thankfully  recorded  in  the  list  of  acknowl- 
edgments.. 

Two  of  our  scholars  continue  this  year  their  study 
of  music  at  the  New  England  conservatory.  One  of 
these,  Clarence  Addison  Jackson,  graduated  last  sum- 
mer from  the  regular  course  for  teachers  adopted  in 
that  institution.  At  the  commencement  exercises  of 
the  conservatory,  held  in  Tremont  Temple  on  the 
nineteenth  of  June,  he  was  among  those  who  were 
chosen  to  take  part  in  the  programme,  prepared  for 
the  occasion,  and  played  the  first  movement  of  the  F 


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minor  concerto  by  Chopin  in  a  spirited  and  artistic 
manner.  Indeed,  his  performance  was  so  exquisite 
in  every  detail  that  it  elicited  repeated  and  enthusi- 
astic applause  from  the  audience.  It  was  exceedingly 
gratifying  to  us  to  see  one  of  our  own  pupils  standing 
side  by  side  with  a  large  number  of  clever  and  clear- 
sighted young  men  and  women  possessed  of  all  their 
senses  and  receiving  with  them  his  diploma  from  the 
hands  of  the  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
conservatory,  Mr.  Charles  P.  Gardiner.  In  testimony 
of  the  excellence  of  his  work  on  the  pianoforte  young 
Jackson  has  been  awarded  a  scholarship  for  that  in- 
strument. He  is  now  pursuing  with  great  earnest- 
ness an  advanced  course  in  organ  playing  with  the 
purpose  of  gaining  the  diploma  of  a  soloist. 

In  the  course  of  the  past  year  valuable  additions 
have  been  made  to  the  equipment  of  our  music 
department.  Fourteen  excellent  pianofortes  have 
been  purchased  to  replace  those  which  were  destroyed 
or  seriously  damaged  by  the  fire  in  the  Howe  building 
last  February.  Thirteen  of  these  were  made  to  order 
for  the  institution  on  reasonable  terms  by  Messrs. 
George  Steck  and  Company  of  New  York,  and  they  are 
fine  instruments  in  every  respect.  In  purity  and  even- 
ness of  tone  and  in  perfection  of  workmanship  they 
are  quite  equal  to  those  which  we  bought  from  the 
same  firm  in  1896.  We  have  also  obtained  a  concert 
grand  pianoforte  and  several  -flutes  and  brass  instru- 
ments, so  that  our  collection  is  at  present  fully  as 
complete  as  the  needs  of  the  school  seem  to  demand. 
Moreover,  the  family  of  our  dear  and  most  honored 
friend,  the  late  Henry  Lee,  presented  to  the  institu- 
tion a  Chickering  grand  pianoforte  which  had  been 
in  its  possession  for  a  long   time.     This  instrument 


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has  been  thoroughly  renovated  and  put  in  good 
working  order  by  our  own  tuners  under  the  direction 
of  their  instructor,  Mr.  George  E.  Hart,  and  besides 
rendering  excellent  service,  it  will  remind  us  con- 
stantly of  one  of  Boston's  noblest  sons  and  most  ideal 
citizens,  whose  public  spirit  and  unstinted  generosity 
constitute  his  everlasting  monument. 

The  corps  of  teachers  remains  almost  the  same  as 
last  year,  there  having  occurred  only  two  changes. 
Miss  Anna  L.  Goodrich,  a  faithful  and  well-trained 
teacher  and  a  young  woman  of  sound  health  and 
amiable  disposition,  has  been  appointed  to  take  the 
place  of  Miss  Grace  L.  Wilbour,  whose  lack  of  physi- 
cal strength  made  it  necessary  for  her  to  engage  Miss 
Goodrich  as  a  substitute  during  the  greater  part  of 
the  school  year.  Mr.  William  A.  Taylor,  who  has 
rendered  good  service  both  in  teaching  and  in  stereo- 
typing music,  has  declined  a  reappointment  and  has 
been  succeeded  by  Mr.  John  F.  Hartwell,  who  re- 
ceived his  education  at  the  New  England  conserv- 
atory of  music. 

Tuning  Department. 

Now,  gentlemen, 
Let's  tune,  and  to  it  lustily  awhile. 

— Shakespeare. 

Of  all  the  mechanical  or  technical  pursuits  with 
which  the  blind  are  occupied,  the  art  of  tuning  piano- 
fortes is  the  most  profitable  and  attractive  to  them. 
It  is  peculiarly  suited  to  their  taste,  presents  fewer 
difficulties  in  its  practice  than  any  other  calling  of  a 
similar  nature  and  opens  to  them  the  way  to  lucrative 
employment. 

For  these  reasons  this  art  continues  to  hold  a  dis- 


tinct  place  in  the  curriculum  of  our  school,  and  even 
greater  attention  is  paid  to  it  now  than  has  been 
heretofore. 

The  department  devoted  to  the  art  of  tuning  has 
maintained  steadily  the  high  state  of  efficiency  which 
has  characterized  it  since  the  present  manager  took 
charge  of  it,  and  the  results  obtained  from  its  opera- 
tions are  exceedingly  gratifying. 

During  the  past  year  twenty-seven  pupils  have 
received  instruction  in  tuning  and  repairing  piano- 
fortes. The  time  devoted  by  each  learner  to  the 
study  of  this  art  varies  from  five  to  thirty-five  hours 
per  week  according  to  his  requirements,  his  circum- 
stances and  to  the  degree  of  his  progress.  For 
beginners  the  smaller  number  of  hours  named  is 
sufficient,  while  those  who  are  far  advanced  in  their 
work  need  the  larger. 

The  course  of  instruction  and  training  pursued  in 
this  department  is  systematic,  comprehensive  and 
thorough  in  every  particular  and  is  calculated  to 
enable  the  students  to  become  good  tuners,  well 
prepared  to  take  their  places  among  seeing  com- 
petitors. It  unites  correct  theory  with  constant  in- 
telligent practice  and  comprises  every  subject  that 
seems  indispensable  for  the  mastery  of  the  art  of 
tuning. 

The  pupils  have  been  taught  and  trained  with 
great  care  and  assiduity  to  make  ordinary  repairs  and 
to  use  a  variety  of  tools.  They  have  also  had  ex- 
cellent opportunities  for  acquiring  valuable  experience 
in  this  direction.  More  than  one  dilapidated  old 
pianoforte  has  been  turned  over  to  them  in  order  that 
they  might  renovate  it  and  put  it  in  good  working 
order.     They   have    restrung   these    instruments    en- 


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tirely  and  have  replaced  all  the  hammers  and  other 
parts  of  the  action  which  were  broken  or  worn-out. 
This  practice  is  of  inestimable  value  to  our  students, 
for  it  teaches  them  how  to  remedy  such  defects  as 
may  appear  unexpectedly  in  the  execution  of  their 
work  and  thus  it  tends  to  strengthen  their  confidence 
in  their  own  ability  and  to  increase  their  self-reliance. 
Moreover,  those  of  our  scholars  who  are  advanced  in 
the  art  of  tuning  derive  an  immense  benefit  from  the 
experience  which  they  gain  by  keeping  in  excellent 
condition  the  sixty-eight  pianofortes,  which  are  owned 
by  the  parent  school  and  the  kindergarten.  Among 
these  instruments  nearly  every  characteristic  feature 
of  mechanical  structure  and  of  style  is  found. 

The  equipment  of  this  department  has  been 
thoroughly  put  in  order,  and  all  necessary  additions 
to  it  have  been  made.  Ample  facilities  have  been 
provided  for  the  analytical  study  of  the  mechanism 
of  the  pianoforte.  Tools,  appliances,  models,  mate- 
rials of  various  kinds,  all  have  been  supplied  with  un- 
stinted liberality.  Two  pianofortes  have  been  added 
to  the  collection,  increasing  the  number  to  fourteen.. 
Twelve  of  these  instruments  are  used  for  the  purpose 
of  tuning  and  two  for  practice  in  repairing. 

Great  credit  is  due  to  the  manager  of  this  depart- 
ment, Mr.  George  E.  Hart,  for  giving  close  and 
undivided  attention  to  every  detail  of  its  work  and 
for  the  invaluable  service  which  he  is  rendering  to 
his  fellow  sufferers  in  helping  them  to  become  skilful 
tuners  and  self-supporting  citizens.  Quietly  and  un- 
ostentatiously he  is  incessantly  laboring  in  their 
behalf,  and  his  efforts  deserve  their  grateful  acknowl- 
edgment and  our  highest  commendation.  He  cer- 
tainly is  the  right  man  in  the  right  place. 


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Entertainments  on  Washington's   Birthday. 

Teach  them  to  guard  with  jealous  care 

The  land  that  gave  them  birth, 
As  patriot  sons  of  patriot  sires, — 

The  dearest  spot  of  earth. 

—  S.  F.  Smith. 

The  pupils  of  this  institution  are  becoming  more 
and  more  ambitious  in  their  endeavors  to  furnish 
fitting  entertainment  for  their  friends  on  Washing- 
ton's birthday,  and  each  new  year  sees  fresh  laurels 
won  by  their  further  incursions  into  stage-land. 

On  this  occasion  the  capacity  of  the  auditorium  in 
each  department  was  tested  to  its  utmost,  and  it  was 
a  matter  of  deep  concern  that  every  guest  whose  in- 
terest in  the  blind  boys  and  girls  had  brought  him  to 
the  building  could  not  be  accorded  the  comfortable 
seat,  which  he  had  the  right  to  expect  and  the  true 
spirit  of  hospitality  prompts  us  to  give. 

But  since  no  murmur  of  disapproval  was  heard 
from  any  visitor  on  that  day,  it  is  reasonable  to  sup- 
pose that  all  were  so  carried  out  of  themselves  by 
the  excellence  of  the  performances  as  to  forget  their 
discomfort. 

At  eleven  o'clock,  the  centre  of  attraction  was  the 
museum  where  the  girls  gave  scenes  from  Alices 
Adventures  in  Wonderland,  which  were  well  selected 
from  the  rich  store  of  fun  in  Lewis  Carroll's  world- 
famous  book.  The  girls  did  marvelously  good  work, 
entering  thoroughly  into  their  roles,  whether  of 
human  being  or  of  beast  or  of  imaginary  monster 
and  filling  every  scene  with  life  and  action.  Their 
freedom  of  motion  and  their  spirited  interpretation  of 
the  parts  called  forth   frequent   praise  and   applause 


8o 

from  the  audience,  and  the  pretty  and  realistic  cos- 
tuming added  not  a  little  to  the  brilliant  setting  of 
the  pictures.  The  following  scenes  were  given,  call- 
ing for  the  appearance  of  twenty-one  characters :  — 

Alice  and  her  Sister. 

Advice  from  a  Caterpillar. 

The  Duchess  at  Home. 

A  Mad  Tea-party. 

The  Queen's  Garden. 

The  Mock  Turtle's  Story. 

The  Trial  of  the  Knave  of  Hearts. 

Alice  and  her  Sister. 

The  play  of  Dido,  dramatized  from  the  Aeneid^ 
which  was  given  by  the  boys  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
hall  of  the  institution,  presented  a  marked  contrast  to 
the  programme  of  the  morning,  for  this  epic  tragedy 
was  as  intense  and  dramatic  in  its  action,  as  the  per- 
formance by  the  girls  had  been  gay  and  sparkling. 
To  say  that  the  boys  lived  their  parts  is  no  exagger- 
ation of  the  fact.  Their  appreciation  of  the  depth  of 
feeling,  described  by  Virgil's  words,  and  their  por- 
trayal of  these  emotions  in  act  and  tone  showed  a 
masterly  grasp  of  the  tragic  subject  and  a  remarkable 
power  of  dramatic  representation.  The  more  espe- 
cially is  this  true  in  view  of  their  limitation.  To 
them,  at  the  theatre  or  opera,  an  actor's  voice  alone 
may  speak, —  his  gesture  and  his  expression,  often  so 
fraught  with  meaning  and  suggestion,  are  altogether 
lost. 

Here,  again,  it  seems  important  to  lay  stress  upon 
the  educational  value  of  this  work  to  these  boys  and 
girls  who,  through  their  own  study  of  the  delineation 


THOMAS   STRINGER. 


EDITH   THOMAS. 


MARION   RO.STRON. 


ELIZABETH    ROBIN. 


CORA   ADELIA   CROCKER. 


of  characters,  are  enabled  to  comprehend  in  greater 
or  less  degree  the  power  and  marvel  of  the  actor's  art, 
as  no  mere  description,  however  true  and  graphic, 
could  ever  impart  it. 

Thus,  the  work,  in  which  these  pupils  cheerfully 
engage,  in  order  that  thereby  they  too  may  have  a 
share  in  the  carrying  on  of  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind, —  a  department,  to  the  value  and  beneficence  of 
which  none  is  more  keenly  alive  than  are  these  fellow- 
victims  of  a  larger  growth, —  has  a  reactionary  force. 
It  brings  with  it  an  answering  blessing  to  themselves, 
and  imparts  a  new  pleasure  to  life,  where  otherwise 
only  a  dreadful  blank  would  exist. 

Education  of  the  Blind  Deaf-Mutes. 

Deaf,  dumb  and  blind! 
What  sorrows  here  combined 
To  chain  a  deathless  soul 
Ere  it  hath  reached  its  goal. 

—  Kate  M.  Farlow. 

Through  the  great  kindness  of  Mr.  Purdy  of  the 
firm  of  J.  E.  Purdy  and  Company,  we  are  enabled  to 
present  here  a  picture  of  the  five  blind-deaf  pupils, 
who  now  find  within  our  hospitable  walls  a  great 
store  of  intellectual  treasures  and  of  wonderful  in- 
formation, which  their  starved  minds  and  disused 
faculties  drink  in  eagerly  as  soon  as  they  realize  the 
beauty  of  knowledge  and  its  satisfying  qualities. 

During  the  past  year  two  more  have  been  added  to 
our  little  group  of  blind-deaf  children,  almost  doub- 
ling its  number.  Three  of  these  pupils,  Edith  M. 
Thomas,  Cora  Adelia  Crocker  and  Marion  Rostron, 
belong  to  Massachusetts  and  the  means  for  their  edu- 
cation have  been  provided  by  an  act  of  the  legisla- 


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ture ;  Elizabeth  Robin  came  to  us  by  special  arrange-, 
ment;  Tommy  Stringer  alone  is  a  stranger  within 
our  gates,  a  waif  who,  thrown  in  our  way,  was  taken 
into  our  child-garden.  The  entrance  to  this  delight- 
ful abode  could  not  be  closed  against  the  appealing 
little  wanderer,  who,  once  revived  and  refreshed  in 
this  sunny  spot,  can  never  again  be  turned  out  into 
the  cold. 

We  have  often  had  occasion  to  revert  to  the  begin- 
ning of  the  work  of  educating  the  blind-deaf,  but  a 
repetition  of  this  will  not  come  amiss,  since  to  some  it. 
may  be  new. 

The  first  blind  deaf-mute  who  was  ever  taught  the 
use  of  language  was  Laura  Bridgman.  Dr.  Samuel 
Gridley  Howe  heard  of  her  sad  condition  when  she 
was  seven  years  of  age  and  immediately  hastened  to 
Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  to  see  her  in  her  home. 
Her  parents  were  easily  induced  to  consent  to  her 
coming  to  Boston,  and  on  the  fourth  of  October. 
1837,  they  brought  her  to  this  institution.  Dr.  Howe 
entered  with  enthusiasm  upon  his  novel  task.  The 
work  was  necessarily  experimental,  but  the  principles 
of  the  method  of  instruction  were  apparent  to  him 
and  'guided  his  efforts.  He  saw  that  the  only 
medium  for  the  transmission  of  thought  was  the 
sense  of  touch  and  that  the  connection  of  an  object 
and  its  name  must  be  the  principal  mental  process. 
The  first  experiments  were  made  by  taking  articles 
in  common  use,  such  as  knives,  forks,  spoons,  etc., 
and  pasting  upon  them  labels  with  their  names 
printed  in  raised  letters.  These  she  felt  of  very  care- 
fully, and  soon  of  course  distinguished  that  the 
crooked  lines  spoon  differed  as  much  from  the 
crooked  lines  key  as  the  spoon  differed  from  the  key 


S3 

in  form.  Many  weeks  elapsed,  however,  before  Laura 
understood  the  meaning  of  these  exercises.*"  "  I 
could  almost  fix  upon  the  moment  when  this  truth 
dawned  upon  her  mind  and  spread  its  light  to  her 
countenance,"  wrote  Dr.  Howe  —  and  the  battle  was 
won.  Whatever  heights  she  may  have  attained  after 
years  of  development,  however  deep  her  compre- 
hension of  the  beauty  of  language  and  the  value  of 
thought  may  have  become,  nothing  could  exceed  the 
force  and  significance  of  that  simple  beginning  when 
a  hint  of  what  the  Doctor  was  aiming  at  first  entered 
Laura's  mind  and  awoke  her  dormant  faculties. 
"  She  became  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  world,"  says 
Mrs,  Howe,  "  furnishing  a  new  chapter  in  human 
history."  We  quote  farther  from  her  remarks  on  the 
subject :  — 

I  remember  how  my  husband  was  received  when  he  went 
abroad  after  the  story  of  Laura  Bridgman  had  become  known  in 
both  continents.  It  was  considered  so  wonderful  that  a  blind 
deaf-mute  had  learned  not  only  the  use  of  language  but  the 
value  of  thought.  The  great  English  wit  and  critic,  Rev.  Sidney 
Smith,  compared  him  to  Pygmalion,  the  ancient  sculptor,  who  was 
said  to  have  bestowed  the  gift  of  speech  on  one  of  his  statues. 
In  England  and  elsewhere,  the  foremost  people  were  glad  to  do 
him  honor. 

We  have  already  pointed  out  the  fact  that  Laura 
was  the  first  deaf-blind  person  to  receive  instruction 
in  the  use  of  language.  But  not  only  was  Dr.  Howe 
a  pioneer  in  the  work ;  he  accomplished  the  mighty 
task  in  the  face. of  direct  evidence  from  the  highest 
authorities  in  the  world,  as  they  were  then  supposed 
to    be,   that  such    a   feat  was   absolutely  impossible. 

•With  Oliver  Caswell  and  his  later  pupils  Dr.  Howe  began  with  the  manual  alphabet  instead 
of  with  the  printed  labels. 


84 

There  was  at  that  time  in  England  a  boy,  named 
James  Mitchell,  who  had  suffered  the  double  loss  of 
sight  and  hearing,  but  who  gave  every  evidence  of  a 
mind  struggling  against  its  barriers  and  yearning  for 
the  light.  The  case  of  this  boy  was  noticed  and 
debated  by  several  of  the  most  competent  scientific 
and  medical  authorities  in  that  country,  whose  de- 
cisions were  unquestioned,  and  they  pronounced  the 
task  of  educating  him  impossible.  By  opening  to 
Laura  the  world's  treasury  of  thought  Dr.  Howe 
nullified  this  declaration  and  proved  the  feasibility  of 
this  great  work  in  the  face  of  down-right  denial  of  its 
possibility.  This  achievement  is  well  characterized 
by  Mr.  William  Wade  of  Oakmont,  Pennsylvania,  in 
the  following  letter,  which  he  addressed  last  January 
to  the  editor  of  the  Silent  Hoosier  in  Indianapolis 
under  the  caption :  "  Honor  to  whom  honor  is  due." 

I  most  heartily  join  in  your  tribute  to  "  the  ingenuity,  patience 
and  love  of  the  consecrated  lives,  which  have  made  it  possible  " 
for  the  deaf-blind  to  be  educated.  But  few  recognize  fully  the 
courage  that  animated  Dr.  Samuel  G.  Howe,  when  he  initiated 
that  work  in  Laura  Bridgman's  case.  Not  only  did  he  have  the 
inherent  difficulties  in  such  a  new  and  thorny  path  to  confront, 
but  the  still  more  discouraging  feature,  that  numbers  of  the  fore- 
most men  of  the  day,  Sir  James  Mackintosh,  Sir  Thomas  Dick 
Lauder,  Sir  Astley  Cooper,  the  distinguished  oculist,  Mr. 
Vaughan,  and  Dugald  Stewart,  the  essayist,  had  seen  and  investi- 
gated the  case  of  James  Mitchell,  in  England,  and  all  either  con- 
cluded that  nothing  could  be  done  for  him,  or  did  not  see  that 
anything  could  be  done.  Yet  Mitchell  was  one  of  the  most 
promising  cases  of  deaf-blindness  ever  recorded,  apparently  much 
above  Laura  in  mentality,  and  most  of  all,  his  sister  had  taught 
him  fully  enough  for  us,  now,  to  see  that  his  further  education 
would  have  been  comparatively  easy.  To  face  the  opinions  of 
such  men,  and  patiently  carry  on  his  work,  was  more  courageous 
in  Dr.  Howe  than  any  other  feat  in  education  that  I  ever  heard  of. 


EDITH    M.   THOMAS. 


85 

Today  we  see  the  blind-deaf  standing  on  the  same 
plane  as  their  seeing,  hearing  companions,  accepting 
their  own  responsibilities,  exercising  foresight  and  en- 
joying common  interests  with  their  fellows. 

Massachusetts  was  the  first  state  to  recognize  the 
right  of  such  children  to  receive  an  education  with 
their  normal,  blind  or  deaf  brothers  and  sisters  and 
took  measures  to  provide  for  their  care  by  an  act 
passed  on  the  twenty-eighth  of  May,  1886,  which  is 
reprinted  in  full  on  the  thirtieth  page  of  our  sixty- 
seventh  annual  report.  Since  that  time  other  states 
have  come  to  realize  the  importance  of  this  subject 
and  provision  for  this  purpose  has  already  been  made 
by  several  state  legislatures,  while  in  others  the  matter 
is  under  discussion.  Instruction  to  the  blind-deaf  is 
now  given  in  New  York,  Ohio,  Illinois,  South 
Dakota,  Texas  and  Mississippi.  It  is  a  matter  for 
congratulation  that  such  a  movement  has  been  inaug- 
urated, and  we  doubt  not  that  it  will  expand  until 
every  state  in  the  union  has  followed  the  excellent 
lead  of  Massachusetts. 


Edith  M.  Thomas. 

Her  life  is  a  load ;  encumbered  with  the  charge, 
She  longs  to  set  the  imprisoned  soul  at  large. 

—  Dryden. 

In  spite  of  the  barriers  due  to  her  double  affliction 
within  which  her  mind  and  spirit  are  confined,  Edith 
possesses  capabilities  and  qualities  of  a  high  order. 

As  has  been  distinctly  stated  in  these  reports,  she 
is  not  gifted  with  a  brilliant  intellect  and  superior 
talents,  nor  do  any  of  her  mental  endowments  go 
beyond  the  average  standard  of  girls  of  her  age ;  but 


86 

she  has  more  than  her  share  of  good  common  sense 
and  a  remarkable  character.  The  latter  is  unsur- 
passed in  its  strength  and  beauty,  for  it  is  founded 
upon  the  virtues  of  truthfulness  and  sincerity,  of 
honesty  and  frankness,  of  purity  and  uprightness ; 
of  industry  and  cheerfulness,  of  perseverance  and  of 
genuine  sympathy.  Not  less  striking  than  the  force 
of  character  is  her  moral  integrity.  She  scorns  all 
falsehood  and  deceit,  loathes  hypocrisy  and  dissimula- 
tion, and  is  outspoken  in  the  expression  of  her  con- 
victions of  right  and  wrong.  She  unquestionably  is  a 
puritan  of  the  modern  type,  mollified  and  modified  by 
the  social  and  humanizing  influences  of  the  nine- 
teenth century.  The  following  words  are  peculiarly 
appropriate  to  her  case,  the  key-note  of  her  life :  — 

No  power  on  earth  shall  sever 
My  soul  from  truth  forever. 

The  results  of  Edith's  work  for  the  past  year  are 
concisely  but  faithfully  and  most  accurately  given  in 
an  admirable  statement,  prepared  by  one  of  her  de- 
voted teachers,  Miss  Frances  S.  Marrett.  This  ac- 
count contains  few  incidents  significant  of  the  young 
girl's  progress.  The  difficulties  which  have  presented 
themselves  so  frequently  in  the  three  studies,  which 
she  pursued  last  year,  United  States  history,  Latin 
and  algebra,  have  not  been  so  triumphantly  overcome 
by  her  indomitable  will  as  they  have  been  in  the  past 
when  an  ambitious  purpose  manifested  itself  in  her 
struggle  with  duty.  Nevertheless,  in  the  first-named 
study,  which  she  called  "the  favorite,"  she  has  shown 
an  excellent  spirit  for  work  and  has  been  undaunted 
by  the  labor  which  it  entailed.  The  result  has  been 
satisfactory  and  shows  an  encouraging  feature  in  her 


87 

increased  ability  to  form  logical  statements  and  to 
arrive  at  intelligent  conclusions  from  the  course  of 
events. 

Her  work  in  Latin  was  well  done  during  the  first 
term,  but  after  beginning  the  reading  of  Virgil's 
j^neid  she  lost  interest  in  the  subject  to  a  great 
degree  and  evinced  her  indifference  by  faulty  lessons 
and  poor  results.  This  continued  in  spite  of  every 
attempt  to  arouse  her  better  nature  until  the  work 
with  her  classmates  had  to  be  abandoned,  because  she 
could  not  keep  up  with  them. 

In  algebra  her  success  has  been  of  a  varying 
quality,  and  her  independent  work  has  progressed 
slowly  but,  in  spite  of  this,  her  faithful  application  has 
brought  the  year's  course  to  a  successful  close. 

Edith  has  manifested  an  ardent  desire  to  follow  out 
advanced  lines  of  work  in  manual  training  rather 
than  to  continue  her  literary  pursuits  beyond  the 
required  amount.  This  branch  of  activity  calls  forth 
her  best  endeavor  and  furnishes  her  happiest  form  of 
expression.  In  her  handiwork  she  is  quick,  skilful, 
accurate  and  independent,  but  modest  in  her  estimate 
of  her  own  ability  and  incredulous  of  any  statement 
which  ranks  her  work  as  superior  to  that  of  another. 
She  shows  excellent  judgment  and  can  be  trusted  to 
decide  for  herself  the  amount  of  cloth  and  trimming 
which  may  be  needed  for  such  a  task  as  dressing  a 
doll, —  a  labor  of  love  which  she  gladly  performs  each 
year  as  her  contribution  toward  that  beneficent 
charity,  the  Elizabeth  Peabody  free  kindergarten. 

In  the  care  of  her  personal  belongings,  she  not  only 
takes  an  active  part  by  keeping  her  clothing  in  good 
repair,  but  has  also  undertaken  independently  some 
alterations  which  have  seemed  to  her  necessary  and 


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has  accomplished  them  neatly  and  accurately.  In 
addition  to  her  work  for  charity's  sake,  her  kindly 
nature  finds  in  this  talent  an  opportunity  of  aiding 
the  younger  pupils  in  our  school,  and  she  often 
assists  them  in  making  Christmas  gifts,  valentines  or 
maybaskets. 

The  end  of  the  school-year  brought  to  Edith  most 
delightful  anticipations  of  a  trip  to  the  Pan-American 
exposition,  early  in  July,  planned  by  one  of  her  good 
friends  and  benefactors,  and  of  a  visit  later  to  a 
school-friend  in  Maine.  Her  joy  and  gratitude  over- 
flowed in  expressions  of  the  utmost  happiness  and 
appreciation  of  such  great  good  fortune. 

Here  is  the  story  of  Edith's  efforts,  achievements 
and  failures  as  told  by  Miss  Marrett:  — 

The  record  of  the  past  year  of  Edith's  school  life  con- 
tributes few  significant  incidents  to  the  story  of  her  progress. 
An  atmosphere  of  more  advanced  work  has  prescribed  closer 
limits  to  periods  of  recreation  and  required  of  her  deeper 
concentration  of  thought  within  the  class  room.  The  tide  of 
mental  energy  has  been  directed  chiefly  along  the  course  of 
uncongenial  duty,  and  the  measure  of  achievement  has  been 
proportionate  to  the  strength  of  continued  effort.  Edith 
does  not  meet  the  difficulties  of  new  tasks  with  the  ambitious 
purpose  which  insures  success,  and  this  truth  suggests  a 
reason  why  the  welcome  signs  of  growth  are  not  as  clearly 
apparent  in  the  work  of  the  past  year  as  in  that  of  the  pre- 
vious ones. 

The  studies  which  have  claimed  her  time  in  the  literary 
department  are  United  States  history,  Latin  and  algebra. 

The  first-mentioned  subject  was  early  denominated  "  the 
favorite,"  and,  in  spite  of  its  demands  for  earnest  labor,  Edith 
has  adhered  to  the  appellation  with  characteristic  loyalty. 
Again  and  again,  from  a  labyrinth  of  misty  facts  have  come 
the  words,  "  I  like  history  and  I  am  willing  to  work  hard." 


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Her  eagerness  to  begin  this  study  was  doubtless  stimulated 
by  the  conviction  that  on  more  familiar  ground  she  would  be 
free  from  the  perplexing  problems,  which  had  severely  taxed 
her  powers  in  the  study  of  ancient  history.  She  was  intelli- 
gently responsive  to  the  general  questions  of  the  introductory 
lesson,  and,  from  a  written  outline,  she  prepared  satisfactorily 
her  first  recitation  on  the  physical  advantages  of  America  for 
colonization. 

Although  the  lessons  in  history  have  presented  truths  not 
altogether  new  and  strange  to  Edith,  it  has  been  necessary 
for  her  to  devote  to  their  preparation  one  or  two  hours  each 
day,  outside  of  the  class  room.  Her  fund  of  general  knowl- 
edge is  still  very  limited.  Many  words  and  facts  whose 
meaning  is  clear  to  the  other  members  of  the  class  must  be 
carefully  explained  to  Edith.  "  How  did  King  James  regard 
the  Virginia  colony  ? "  was  a  question  which  she  considered 
as  signifying  in  what  way  he  was  pleased  with  it.  Her 
ignorance  of  political  and  commercial  relations  required  a 
careful  interpretation  of  every  section  of  the  stamp  act,  and 
a  thorough  understanding  of  the  principal  articles  of  the 
constitution  was  the  reward  of  weeks  of  patient  striving. 

Of  the  study  of  this  important  document,  Edith  said  :  "  I 
like  it  very  much.  It  is  interesting  to  know  how  we  are 
governed ;  but  I  find  many  things  which  I  do  not  know 
about.  I  do  not  know  much  any  way.  I  ought  to  have 
known  all  these  things  long  ago." 

Edith  enjoyed  the  story  of  Washington's  administration  as 
that  of  an  era  which,  through  the  loyal  devotion  of  a  grateful 
people,  brought  to  her  favorite  hero  his  grandest  triumph. 
Amid  the  turmoil  of  the  rise  of  the  political  parties  repre- 
sented by  Jefferson  and  Hamilton,  she  could  not  easily  grasp 
the  salient  points  of  difference  between  the  great  factions  ; 
but  she  was  always  ready  to  declare  Jefferson  the  wise  and 
noble  man,  who  thoroughly  understood  the  management  of 
the  affairs  of  government! 

Any  question  pertaining  to  the  rights  of  an  individual  or 
of  a  nation  has  never  failed  to  call  forth  Edith's  strongest 
sympathy  in  behalf  of  the  oppressed.     She  deeply  resented 


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Pizarro's  treatment  of  the  Incas  and,  in  emphatic  denuncia- 
tion, said :  "  Pizarro  was  selfish  and  that  was  why  he  was  so 
cruel.  He  had  no  right  to  treat  a  trusting  people  so."  De 
Soto  was  the  hero  whom  she  delighted  to  contrast  with 
Pizarro  as  a  man  who  was  merciful  and  tried  to  do  right  to 
the  Indians. 

Edith  found  it  exceedingly  difficult  to  reconcile  the  duties, 
imposed  upon  a  president  of  the  United  States  by  his  high 
social  position,  with  his  responsibility  for  the  welfare  of  a 
great  republic.  A  reference  to  a  lavish  entertainment  of 
foreign  ambassadors  at  Washington  was  met  by  the  ques- 
tion, "why  does  a  president  need  so  much  pleasure?" 

From  time  to  time  throughout  the  year  Edith  has  been 
glad  and  proud  to  introduce  into  her  recitations  facts 
gained  from  self-imposed  readings  upon  subjects  of  particu- 
lar interest  to  her. 

The  benefit  which  she  has  received  from  a  study  of  United 
States  history  is  most  apparent  in  an  increase  in  her  ability 
to  form  logical  statements  and  to  draw  intelligent  conclu- 
sions from  related  facts. 

Edith  was  pleased  to  continue  the  study  of  Latin  by  read- 
ing from  Virgil's  ^neid,  and  her  work  during  the  first 
term  of  the  year,  although  not  equal  to  that  of  her  class- 
mates, was  satisfactory  inasmuch  as  it  gave  evidence  of 
faithful  application.  The  structure  and  language  of  the 
Latin  verse  presented  especial  difficulties  to  Edith  in  her 
task  of  translation.  The  practical  trend  of  her  mind  sug- 
gested as  English  equivalents  for  the  Latin  words  the  com- 
mon phrases  of  every-day  speech,  and  she  was  extremely 
impatient  of  the  necessity  of  such  a  selection  and  arrange- 
ment of  words  as  would  be  best  adapted  to  the  interpreta- 
tion of  the  rhythmical  thought  of  the  great  Latin  poem. 
She  soon  became  weary  of  a  mental  exertion  which  had  not 
the  stimulus  of  a  deepening  interest  in  the  narrative  of  the 
adventures  of  ^Eneas,  and,  amid  an  atmosphere  of  discour- 
agement, she  one  day  announced  that  she  considered  "  the 
study  of  Latin  a  loss  of  time." 

After  this  declaration  there  followed  a  protracted  period 
of  heedless  indifference  to  the  daily  lessons  and  in  conse- 


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quence  many  hours  of  extra  work  to  meet  the  requirements 
of  the  class  room.  This  lack  of  progress,  due  to  her  un- 
friendly mood,  has  proved  so  serious  that  she  will  not  be 
able  to  continue  the  reading  of  the  ^iieid  with  her  class 
another  year.  When  this  fact  was  made  known  to  her,  she 
said  in  sturdy  self-defence  :  "  I  dislike  Latin  very  decidedly. 
If  I  had  a  talent  for  languages  as  Longfellow  did,  I  might 
enjoy  it." 

The  arrangement  of  Edith's  school  duties  has  assigned  to 
the  study  of  algebra  two  hours  of  each  morning's  session. 
Under  the  best  conditions  she  is  very  slow  in  independent 
work  with  numbers  ;  but  accuracy  is  usually  the  result  of 
her  concentrated  endeavor. 

Her  efforts  are  still  controlled  to  a  certain  extent  by  her 
moods.  In  proof  of  this  it  often  happens  that  more  time  is 
spent  upon  the  solution  of  a  simple  problem  than  is  given 
to  a  difficult  one,  and  many  errors  are  due  to  an  indifferent 
spirit  on  her  part.  A  contest  with  equations  is  frequently 
brought  to  a  successful  issue  by  drawing  from  Edith's  own 
experience  a  parallel  illustration  of  the  meaning  of  the  writ- 
ten numbers.  When  thus  forced  to  recognize  their  simple 
elements  she  has  sufficient  pride  for  an  easy  victory. 

Considered  as  a  whole,  her  year's  work  in  algebra  has 
been  satisfactory.  She  has  gained  a  knowledge  of  the  fol- 
lowing subjects:  —  simple  equations,  addition,  subtraction, 
multiplication  and  division  of  monominals  and  polynominals, 
theorems  of  development  and  factoring. 

Not  long  ago  as  Edith  was  contrasting  her  own  school  life 
with  that  of  a  college  friend,  she  said  emphatically  :  "  I 
should  not  succeed  as  well  in  college  as  I  do  here.  I  have 
not  the  taste  for  such  things.  I  hope  that  I  won't  go  to 
college.  I  should  like  to  go  to  a  school  for  dress  making." 
At  another  time  when  she  was  enumerating  her  tasks  at  the 
institution  she  warmly  stated  her  preference  for  the  work  in 
the  manual  training  department,  giving  as  her  reason,  "  it  is 
just  what  I  like  to  do." 

For  the  past  year  she  has  been  a  zealous  member  of  an 
advanced  class  in  sewing,  and  during  the  lesson  periods  (two 


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hours  each  week)  she  has  cut  and  made  a  child's  underwaist 
and  a  shirtwaist  for  herself.  Her  teacher's  testimonial  states 
that  Edith  works  always  with  intelligent  independence  and 
that  her  success  is  assured  by  her  remarkable  exactness  and 
skill. 

The  care  of  her  wardrobe  has  this  year  extended  beyond 
the  common  task  of  mending.  The  sleeves  of  a  waist,  which 
had  been  purchased  for  her,  were  not  at  all  satisfactory.  She 
knew  what  should  be  done  to  secure  a  proper  fit,  and  with 
scissors  and  needle  she  quickly  made  the  desired  change, 
saying  nothing  about  the  work  to  any  one  until  she  had 
finished  sewing  the  sleeves  into  the  waist.  When  the  success 
of  her  achievement  was  revealed,  she  received  with  true  joy 
the  hearty  commendation  which  was  her  best  reward. 

Her  skill  in  handiwork  gives  her  a  generous  medium  of 
beneficence  and  cheer  to  many  friends.  It  has  become  an 
annual  pleasure  for  Edith  to  dress  a  doll  for  the  fair  which  is 
held  in  behalf  of  the  Elizabeth  Peabody  kindergarten.  This 
sweet  charity  is  in  the  fullest  sense  her  own.  She  buys  the 
doll  and  selects  the  cloth  and  trimmings  which  she  deems 
best  suited  to  her  chosen  style  of  costume.  Her  large 
experience  as  a  doll's  dressmaker  enables  her  to  estimate 
with  remarkable  exactness  the  amount  of  material  required 
for  her  work. 

At  the  approach  of  each  bright  Christmas  season  her 
fingers  are  busy  in  fashioning  dainty,  useful  gifts,  and  it  is 
much  that  can  be  accomplished  when  heart  and  hand  are  in 
perfect  accord. 

She  is  always  ready  to  help  the  younger  girls  of  our 
school  in  the  making  of  valentines  and  maybaskets,  and  she 
has  not  yet  outgrown  the  delight  of  being  herself  a  mysteri- 
ous donor  of  the  pretty  tokens  of  wholesome  merriment  and 
good  will. 

Edith  has  always  had  a  modest  estimate  of  her  aptitude  * 
for  every  form    of   manual   work.     She    has    evidently  con- 
sidered the  large  gift  of  nature  as  a  very  general  blessing. 
One  day  she  asked  her  teacher  why  people  praised  her  work 
and  said  they  could  not  do  as  well.     There  was  a  shade  of 


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trouble  in  her  fear  that  she  had  detected  in  the  praise  a 
tinge  of  insincerity. 

As  in  former  years,  Edith  has  received  much  benefit  and 
pleasure  from  daily  practice  in  the  gymnasium.  Its  free 
genial  atmosphere  has  promoted  excellent  work.  Edith  was 
much  pleased  to  be  one  of  the  girls  who  were  chosen  to  give 
an  exercise  in  educational  gymnastics  as  a  feature  of  the 
programme  for  the  observance  of  our  commencement  day 
last  June.  Upon  this  important  occasion  she  demonstrated 
her  appreciation  of  individual  responsibility  by  an  earnest 
attention  and  a  quick  and  accurate  response  to  every  com- 
mand. 

As  the  school  year  drew  near  its  close,  a  wonderful  sur- 
prise came  to  Edith  in  the  tidings  that  a  generous  bene- 
factor had  made  arrangements  for  her  to  be  included  in  the 
number  of  those  blind  and  deaf  students  who  with  their 
teachers  were  to  be  at  the  Pan-American  exposition  during 
the  first  week  in  July.  There  was  also  the  glad  news  that 
she  had  received  an  invitation  to  spend  the  remainder  of  the 
summer  with  a  dear  friend  in  Maine.  When  she  had  begun 
to  cherish  as  an  experience  of  real  life  the  large  anticipation 
which  at  first  had  seemed  only  a  bright  dream,  she  ex- 
claimed :  "  I  am  happy  beyond  doubt,  happier  than  ever 
today  because  I  have  never  travelled  so  much  in  my  life  as 
I  am  going  to  do  this  summer."  This  sentence,  beautiful 
in  its  fullness  of  joy,  breathes  words  of  good  omen  in  its 
token  of  new  impulses  for  another  school  year  to  be 
gathered  from  this  marvellous  pleasure  trip  through  fresh 
fields  of  knowledge. 

Elizabeth  Robin. 

Her  heart  is  gentle  as  her  face  is  fair, 

With  grace  and  love  and  pity  dwelling  there. 

—  F.  B.  Sanborn. 

We  are  very  much  gratified  to  be  able  to  speak  in 
high  terms  of  the  general  progress  in  the  education 
of  this  interesting  girl  during  the  past  year  and  to 


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commend    most   favorably    the   work  which    she    has 
accomplished. 

Elizabeth  has  made  marked  progress  both  in  her 
physical  growth  and  in  her  mental  and  moral  de- 
velopment. She  is  tall  and  stately,  straight  and 
graceful,  alert,  vivacious,  light-hearted  and  beautiful. 
To  use  Pope's  words,  she  is — 

Polite  with  candor,  elegant  with  ease. 

Her  cheerful  temper,  together  with  her  amiable  dis- 
position and  her  genuine  goodness,  make  her  per- 
sonal appearance  unusually  attractive  and  her  company 
exceedingly  charming.  She  is  modest  but  not  timid, 
independent  but  not  bold,  self-reliant  yet  unassuming. 
She  is  strongly  attached  to  her  associates  and  school- 
mates and  the  soul  of  good  fellowship.  She  loves 
warmly  her  parents,  her.  brothers  and  sisters,  her 
other  relatives  and  all  her  friends,  the  dearest  of 
whom  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  T.  Whiting  of  Boston 
for  whom  her  affection  is  almost  that  of  a  daughter. 
Elizabeth's  education,  like  that  of  Edith  Thomas, 
is  based  upon  sound  pedagogical  principles  and  is 
carried  on  in  a  rational,  systematic  way,  in  which  as 
much  attention  is  paid  to  the  removal  of  the  diffi- 
culties caused  by  her  deprivations  as  is  indispensable 
in  the  case  of  one  so  afflicted.  Both  these  girls  are 
regular  members  of  the  classes  to  which  they  belong, 
and  their  standing  therein  is  determined  precisely  by 
the  same  tests  as  those  applied  to  the  other  pupils. 
The  end  sought  in  their  training  is  to  bring  them  into 
contact  with  the  outer  world,  to  give  them  the  means 
of  communication  with  those  around  them,  as  well  as 
to  develop  and  cultivate  their  intellectual  and  moral 
nature,  to  strengthen  their  physical  powers  and  to 
discipline  their  mental  faculties.     They  are  taught  to 


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observe  accurately,  to  perceive  clearly,  to  think  logi- 
cally and  to  express  their  thoughts  correctly, —  in  a 
word  to  gain  definite  and  thorough  understanding  of 
the  subjects  under  consideration  and  to  obtain  knowl- 
edge at  first  hand. 

From  the  notes  kept  by  Miss  Vina  C.  Badger, 
Elizabeth's  special  teacher  and  companion.  Miss  Anna 
Gardner  Fish,  the  clerk  of  the  institution,  has  se- 
lected with  great  care  and  praiseworthy  discrimina- 
tion the  materials,  which  she  has  used  in  writing  a 
full  statement  of  what  has  been  accomplished  in 
Elizabeth's  education  during  the  past  year.  Here 
is  the  account  written  by  Miss  Fish :  — 

The  passing  of  another  year  of  Elizabeth's  life  leaves  her 
no  whit  less  sunny-hearted,  vivacious  or  attractive,  but 
stronger,  deeper,  better  poised  and  more  self-possessed. 

The  harvest  for  the  year  shows  a  goodly  gathering,  and  if 
a  few  weeds  appear  among  the  grain  their  presence  need  not 
be  deplored  where  there  is  so  much  of  excellence. 

The  studies  which  have  occupied  her  school-hours  are 
reading,  composition,  Latin,  geography  and  arithmetic. 
Gymnastic  exercise  has,  as  formerly,  offered  relaxation  from 
close  mental  application,  and  work  in  sewing  and  crocheting 
has  furnished  opportunity  and  reason  for  the  activity  of  her 
nimble  fingers. 

The  carefully  chosen  literature  for  the  reading  lessons  has 
afforded  a  range  of  subject  and  of  style,  which  has  had  a 
broadening  influence  on  Elizabeth's  mind,  while  at  the  same 
time  it  has  ministered  to  her  need  of  knowledge  of  the 
details  of  life,  which  do  not  present  themselves  naturally  to 
one  with  her  physical  limitations.  Thus,  while  Stories  of 
American  Progress  have  formed  pictures  in  her  mind  against 
a  rich  historical  background  and  The  Song  of  Hiawatha  has 
furnished  a  study  of  romance  and  of  choice  poetical  diction, 
the  story  of  Six  Girls,  which  has  been  read  to  her  in  the 
period  for  recreation  after  supper,  has  given  her  an  enjoy- 


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able  taste  of  the  happy  every-day  life,  which  has  not  entered 
largely  into  Elizabeth's  experience. 

She  had  no  bright  anticipations  in  taking  up  the  first- 
named  book,  but  she  remarked  cheerfully  that  she  was  glad 
it  was  not  poetry,  evidently  feeling  that  the  study  of  prose 
would  impose  less  strain  upon  her  intellectual  powers,  and 
after  the  first  hour  she  accorded  to  the  book  a  slight  meed 
of  praise  in  pronouncing  it  "  better  than  the  Land  of  the 
Pyramids'' — a  work  for  which  her  dislike  had  been  out- 
spoken. 

During  the  winter  several  opportunities  have  come  to 
Elizabeth  to  attend  lectures,  the  subjects  of  which  have 
fitted  in  well  with  these  historical  studies  and  have  enriched 
her  reading.  Thus,  after  she  had  heard  and  enjoyed  one  by 
Col.  Higginson  on  American  Orators,  many  of  the  names 
mentioned  by  him  appeared  in  the  chapter  which  formed  the 
next  reading  lesson.  Elizabeth  gave  careful  attention  to 
the  subject,  saying  suggestively:  "The  lecturer  last  night 
changed  us."  When  an  explanation  of  this  remark  was  re- 
quested she  said  :  "  He  told  us  about  those  men,  so  we  were 
interested  today." 

An  examination  upon  the  subjects  contained  in  the  book 
showed  that  Elizabeth's  understanding  of  them  was  fair. 
Her  answer  to  the  question  :  "  What  was  the  cause  of  the 
war  of  1812  ? "  was  as  follows  :  — 

"  England  did  not  agree  with  America  so  they  had  a  war 
in  1812.  The  former  claimed  the  Americans  that  were  born 
in  England  as  English  people  forever  and  she  seized  some 
of  them  as  prisoners.  It  was  dangerous  to  communicate 
with  England  because  she  would  capture  our  vessels  and 
because  she  was  a  bother  to  us  we  had  war." 

When  the  Song  of  Hiawatha  was  taken  up  for  class-room 
work,  it  seemed  best  to  preface  the  study  by  cautioning 
Elizabeth  upon  the  necessity  for  careful  attention  to  accent 
in  order  that  the  reading  might  be  smooth  and  rhythmic. 
Without  waiting  for  further  explanation,  she  quickly  opened 
the  book  and  read  the  first  line  which  her  finger  touched  :  — 

And  beside  them  dwelt  the  singer. 


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Although  she  placed  undue  emphasis  upon  the  accented  syl- 
lable, she  gave  correctly  not  only  this  line  but  several  others, 
selected  at  random,  thus  proving  it  was  not  by  chance  that 
she  had  found  the  true  swing  of  the  verses.  She  was  greatly 
pleased  by  her  success  and  remarked  complacently :  "  You 
see  it  is  easy  for  me." 

As  the  story  advanced,  the  members  of  the  class  were  re- 
quested to  choose  portions  which  they  liked  best.  Eliza- 
beth's selections  were  always  for  the  purpose  of  showing 
Hiawatha  to  be  "  brave  "  or  "  obedient "  or  "  loving,"  but 
seldom  did  she  succeed  in  choosing  a  true  description  of 
these  characteristics. 

Elizabeth's  increased  vocabulary  and  deeper  comprehen- 
sion of  the  author's  meaning  have  made  the  hours  devoted 
to  reading  very  enjoyable  ones,  and  she  has  completed  the 
allotted  course  satisfactorily,  needing  very  little  extra  time 
for  it. 

In  leisure  hours  and  for  one  special  period  each  week  she 
has  read  to  herself  from  some  book  in  raised  characters. 
Some  of  the  engrossing  tales,  to  which  she  has  devoted  her 
attention,  are  Heidi,  In  His  Name,  and  Wild  Anivtals  I 
Have  Known.  Among  her  Christmas  purchases  for  her 
sisters,  which  she  selects  herself,  she  included  Heidi  and 
Six  Girls, —  a  sure  sign  of  her  approval  of  these  books. 

During  one  hour  on  Saturday  morning  she  reproduces  in 
her  own  language  stories  or  poems  which  are  read  to  her. 
She  has  succeeded  well  in  following  the  thread  of  the  story 
and  in  establishing  its  point  and  has  accomplished  her  task 
very  creditably,  but  in  purely  original  work  she  fails  in 
fancy  and  her  language  lacks  charm, —  a  loss  which  is  not 
offset  by  care  in  structure  and  attention  to  correct  spelling, 
punctuation  and  capitalization. 

After  giving  an  original  definition  of  a  well  educated 
person,  she  wrote  the  following  criticism  of  herself :  — 

"  I  do  not  think  I  am  well  educated  because  I  do  not  do 
enough  of  my  duty  as  others  do  and  I  have  not  done  my 
studying  and  very  many  sensible  things  to  make  me  well 
educated  because  I  have  not  much  power." 


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The  satisfactory  standing  in  Latin  which  she  had  attained 
by  her  work  of  the  previous  year  was  fully  maintained  dur- 
ing the  first  part  of  the  school-year.  Her  record  was  excel- 
lent, and  she  seemed  to  have  gained  an  intelligent  grasp  of 
the  subject.  In  her  account  of  how  the  summer  had  been 
passed,  she  had  given  evidence  that  this  was  no  ephemeral 
interest,  for  she  had  stated:  "I  read  my  Latin  grammar 
through."  It  is  worth  noting  that  her  mistakes  were  those 
common  to  the  other  members  of  the  class,  showing  that 
the  addition  of  deafness  to  blindness  did  not  inflict  any  in- 
creased difficulties  upon  her.  She  has  found  the  task  of 
translating  English  into  Latin  much  easier  to  perform  than 
its  reverse. 

But  alas  !  as  the  work  grew  more  complex,  the  impetus  of 
interest  under  which  she  had  made  so  good  a  start  failed 
her,  her  attention  wandered  and  her  marks  in  this  lesson 
suffered  in  consequence.  After  many  attempts  to  reclaim 
her  from  this  unfortunate,  listless  state  of  mind,  she  was 
made  to  understand  fully  that  the  forthcoming  examination 
at  the  beginning  of  the  winter  term  would  determine  whether 
she  could  continue  in  her  own  class  or  must  review  her  work 
in  the  lowen  class  which  had  lately  begun  the  study  of  Latin. 
As  the  intervening  Christmas  recess  afforded  an  opportunity 
for  her  to  make  up  her  deficiencies  had  she  cared  to  do  so,  it 
was  hoped  that  she  might  be  prepared  to  pass  a  creditable 
examination.  This  desirable  end  was  not  attained,  however. 
She  received  a  low  mark  in  her  examination  and  was  thus 
obliged  to  take  up  the  work  in  the  next  class.  This  was  a 
severe  chastening  for  Elizabeth,  and  it  was  with  drooping 
head  that  she  entered  the  class-room  for  the  first  time  after 
she  had  been  dropped  to  the  lower  grade.  Nevertheless  the 
discipline  of  a  thorough  review  was  of  the  utmost  benefit  to 
her  and  has  laid  a  firm  foundation  which  it  is  confidently 
hoped  may  give  strength  to  her  advance  work  next  year. 

The  summer  months  had  robbed  Elizabeth  of  little  of  her 
hard-earned  knowledge  of  geography  when  a  brief  survey  of 
past  work  was  taken  as  a  preliminary  to  farther  instruction, 
and  the  subject  of  tropics  and  zones,  which  had  become  con- 


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fused  in  her  mind,  was  the  only  one  in  which  she  needed 
additional  instruction  before  she  went  on  with  more  advanced 
work.  More  than  ever  before  she  has  been  able  to  share  in 
every  detail  of  the  class-room  work,  and,  when  a  point  was 
reached  where  it  seemed  no  longer  necessary  to  simplify  test 
questions  for  her  use,  a  distinct  gain  was  noted. 

Asia  has  been  the  special  topic  for  study,  and  it  was 
replete  with  interest  to  Elizabeth  as  well  as  to  other  mem- 
bers of  the  class.  She  has  shown  more  pleasure  in  the 
study  of  the  semi-civilized  countries  than  in  that  of  the  more 
complex  conditions  among  higher  types  of  civilization,  and 
she  is  first  surprised  and  then  amused  by  the  peculiar  cus- 
toms of  the  natives. 

An  interesting  example  of  her  ability  to  make  the  most  of 
a  meagre  store  of  information  appears  in  her  written  answer 
to  the  questions  "what  cities  on  the  Ganges.''  For  what 
famous  .-• "  "  The  cities  on  the  Ganges  are  Calcutta  and 
another  one  called  Benares  and  Lucknow  and  still  another 
one.  Benares  is  famous  for  the  temples  and  sacred  animals 
and  pilgrims  to  bathe  in  the  water.  Lucknow  is  famous  for 
its  beauty,  gardens.  The  city  that  I  did  not  name  is  famous 
for  shawls  and  carpets." 

When,  after  India  and  China,  Japan  was  taken  up  in  regu- 
lar order,  Elizabeth  exclaimed  :  "  I  am  glad.  I  know  about 
them.  They  do  not  have  chairs."  This  country  was  fol- 
lowed in  turn  by  Australia,  and  when  that  subject  had  been 
mastered,  "  now  for  Africa,"  was  Elizabeth's  cry. 

She  followed  the  accounts  of  the  explorations  and  advent- 
ures of  Stanley,  Livingstone  and  Emin  Pasha  with  the  most 
intense  interest  and  could  not  bear  to  have  a  minute's  pause 
in  the  reading  of  these  descriptions.  She  traced  their 
routes  on  the  maps  and  asked  the  reason  why  Stanley  did 
not  take  the  most  direct  line  in  his  journey  to  rescue  Emin 
Pasha.  In  a  sermon  on  children's  day,  the  minister  gave 
some  incidents  in  the  life  of  a  famous  man,  leaving  the 
children  to  guess  who  he  was.  When  Africa  was  mentioned, 
Elizabeth  was  sure  that  it  was  either  Stanley  or  Living- 
stone, and  a  reference  to  the  rescue  and  Stanley's  connec- 


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tion  with  it  narrowed  her  choice  to  Livingstone.  She  was 
much  gratified  by  her  success  in  naming  him  correctly. 

She  had  the  pleasure  of  attending  a  lecture  on  South 
America,  which  she  followed  intelligently  and  with  close 
attention.  She  was  much  wrought  upon  by  the  tale  of  the 
meeting  of  a  Chilean  steer  and  a  man  on  horseback  in  a 
narrow  pass  of  the  Andes.  She  clenched  her  left  hand 
excitedly  as  disaster  to  the  rider  seemed  imminent  and  could 
hardly  wait  for  the  fortunate  outcome  of  the  affair. 

During  the  latter  half  of  the  year  the  class  entered  upon 
a  careful  review  of  the  subjects  comprised  in  the  studies 
which  they  had  made  of  various  countries,  and  they  were 
frequently  examined  in  regard  to  these,  both  to  determine 
the  relative  standing  of  the  pupils  in  the  class  and  to  fix  the 
information  they  had  gained  more  thoroughly  in  their  minds. 
Elizabeth's  success  is  shown  in  a  most  pleasing  way  by  her 
marks  in  these  tests  which  range  from  78  per  cent  to  86^ 
and  even  to  93.  The  second  of  these  percentages  was  the 
highest  in  her  class  save  one,  but  greatly  as  she  rejoiced  at 
this,  still  deeper  was  her  joy  over  the  last-named  mark.  "I 
am  glad.  I  tried  so  hard.  I  never  had  93  before,"  were  her 
happy  exclamations.  Of  the  less  desirable  marks  and  the 
errors  which  they  represented  she  has  said  earnestly :  "  I 
will  try  to  do  better  next  time."  While  her  memory,  not 
naturally  very  retentive,  has  aided  her  success  in  this  study 
very  little,  she  has  shown  an  earnestness  of  purpose,  which 
has  been  conducive  to  satisfactory  results. 

Arithmetic  is  still  a  source  of  alternate  happiness  and 
woe  to  Elizabeth  and  her  daily  achievements  in  it  have 
varied  greatly.  In  the  subjects  studied  this  year, —  interest, 
simple  and  compound,  present  worth  and  true  discount, 
bank  discount,  taxes,  insurance,  duties,  the  paper  currency 
of  the  United  States,  stocks  and  bonds  and  partnership, — 
perhaps  more  than  at  any  other  point  of  the  course  in 
mathematics,  one  is  made  to  realize  how  hampered  Elizabeth 
is  by  her  abstraction  frorti  common  affairs  in  life,  held  aloof 
as  she  is  both  by  her  physical  infirmities  and  by  the  care 
which  hedges  her  about.     Thus,  it  is  only  within  five  years 


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that  she  has  learned  the  meaning  and  use  of  a  "fare,"  and  a 
realization  of  the  meaning  of  many  other  details  of  every- 
day life,  which  any  girl  of  her  age  may  be  expected  to  know, 
comes  to  her  only  through  a  visible  effort  when  her  lack  of 
such  knowledge  is  perceived. 

In  one  examination  she  answered  correctly  that  the  United 
States  government  is  maintained  by  indirect  taxation,  but 
further  questioning  elicited  the  fact  that  she  did  not  know 
why  the  government  needed  support  and  a  certain  element 
of  indifference  had  kept  her  silent  on  that  score.  Again,  a 
long  delay  ensued  over  the  expression,  "  five  ten-dollar  bills," 
which  puzzled  her  completely,  as  she  never  had  heard  of  a 
bill  of  that  denomination.  It  was  after  such  a  wearisome 
delay  that  she  cried  one  day  :  "  I  have  no  more  recitation  in 
me  than  some  people  have  music." 

Similar  difficulties  have  arisen  constantly  during  her  in- 
struction in  these  subjects,  and  have  required  such  lengthy 
explanations  that  it  has  been  found  impossible  for  Elizabeth 
to  complete  the  course  in  the  same  time-  as  her  classmates. 
She  has  been  obliged  to  devote  many  extra  hours  to  this 
study,  but  by  this  means  she  has  succeeded  in  bringing  the 
year's  work  to  a  satisfactory  conclusion. 

Since  she  has  understood  the  meaning  of  an  average  per- 
centage Elizabeth  has  watched  over  her  marks  with  jealous 
care,  until,  finding  by  her  own  observation  that  her  teachers 
could  be  trusted  to  arrive  at  accurate  conclusions,  she  was 
content  to  accept  these  unquestioningly.  It  has  had  a 
good  effect  upon  Elizabeth  to  be  marked  strictly  on  the 
same  basis  on  which  the  other  girls  are  judged,  and  the 
comparison  of  her  triumphs  and  defeats  with  theirs  has  stimu- 
lated her,  while  at  the  same  time  it  has  brought  her  into 
closer  union  with  them  and  has  caused  her  to  feel  a  class 
pride  which  affords  a  standard  of  comparison  higher  than 
that  furnished  by  her  individual  efforts. 

But  besides  this,  one  of  the  most  favorable  signs  of  Eliza- 
beth's growth  during  this  year  is  the  fact  that  she  has  begun 
to  have  ideals  and  to  strive  for  their  realization.  No  longer 
accepting  her  own  best  work  as  the  criterion  by  which  all 


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else  must  be  judged  and  as  the  highest  point  which  she  may 
be  expected  to  reach,  she  is  learning  to  look  beyond  her  own 
attainments  for  the  goal  of  her  efforts. 

She  has  used  the  word  "fair"  in  her  conversation  as  never 
before,  and  a  sense  of  justice  has  been  thoroughly  entrenched 
in  her  mind.  When  her  teacher  was  reading  to  Elizabeth 
from  Van  Dyke's  Footpath  to  Peace,  she  made  emphatic  signs 
of  her  appreciation  of  his  statement  that  there  is  need  of 
fearing  nothing  but  cowardice  and  of  despising  nothing  but 
falsehood  and  meanness. 

Other  parts  of  this  extract  also  gained  her  eager  assent,  as 
where  the  author  says  that  we  should  be  glad  of  life  because 
it  gives  us  a  chance  to  play,  and,  at  his  reference  to  spending 
much  time  out-of-doors,  Elizabeth  exclaimed  laughingly  :  "  I 
think  he  must  be  a  jolly  man." 

Jollity  is  one  of  her  own  strong  characteristics  and  appeals 
to  her  in  every  one  else.  In  a  playful  encounter  in  the 
gymnasium  one  day,  her  fallen  adversary  found  herself 
securely  pinned  to  the  floor  by  Elizabeth,  who  seated  herself 
on  her  captive's  dress  and  was  to  be  neither  coaxed  nor 
coerced  into  moving.  "  I  shall  sit  here  for  days  and  days," 
she  quoted  from  Alice  in  Wonderland,  just  then  in  course  of 
preparation  for  the  entertainment  on  Washington's  birthday. 
The  call  for  Elizabeth  to  take  her  turn  at  the  apparatus 
brought   a   speedy  change  to  her  situation. 

So  pleasant  are  her  relations  with  the  other  girls  that  she 
is  accounted  one  with  them  in  every  experience.  They  are 
always  considerate  of  her  and  helpful  in  every  way,  never 
giving  her  an  opportunity  to  feel  herself  apart  from  them.  In 
addition  to  her  affectionate  regard  for  Edith,  a  warm  friend- 
ship has  grown  up  this  year  between  Elizabeth  and  a  little 
school-mate,  who  has  the  advantage  of  a  slight  degree  of 
vision  and  of  a  large  degree  of  good  sense,  good  nature  and 
good  fellowship.  Elizabeth  has  gained  much  through  this 
companionship  and  is  ready  to  follow  the  lead  of  her  young 
friend  on  every  occasion. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  serious  fire  in  the  school-house, 
one  day  in  the  winter,  Elizabeth  was  engaged  in  sewing  in 


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the  room  above  the  spot  where  the  conflagration  began. 
Her  own  account  of  the  experience  is  this  :  "  I  knew  we 
were  excused  and  I  put  my  work  on  the  table,  but  it  fell  on 
the  floor  and  Mabel  said  '  come  ! '  She  pulled  me  and  I  ran 
and  smelled  the  fire  as  we  went  through  the  hall.  When  we 
got  down  the  steps,  I  said  'is  it  a  fire  ? '  and  she  said  *yes.' " 
One  of  the  school  girls  could  add  to  this  brief  statement, 
that  when  Elizabeth  and  Mabel  were  safely  out  of  the  build- 
ing and  on  the  way  to  the  house,  the  latter  heard  some  one 
call  for  help  in  getting  out  of  a  basement  window.  Saying 
to  Elizabeth  :  "  Wait  here,"  without  explanation,  she  ran  to 
see  what  she  could  do.  Another  girl,  seeing  Elizabeth 
standing  still  and  thinking  that  she  did  not  know  in  which 
direction  the  danger  lay,  came  to  her  to  lead  her  away,  but 
Elizabeth  refused  to  move,  saying  :  "  Mabel  told  me  to  wait 
here."  She  went  willingly,  however,  when  she  was  con- 
vinced that  she  would  be  safer  in  the  house  and  that  no 
point  of  honor  was  involved  in  her  going  without  Mabel. 
She  was  very  quiet  throughout  the  time  of  danger,  but  she 
seemed  glad  to  receive  the  reports  which  the  girls  were  so 
thoughtful  as  to  give  her,  as  they  came  in.  When  the  ex- 
citement was  over  and  the  family  sat  down  to  supper, 
Elizabeth  was  somewhat  rebellious  in  spirit.  "The  worsteds 
cost  so  much  money,"  she  said,  frowning  and  shaking  her 
head,  but  she  was  comforted  upon  being  reminded  how  much 
they  had  to  be  thankful  for,  in  spite  of  the  destruction. 

In  the  morning,  when  asked  if  she  had  had  a  restful  night, 
she  replied  :  "  Not  so  very.  I  had  terrible  dreams  but  I 
did  not  dream  about  a  fire."  She  confessed  to  having  been 
excited  during  its  progress  and  added  :  "  I  was  anxious." 
A  few  days  later  she  accepted  an  invitation  to  visit  the 
ruined  school-rooms.  She  approached  them  gaily  exclaim- 
ing :  "  Won't  we  have  fun  !  "  but  she  grew  very  sober  as  she 
visited  one  familiar  spot  after  another  and  realized  how 
much  havoc  had  been  wrought.  "  It  is  worse  than  I  ex- 
pected," she  said  gravely  as  they  left  the  building.  When 
she  was  led  to  feel  how  much  worse  it  might  have  been  if 
the  fire  had  extended  to  the  cottages,  she  clasped  her  hand 


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impulsively,  exclaiming :  "  Oh,  there  were  so  many  more 
things  there  than  in  the  Howe  building ! "  referring  to  per- 
sonal belongings. 

Elizabeth  has  taken  a  great  interest  in  Cora,  the  deaf  and 
blind  girl  who  has  recently  entered  the  school,  and  has 
seemed  to  feel  a  personal  responsibility  for  her  progress  and 
good  behavior.  She  has  lost  no  opportunity  to  encourage 
Cora's  use  of  the  manual  alphabet,  by  spelling  greetings  and 
brief  phrases  in  her  hand,  whenever  they  meet.  Cora 
shows  a  great  affection  for  Elizabeth  and  expresses  it  fre- 
quently by  caresses  of  a  more  or  less  gentle  nature.  This  is 
naturally  distasteful  to  Elizabeth,  but  she  never  repels  Cora 
and  bears  it  patiently  and  good-humoredly.  One  day  she 
laughingly  gave  an  imitation  of  Cora's  vigorous  hugs,  and 
when  asked  if  that  was  once  her  way  she  replied  emphati- 
cally :  "  No."  She  found  it  difficult  to  tell  how  her  manner 
differed  from  that  of  Cora,  but  she  readily  accepted  the  sug- 
gestion that  she  was  not  so  affectionate.  "No,  I  was  not  so 
affectionate.  I  pulled  people  and  liked  my  own  way  but  I 
did  not  do  as  Cora  does."  A  little  later  she  added :  "  I 
liked  my  own  way  better  then  than  now.  I  don't  care  for  it 
so  much  now." 

At  the  beginning  of  the  school-year  Elizabeth  had,  as  a 
room-mate,  a  girl  younger  than  herself,  one  who  was  not 
able  to  converse  with  her  or  to  assume  much  responsibility 
in  the  care  of  the  room.  Elizabeth's  feelings  in  the  matter 
seemed  to  combine  dismay  at  the  loss  of  a  congenial  com- 
panion with  pride  at  the  thought  that  she  had  been  deemed 
worthy  to  give  assistance  in  the  training  of  a  younger  girl. 
She  accepted  the  situation  with  a  good  grace  and  was  often 
found  helping  her  little  room-mate  and  exercising  a  super- 
vision over  her  and  her  work,  which  was  effective  even  with- 
out the  medium  of  speech.  It  was  plainly  a  relief  and  a 
source  of  pleasure  to  Elizabeth,  when  a  change,  later  in  the 
year,  brought  to  her  room  one  who  could  be  more  com- 
panionable to  her.  "  She  is  accompanying,"  was  Elizabeth's 
explanation. 

As  her  share  of  the  household    tasks,  it  fell  to   her  lot 


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one  day  to  set  the  table  for  the  next  meal.  Piling  a  tray 
high  with  the  dishes,  she  took  it  up  carefully  and  walked 
backwards  from  the  pantry  to  the  table.  Clearly,  this  was 
done  to  avoid  any  danger  from  a  chance  encounter  with 
some  obstacle  in  her  path, —  an  exhibition  of  forethought 
which  deserves  notice  and  commendation. 

Aside  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whiting  who  continue  to  treat 
Elizabeth  with  parental  affection  and  care,  she  has  made 
many  friends,  outside  of  the  institution,  whom  it  i§  one  of  her 
pleasures  to  meet.  Sometimes  she  has  had  the  happiness 
of  visiting  them  in  their  homes,  and  in  a  few  instances  she 
has  been  the  hostess  and  has  entertained  them  in  her  school 
home.  Her  own  enjoyment  of  such  occasions  is  extreme, 
for  her  vivacious  nature  responds  readily  to  social  demands ; 
but  she  is  never  forgetful  of  her  companions'  pleasure  and  is 
solicitous  that  they  shall  share  her  joyousness.  Several 
times  upon  meeting  acquaintances  Elizabeth,  with  true  po- 
liteness, has  inquired  of  her  own  accord  about  mutual  friends 
and  has  sent  to  them  appropriate  messages. 

Her  home  ties  have  been  strengthened  this  year  by  the 
fact  that  her  two  sisters,  as  well  as  her  mother,  have  learned 
to  write  to  her  in  the  Braille  point  system,  so  that,  through 
this  increase  in  her  correspondence,  Elizabeth  is  put  into  close 
touch  with  all  the  little  details  which  make  up  the  home-life. 
She  speaks  often  of  her  desire  to  graduate  as  soon  as  possible 
so  that  she  may  return  to  her  beloved  family  in  Texas,  This 
ardent  desire  often  serves  as  an  incentive  when  other  ambi- 
tious motives  fail,  and,  although  the  date  of  this  great 
occasion  seems  to  her  very  distant,  it  pleases  her  to  plan  for 
it,  her  mother's  presence  being  an  indispensable  part  of  her 
anticipated  pleasure. 

At  the  close  of  the  school-year  a  crowning  joy  came  to 
Elizabeth,  as  well  as  to  both  Edith  and  Tommy,  in  a  visit  to 
Buffalo  and  the  Pan-American  exposition,  which  their  good 
friend,  Mr.  William  Wade,  of  Oakmont,  Pennsylvania,  ar- 
ranged for  them  in  every  detail.  Among  their  happy  antici- 
pations the  fact  that  the  two  girls  could  travel  together  for 
the  first  time  in  their  lives  stood  foremost  in  their  estimation. 


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The  visit  opened  to  them  an  inexhaustible  mine  of  pleasure, 
information  and  interesting  experience.  Favors  and  benefits 
were  showered  upon  them  from  all  sides  and  they  met  with 
universal  friendliness  and  helpfulness.  The  buildings  devoted 
to  agriculture  and  manufactures  yielded  riches,  hitherto  un- 
guessed,  to  their  delighted  investigation  and  eager  explora- 
tion. Visits  to  the  United  States  building  and  those  of  our 
sister  republics  and  our  colonies  gave  them  some  idea  of  the 
extent  of  the  exhibition  and  a  comprehension  of  the  term 
Pan-American.  Nor  was  the  lighter  side  of  the  fair  neglected. 
The  street  in  Cairo  proved  as  instructive  as  it  was  enchant- 
ing, and  after  riding  in  nearly  every  variety  of  conveyance  at 
the  fair  and  trying  nearly  every  mode  of  transportation, — 
trips  which  afforded  much  merriment  to  the  young  people  if 
not  to  their  elders, —  Elizabeth  unhesitatingly  gave  her 
preference  to  the  camel.  One  day  was  happily  spent  in  a 
visit  to  Niagara,  and  their  enthusiasm  over  the  mighty 
waters  was  as  real  as  if  their  impressions  had  not  been 
limited  to  those  received  from  the  ^ivid  descriptions  of  their 
companions  and  to  the  clear  realization  of  the  grandeur  of 
the  scene,  which  came  to  them  from  their  sense  of  time  and 
distance  and  from  the  vibrations  which  told  them  of  the 
thunder  of  the  tremendous  cataract. 

There  was  another  feature  of  the  visit  to  Buffalo,  which 
was  second  to  no  other  in  interest  and  was  far-reaching  in 
its  importance.  This  was  the  meeting  with  other  deaf  and 
blind  students  who  are  being  educated  in  other  institutions, 
—  an  object  lesson  which  must  bring  to  them  fresh  resolu- 
tions and  courage  as  they  realize  that  they  are  not  alone  in 
their  terrible  struggle  against  the  powers  of  darkness  and 
silence,  which  have  bound  them  down  and  from  which  their 
only  hope  of  emancipation  lies  in  the  attainment  of  intellect- 
ual vigor. 

This  account  shows  clearly  that  Elizabeth  is  stead- 
ily growing  both  physically  and  mentally  and  prom- 
ising to  be  a  fine  young  woman  in  every  respect. 


CORA   ADELIA   CROCKER. 


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Cora  Adelia  Crocker. 

A  grave  unto  a  soul ; 
Holding  the  eternal  spirit. 

—  Shakespeare. 

During  the  past  year  the  doors  of  this  institution 
havejopened  to  another  doubly  afflicted  child  in  need 
of  those  ministrations,  which  can  nowhere  be  better 
rendered  than  within  its  walls.  Cora  Adelia  Crocker 
was  born  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  on  the  seventeenth  of 
February,  1885,  with  perfect  senses,  but  without  robust 
health  or  the  other  happy  concomitants  of  childhood. 
No  peculiarities  are  recorded  of  her  parents,  save  that 
her  father  became  a  victim  to  softening  of  the  brain 
and  finally  died  of  paresis. 

At  the  age  of  eight  years  Cora  was  attacked  by 
acute  conjunctivitis  and  by  measles,  which  destroyed 
her  sight  and  greatly  impaired  her  hearing.  On  the 
twentieth  day  of  September,  1896,  she  was  brought 
to  this  institution,  but  the  condition  of  her  health  was 
such  that  her  presence  among  the  other  pupils  was 
regarded  as  a  menace  to  them,  and  she  was  returned 
to  her  home  after  a  very  few  days. 

From  that  time  until  last  April  she  has  been  a 
charge  of  the  city  of  Pittsfield,  receiving  kind  care 
and  attention,  but  no  regular  instruction.  Her  deaf- 
ness, which  has  constantly  increased  during  these  last 
years  until  it  has  become  total,  added  to  her  lack  of 
sight,  has  placed  a  barrier  about  her,  insurmountable 
by  the  good  people  who  have  supported  her  but  could 
not  concentrate  their  attention  upon  her  individual 
needs  because  of  the  many  other  demands  upon  them. 

During  the  past  year  our  attention  was  again  called 
to  her  case,  and  a  doctor's  certificate  gave  us  evidence 


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that  the  physical  disability,  which  made  it  necessary 
for  us  to  keep  her  away  from  our  children,  had  en- 
tirely disappeared.  Therefore,  on  the  eighth  of  April, 
1 90 1,  Cora  was  once  more  installed  as  a  regular  pupil 
of  our  school,  this  time  under  the  special  instruction, 
which  her  loss  of  two  senses  has  rendered  imperative. 
She  is  fortunate  in  having  retained  her  power  of 
speech  to  a  considerable  degree  and  from  the  first 
has  been  able  to  make  herself  understood  readily  by 
those  about  her. 

In  spite  of  the  serious  disadvantage  under  which 
she  labors  on  account  of  her  age  and  the  time  during 
which  she  has  remained  untaught,  she  has  made  a 
good  start  on  the  difficult  path  to  knowledge.  This 
is  abundantly  shown  by  the  following  interesting  ac- 
count of  Cora's  progress,  which  has  been  prepared  by 
her  teacher,  Miss  Amelia  W.  Davis :  — 

Cora  Crocker  has  brought  to  us  a  strongly  marked,  but 
undeveloped  individuality.  A  mere  child  in  most  respects, 
the  outline  of  her  character  already  shows  more  form  than 
that  of  the  child,  who  is  merely  "father  to  the  man."  If 
she  is  a  sad  specimen  of  what  education  sometimes  means 
to  the  individyal,  she  is  also  an  example  of  what  brave  deter- 
mination may  do  for  its  possessor,  even  against  seemingly 
overwhelming  odds.  It  is  Cora's  will  that  must  work  out 
her  future  progress.  Of  her  intelligence  there  remains  no 
doubt.  Each  and  all  who  have  come  into  anything  like  close 
contact  with  her  find  her  unusually  bright.  The  problem  is 
to  teach  her  self-control  and  application. 

Cora's  alert  and  eager  attitude  was  from  the  first  a  pleas- 
ant exchange  for  the  apathy  which  had  been  dreaded.  It 
was  a  surprise  to  find  her  so  merry  and  boisterous  that  she 
needed  to  be  checked,  rather  than  drawn  out  and  encour- 
aged. That  this  condition  is  the  preferable  one  does  not 
admit  of  doubt,  but  it  has  also  its  difficulties.     Cora  is  not 


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childlike  in  respect  to  docility.  She  has  not  been  accus- 
tomed to  learn  about  things  unless  she  wished  to  do  so,  and 
she  is  unwilling  to  make  any  effort  unless  she  fully  under- 
stands the  advantage  of  it.  Now,  it  retards  the  progress  of 
education  very  much  to  stop  at  every  step  to  explain  its  aim 
to  the  pupil,  especially  when  the  pupil  is  not  always  able  to 
comprehend  the  scope  of  the  purpose.  Cora  fully  appreci- 
ates that  it  is  a  good  thing  to  have  an  education.  She  wants 
to  go  to  school  as  the  other  girls  do.  When  she  works  at 
reading  or  writing,  she  feels  that  it  is  worth  the  effort ;  but 
she  despises  the  manual  alphabet,  which  she  must  be  able  to 
use  before  she  can  make  any  considerable  progress  in  her 
studies. 

When  Cora  came  to  South  Boston,  on  April  eighth,  she 
had  quite  a  goodly  store  of  "knowledge  never  learned  of 
schools,"  but  the  extent  of  her  school  acquirements  was  the 
ability  to  spell  Cora,  cat,  rat,  pig,  and  cow,  and  to  count,  at 
least  far  enough  for  ordinary  purposes.  She  also  knew  the 
story  with  the  little  sticks, —  One  and  one  make  two.  Her 
only  method  of  communication  was  to  ask  questions,  and 
receive  answers  by  nods  or  shakes  of  the  head.  So  intelli- 
gently were  her  questions  put,  that  she  almost  never  failed 
to  find  out  all  that  she  wanted  to  know,  and  there  was 
almost  nothing  about  which  she  did  not  want  to  know. 

This  was  a  mind  that  seemed  very  hard  to  reach,  but  it 
was  one  that  was  itself  already  reaching  forth.  External 
barriers,  even  when  they  are  as  formidable  as  the  loss  of 
sight  and  hearing,  are,  after  all,  less  hard  to  deal  with  than 
mental  dullness. 

Cora  now  knows  nearly  all  the  capital  letters  in  embossed 
print,  and  forms  them  nicely  with  a  pencil.  The  closer 
print  proved  so  difficult,  that  it  appeared  best  to  save  the 
effort  for  the  manual  alphabet.  She  is  learning  to  write  the 
square  hand,  and  doing  very  well.  She  does  small  sums  in 
addition  and  subtraction  with  blocks,  and  with  figures 
pinned  on  a  cushion.  "Three  —  one  run  away — two  left," 
is  her  formula  for  subtraction. 

This  work,  however,   has   been   wholly  secondary  to  the 


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main  undertaking,  the  learning  of  the  use  of  the  manual 
alphabet.  It  will  be  in  place  to  preface  the  account  of 
Cora's  progress  here  by  a  statement  of  some  of  the  diffi- 
culties which  have  beset  it.  The  first  is  her  age.  She  has 
a  very  good  memory,  but  it  is  not  the  child's  memory,  which 
retains  impressions  without  effort.  She  must  understand 
and  perceive  the  importance  of  a  thing  before  her  interest  is 
aroused  so  that  she  can  remember  it.  Moreover,  she  has 
formed  no  habits  of  study  during  the  years  which  most 
children  spend  in  constant  training.  On  the  contrary,  she 
has  formed  habits  which  make  study  very  difficult.  Chief  of 
these  is  the  habit  of  guessing.  She  had,  at  the  first,  no 
desire  to  know  a  thing,  so  as  to  be  able  to  say  it  correctly 
the  first  time.  The  twentieth,  or  the  fiftieth,  did  just  as 
well.  Indeed,  her  joy  at  the  final  success  seemed  very 
nearly  proportioned  to  the  amount  of  guessing  which  had 
preceded  it.  Also,  she  could  not  spell.  Add  to  this,  that 
Cora  was  perfectly  happy  without  the  manual  alphabet. 
Her  ingenuity  supplied  all  the  needs  she  felt.  Clever 
guesses  and  quick  divinations  of  meaning  have  suited  her 
far  better  than  that  laborious  talking  with  the  hand. 

In  view  of  this,  it  may  be  believed  that  our  path  has  been 
an  up-hill  one,  from  the  ninth  of  April,  when  Cora  laughed 
when  eggyfaji,  and  book  were  spelled  to  her,  and  cried  again 
and  again  :  "  What  are  you  trying  to  learn  me } "  to  the  end 
of  June,  when  she  knows  seventy-five  words.  "  Bothering  " 
is  Cora's  name  for  the  study.  It  requires  more  plodding 
than  her  agile  mind  is  used  to. 

Cora  realized  the  purpose  of  the  study  within  two  or 
three  days.  "  Are  you  trying  to  talk  with  me  because  I  am 
deaf.-*"  she  asked.  In  less  than  a  week  we  said  "yes"  and 
"  no  "  on  her  hand.  To  be  sure,  it  was  several  days  before 
she  wholly  surrendered  to  this.  If  we  spelled  "yes,"  she 
would  bend  our  heads  forward.  "  Shake  your  head  'yes,'" 
was  her  indignant  exclamation.  At  this  period,//^  was  her 
favorite  word.  She  thought  that  she  had  mastered  the 
study,  because  she  knew  that. 

The  turning  point  in  Cora's  progress  was  the  abandon- 


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ment  of  the  word  method.  It  was  discovered  that  she  would 
not  learn  a  word  until  she  could  spell  it.  She  soon  learned 
all  the  letters  commonly  used  except  d,  s,  and  f.  She  re- 
jected all  words  containing  these  letters,  until  she  was 
allowed  to  call  them  do,  s-s,  and  fer.  This  gave  her  all  the 
letters  except/,  v,  and  xr,  of  which,  at  the  end  of  June,  she  is 
still  ignorant.  From  this  point,  her  progress  was  steady,  if 
not  rapid. 

Cora  does  not  yet  love  this  botJierijig.  If  she  can  be  in- 
duced to  begin  the  work,  she  usually  becomes  so  interested, 
that  her  attention  can  be  kept,  but  the  difficulty  is  in  the 
beginning.  She  has  often  said  she  would  not  come  to 
work ;  two  or  three  times  she  has  disobeyed  when  told  to 
come,  and  there  have  been  occasional  violent  outbreaks  of 
temper  on  this  account.  On  the  whole,  however,  there  has 
been  a  gain,  not  only  in  the  number  of  words  known,  but  in 
power  of  control  and  application.  Most  of  our  work  lately 
has  been  a  pleasant  contrast  to  the  constant  struggle  and 
strain  of  the  earlier  period. 

Cora  has  reached  the  point  now  where  the  manual  al- 
phabet is  of  service  to  her.  We  must,  of  course,  use  words 
from  the  list  that  she  knows,  and  leave  much  to  suggestion. 
She  is  made  very  happy,  when  we  walk  in  the  park,  by  hav- 
ing things  described  to  her  in  this  way  —  "Lady  —  baby 
—  cry  —  sit  —  tree  —  rock  ;  "  "  Girl  —  see  —  boy  —  play  — 
boat;"  "Big  dog  run  —  bark,"  especially  if  we  can  pat  the 
dog's  head.  If  we  ask  her,  "how  is  Cora .'' "  she  spells 
"  Cora  Crocker  good."  "  Good-night,"  she  spells,  instead  of 
speaking,  and  she  is  particularly  proud  of  knowing  "  good- 
morning,"  because  Elizabeth  taught  it  to  her.  By  repeated 
test,  she  shows  that  she  really  knows  at  least  seventy-five 
words,  although  it  may  sometimes  be  necessary  to  spell  a 
word  two  or  three  times  before  she  will  fix  her  mind  on  it. 

In  this  account  of  Cora's  progress,  scant  justice  has  been 
done  to  Cora's  self,  to  her  remarkably  happy  disposition,  to 
her  humor  and  quaint  originality,  to  her  independence  of 
action,  joined  to  a  craving  for  love  and  sympathy.  Her 
neatness  and  thoroughness  in  all  that  she  does  are  the  out- 


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ward  sign  of  a  healthy  and  wholesome  mind.  She  is  not  a 
thoughtless  child,  but  she  never  broods.  Her  questions 
show  that  her  mind  is  busy  with  problems  of  the  universe, 
but  she  uses  it  also  in  every  day  life.  All  her  manual  work 
is  well  and  intelligently  done. 

This  is  Cora,  as  she  now  is,  a  nature  that  gives,  as  every 
child-nature  must,  much  to  hope  and  much  to  fear.  It  is 
impossible,  however,  in  looking  to  the  future  of  one  who 
wins  our  affections  so  entirely,  not  to  have  good  hopes  at 
least,  if  not  great  ones. 

Marion    Rostron. 

A  lonely  stillness,  so  like  death. 

—  Joaquin  Miller. 

The  latest  addition  to  our  increasing  number  of 
deaf-blind  pupils  comes  to  us  in  the  person  of  Marion 
Rostron,  a  girl  twelve  years  old,  who  is  totally  deaf 
and  has  very  defective  vision.  The  daughter  of 
vigorous  English  parents,  she  was  born  in  Fall  River, 
Mass.,  on  the  seventh  of  May,  1889,  and  although  a 
delicate  child,  she  was  free  from  any  serious  physical 
defect  and  escaped  the  usual  afflictions,  to  which 
children  are  liable.  The  terrible  infirmities  which 
have  later  come  upon  her  were  first  observed  when 
the  unfortunate  child  was  seven  years  of  age  and  have 
steadily  increased  until  the  sense  of  hearing  is  totally 
gone  and  the  visual  sense  is  fast  failing. 

Marion  possesses  a  bright,  sunny  disposition  and 
gives  every  evidence  of  good  ability  to  profit  by  the 
course  of  instruction  afforded  by  this  institution. 
She  has  taken  her  place  among  her  school-mates  with 
whom  she  is  rapidly  becoming  on  the  best  of  terms, 
and  in  class  room  and  home  life  as  well  as  on  any  un- 
wonted occasion  her  special  teacher.  Miss  Lilian 
Mabel  Forbush,  is  at  her  side,  as  instructor,  counsel- 
lor, helper  and  friend. 


MARION    ROSTRON. 


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The  Deaf-Blind  at  Buffalo. 

Pleasure  that  come.      "Jooked  for  is  thrice  welcome. 

—  Rogers. 

The  lives  of  those  children  who  must  toil  on  to  the 
goal  of  their  ambition  under  the  burden  of  a  double 
affliction  are  necessarily  laid  down  along  regular  lines 
of  systematic  work,  exercise  and  recreation,  as  a  safe- 
guard to  physical  health  and  mental  strength,  for 
although  we  believe  that  no  height  is  beyond  their 
reach,  the  difficulty  of  attaining  it  is  inordinately  in- 
creased. 

Under  these  circumstances  it  may  be  readily  im- 
agined what  immeasurable  happiness  came  to  them, 
as  a  reward  for  their  patient  and  strenuous  efforts 
during  the  year  past,  in  an  invitation  from  their  gen- 
erous friend  and  benefactor,  Mr.  William  Wade  of 
Oakmont,  Pennsylvania,  to  visit  the  Pan-American 
exposition  at  Buffalo. 

It  was  Mr.  Wade's  kind  and  wise  thought  that,  in 
addition  to  the  pleasures  incident  to  witnessing  the 
great  fair,  such  a  meeting  of  deaf-blind  students  would 
be  far-reaching  in  its  consequences  and  helpful  to  all, 
—  to  the  children,  as  an  incentive  from  meeting 
others  who  are  pressing  onward  under  the  same  dis- 
advantages and  difficulties ;  to  their  teachers,  as  a 
fresh  impulse  in  their  chosen  life-work,  gleaned  from 
the  consensus  of  opinions  and  the  interchange  of  a 
wealth  of  experiences ;  to  the  onlookers  as  an  object 
lesson  in  the  possibilities  in  the  training  of  defective 
children  and  in  the  opportunity  for  a  helping  hand. 

All  this  and  much  more  was  realized  as  the  out- 
come of  the  magnificent  entertainment,  planned  and 


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executed  by  this  most  generous  of  givers,  Mr.  Wade. 
Eight  deaf-bhnd  pupils  from  various  institutions 
throughout  the  country,  each  accompanied  by  a  spe- 
cial companion,  met  at  Buffalo  at  the  school  for  the 
deaf,  St.  Mary  Le  Conteulx,  on  the  first  day  of  July, 
and  during  more  than  a  week  every  attention  and 
kindness  were  lavished  upon  them  by  their  kind  host. 
Suggestions  of  the  joys  both  of  anticipation  and  of 
realization  are  found  in  the  special  accounts  of  Edith 
Thomas,  Elizabeth  Robin  and  Thomas  Stringer,  all 
three  of  whom,  with  their  teachers  were  among  Mr. 
Wade's  guests. 

It  was  a  rich  experience,  to  which  each  feature  con- 
tributed,—  the  delight  of  travelling  which  no  discom- 
fort from  the  heat  could  lessen ;  the  revelations 
through  the  wonderful  exhibits  of  the  exposition  ;  the 
awe  induced  by  an  appreciation  of  the  mighty  force  of 
Niagara,  and  the  pleasant  companionship  and  conversa- 
tions each  with  the  other.  For,  differ  as  the  schools 
may  in  the  details  of  instruction,  which  must  meet  the 
requirements  of  each  individual  case,  in  its  fundamen- 
tal principles  the  work  for  the  deaf-blind  follows  essen- 
tially the  same  course, —  a  path  "  which  had  been 
hewn  out  by  the  magnificent  force  of  Dr.  Samuel  G. 
Howe,  in  the  teaching  of  Laura  Bridgman,  and  thus 
instituted  forever  for  the  training  of  all  similar  cases." 
The  teachers  also  were  busily  employed  both  in  giv- 
ing descriptions  and  imparting  information  to  their 
charges  and  in  observing  on  their  own  part,  compar- 
ing notes  and  exchanging  helpful  suggestions  and 
theories. 

It  was  a  true  holiday  season,  during  which  lasting 
impressions  were  made  upon  the  receptive  minds  of 
these  eager  boys  and  girls  to  whom  touch  contact  is 


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everything  and  lack  of  it  isolation.  Their  hearts 
overflow  with  gratitude  toward  the  dispenser  of  such 
boundless  hospitality,  while  all  who  rejoice  with  us  in 
each  fresh  pleasure  and  every  good  thing  which'comes 
to  these  brave,  sincere,  hard-working  boys  and  girls 
will  join  with  us  most  earnestly  in  expressions  of  the 
deepest  thankfulness  to  their  good  friend,  Mr.  Wade. 

Conclusion. 

Let  this  end  where  it  began. 

—  Shakespeare. 

The  story  of  the  work  which  has  been  performed 
during  the  past  year  in  the  various  departments  of 
the  school  must  of  necessity  end  here.  In  closing  it 
I  beg  to  acknowledge  the  cordial  cooperation  of  my 
assistants  and  coadjutors  in  the  execution  of  all  plans 
relating  to  the  improvement  of  our  pupils,  and  to 
thank  them  for  the  valuable  aid,  which  they  have 
given  to  me  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  my 
oiiice. 

There  has  been  only  one  change  in  the  staff  of 
officers.  The  assistant  matron  in  the  boys'  depart- 
ment, Mrs.  Emma  W.  Falls,  who  has  rendered  faith- 
ful and  diligent  service  since  the  autumn  of  1897, 
has  declined  a  reengagement  at  the  close  of  the 
school  .year.  The  vacancy  thus  created  has  been 
filled  by  the  appointment  of  Miss  Alice  Gary,  who 
appears  well  fitted  for  the  position  and  adequately 
qualified  to  meet  its  requirements. 

The  seventieth  year  of  the  existence  of  the  institu- 
tion, upon  which  we  are  now  entering,  is  as  rich  in 
enthusiasm  for  the  future  as  in  traditions  of  the  past. 
We  begin  a  new  era  in  the  history  of  the  education  of 
the    blind,  and   I  cannot   lay  aside    my    pen  without 


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renewing  my  earnest  appeal  for  such  financial  aid  as 
will  enable  us  to  reorganize  the  school  and  enlarge 
its  scope  and  to  provide  for  the  pupils  the  best  that 
we  can  give  them  out  of  the  wealth,  which  has  been 
handed  down  to  us  from  the  past  century,  and  to 
make  them  sharers  in  the  promise  of  the  new  one, 
upon  which  we  have  entered. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS. 


LIST  OF  PUPILS. 


Allen,  Mary  K. 
Bennett,  Annie  F. 
Browne,  Mary  I, 
Burke,  Norah. 
Chick,  Alice  E. 
Cole,  Carrie  W. 
Coogan,  Jennie. 
Cooper,  Goldie  May. 
Coyle,  Mabel. 
Crocker,  Cora  A. 
Cross,  Ida. 
Cummings,  Elsie. 
Dart,  M.  Fernette. 
Diotte,  Corinne. 
Dodd,  E.  Elizabeth. 
Dolan,  Ellen. 
Durant,  Rose  M. 
Elliott,  Bessie  M. 
Elmer,  Edith  M. 
Elwell,  Gertrude. 
Flaherty,  Margaret. 
Forbush,  Vinnie  F. 
Foss,  Jennie. 
Gavaghen,  Annie. 
Gavin,  Ellen  A. 
Gee,  Katherine  M. 
Gilman,  Lura. 
Goullard,  E.  Edna. 
Griffin,  Martha. 
Hamlet,  Ethel. 
Heap,  Myra. 
Hilgenberg,  Johanna. 
Howard,  Lily  B. 


Hughes,  Mattie. 
Ingham,  Beatrice  E. 
Jones,  Maud  E. 
Jones,  Louise. 
Keegan,  Margaret  M. 
Kennedy,  Annie  M. 
Kennedy,  Nellie  A. 
Kent,  Bessie  Eva. 
Keyes,  Teresa  J. 
Knowlton,  Etta  F. 
Langdon,  Margarita. 
Lawrence,  Anna. 
Lee,  Sarah  B.  K. 
Lewis,  Jessie. 
Mather,  Flora  L. 
Matthews,  Clara. 
Mattimore,  Augustina  E. 
McClintock,  Mary. 
McKenzie,  Margaret. 
Miller,  A.  Marion. 
Muldoon,  Sophia  J. 
Murphy,  Frances  A. 
Myers,  Mabel. 
Newton,  Eldora  B. 
Norton,  Agnes  E. 
O'Neal,  Kate. 
Ovens,  Emily  A. 
Paine,  Elsie  G. 
Pike,  Fanny. 
Puffer,  Mildred  E. 
Reed,  Nellie  Edna. 
Ricker,  Annie  S. 
Robin,  Elizabeth. 


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Roeske,  Julia  M.  B. 
Rostron,  Mafion. 
JRyan,  Margaret. 
.'Sheehy,  Margaret  M, 
:Smitih,  Florence  G. 
'Smith,  Nellie  J. 
.Spring,  Genevra  S. 
Stone,  Clara  E. 
Thomas,  Edith  M. 
Thurley,  Blanche  M. 
Tye,  Gertrude. 
Viles,  Alison  P. 
Wagner,  M.  Alice. 
Warrener,  Louise. 
Wells,  M.  Esther. 
Wigley,  Florence  M. 
Wilde,  Agnes. 
Aberg,  George  H. 
Amadon,  Charles  H. 
Baker,  Frank  G. 
Barnard,  Richard  J.  C. 
Bartlett,  Joseph. 
Belehumeur,  J.  Oscar. 
Black,  Charles. 
Bond,  Samuel  C. 
Bradley,  Edward  F. 
Butters,  Albert  W. 
Cahoon,  Joseph  O. 
Carney,  Frederick. 
Casassa,  Stephen. 
Clark,  George  H. 
Clenon,  William  T. 
Cummings,  Edwin. 
Cunningham,  James  H. 
Day,  Joseph  F. 
Dewhurst,  Henry. 
Dodge,  Wilbur. 
Drew,  Francis. 
Fuller,  Albert. 
Furrow,  George. 


Gibbs,  Reuel  E. 
Hagopian,  Kirkor  D. 
Hai-vey,  Lyman  K. 
Heroux,  Alfred  N. 
Henry,  George  G. 
Hickey,  Bernard. 
Howe,  Charles  E. 
lerardi,  Francesco. 
Jackson,  Clarence  A, 
Jennings,  Henry  M. 
Kenyon,  Henry  C. 
Kirshen,  Morris. 
Levin,  Barnard. 
Lord,  John  W. 
Lucier,  George. 
Lund,  Olaf  H. 
Matteson,  Benjamin  G. 
McKeown,  Thomas. 
Mills,  George. 
Moriarty,  John. 
Muldoon,  Henry  M. 
Muldoon,  Robert  D. 
Nilson,  Frank. 
O'Neill,  Patrick. 
Osborne,  Patrick. 
Paige,  Franklin  H. 
Parks,  Edson  A. 
Peabody,  Eugene. 
Putnam,  Herbert  A. 
Rand,  Henry. 
Ransom,  Francis. 
Ray,  Edward  R. 
Robinson,  William  E. 
Rochford,  Francis  J. 
Ryan,  Edw-ard  D. 
Schuerer,  Edward. 
Smith,  Eugene  S. 
Stamp,  Charles. 
Sticher,  Charles  F. 
Sticher,  Frank  W. 


Stover,  Alfred. 
Strout,  Herbert  A. 
Stuart,  Edwin. 
Thompson,  Robert. 
Van  Vliet,  Henry. 
Vaughn,  William  M. 
Walsh,  Frederick  V. 


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Walsh,  William. 
Washington,  Arthur. 
Wetherell,  John.  # 
Wilder,  Charles  H. 
Williams,  Albert  L. 
Winchell,  Charles  L. 
Wrinn,  Owen  E. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


Among  the  pleasant  duties  incident  to  the  close  of  the  year  is 
that  of  expressing  our  heartfelt  thanks  and  grateful  acknowledg- 
ments to  the  following  artists,  litterateurs,  societies,  proprietors, 
managers,  editors,  and  publishers,  for  concerts  and  various  musi- 
cal entertainments,  for  operas,  oratorios,  lectures,  readings,  and 
for  an  excellent  supply  of  periodicals  and  weekly  papers,  books, 
and  specimens  of  various  kinds. 

As  I  have  said  in  previous  reports,  these  favors  are  not  only 
a  source  of  pleasure  and  happiness  to  our  pupils,  but  also  a  valu- 
able means  of  aesthetic  culture,  of  social  intercourse,  and  of  men- 
tal stimulus  and  improvement.  So  far  as  we  know,  there  is  no 
community  in  the  world  which  does  half  so  much  for  the  gratifi- 
cation and  improvement  of  its  unfortunate  members  as  that  of 
Boston  does  for  our  pupils. 

/. —  Acknowledgttieiits  for  Concerts,  Operas,  Recitals  a^ui  Lectures. 

To  Mr.  Eugene  Tompkins,  proprietor  of  the  Boston  Theatre, 
through  Mr.  F.  E.  Pond,  for  an  invitation  to  one  hundred  pupils  to 
attend  the  operas  Barber  of  Seville  and  Do7i  Pasqiiale. 

To  Pres.  C.  W.  Eliot  and  Maj.  Henry  L.  Higginson,  for  twenty- 
five  tickets  to  the  course  of  symphony  concerts  in  Sanders  The- 
atre, Cambridge. 

To  the  Cecilia  Club,  through  its  secretary,  Mr.  Charles  C. 
Ryder,  for  an  average  of  twenty-nine  tickets  to  each  of  three  con- 
certs. 

To  Mr.  Richard  E.  Newman,  for  an  average  of  twenty-five 
tickets  to  each  of  a  series  of  eight  pianoforte  and  vocal  recitals  in 
Steinert  Hall  and  for  seventy-eight  tickets  to  each  of  two  concerts 
by  the  Leipsic  Philharmonic  orchestra. 

To  Mr.  Henry  G.  Tucker,  for  an  invitation  to  a  [number  of  our 
pupils  to  attend  his  series  of  concerts  in  People's  Temple  and  the 
lecture  by  Mr.  Carl  Armbruster  which  preceded  his  symphony 
concert. 


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To  Mr.  L.  H.  Mudgett,  for  fifty  tickets  to  each  of  two  concerts 
by  the  Strauss  orchestra. 

To  Mr.  Franz  Kneisel,  for  six  tickets  to  the  series  of  concerts 
by  the  Kneisel  Quartet. 

To  Miss  A.  S.  Ward  for  the  use  of  five  tickets  for  five  sym- 
phony concerts,  with  two  additional  ones  for  the  concert  of  April 
19. 

To  Mrs.  John  H.  Lesh  for  the  use  of  one  ticket  for  a  symphony 
concert. 

To  Mr,  and  Mrs.  C.  N.  Allen,  for  fifty  tickets  to  a  concert  in 
Tremont  Temple. 

To  Messrs.  Sweeney  and  Company,  managers  of  the  Music 
Students'  Chamber  Concerts,  for  an  invitation  to  twenty-five 
pupils  to  attend  a  pianoforte  recital  by  Madame  Szumowska  and 
one  to  fifty  pupils  to  a  vocal  recital  by  Mrs.  Adele  Laeis  Baldwin, 
at  Association  Hall. 

To  Mrs.  H.  H.  A.  Beach,  for  an  invitation  to  nine  pupils  to  a 
concert  of  her  compositions  at  Chipman  Hall. 

To  Mr.  J.  Wallace  Goodrich,  for  twenty-five  tickets  to  two  and 
a  general  invitation  to  a  third  of  his  organ  recitals  at  Symphony 
Hall. 

To  Mr.  Ernst  Perabo,  for  three  tickets  to  a  violoncello  recital 
by  Mr.  Schroeder  and  for  fourteen  tickets  to  a  concert  in  Miss 
Julia  A.  Terry's  series. 

To  Mr.  Carl  Faelten,  for  twelve  tickets  to  one  and  for  six 
tickets  to  another  of  his  pupils'  recitals ;  and  to  him  and  his 
pupils  for  a  concert  given  in  our  hall. 

To  Mr.  John  M.  Flockton,  for  fifteen  tickets  to  two  concerts 
and  for  a  general  invitation  to  a  third,  at  People's  Temple. 

To  Miss  Gladys  Perkins  Fogg,  for  a  general  invitation  to  her 
recital  at  Association  Hall. 

To  Miss  S.  E.  Thresher,  for  twelve  tickets  to  a  recital  by  Miss 
Maud  Powell  at  Chickering  Hall. 

To  the  Radcliffe  Choral  Society,  for  twenty-nine  tickets  to  a 
concert. 

To  Mr.  Theodore  Leutz,  for  twenty-five  tickets  to  his  recital  at 
Jamaica  Plain. 

To  the  Boston  Music  Commission  for  one  hundred  and  twenty 
tickets  to  the  municipal  concert  in  Shurtleff  Hall. 

To  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music,  for  an  invitation 


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to  six  pupils  to  attend  a  course  of  musical  lectures  by  Prof. 
Louis  C.  Elson. 

To  the  Phillips  Church,  through  the  Rev.  Percy  H.  Epler,  for 
eighty  seats  for  a  course  of  lectures. 

To  Mr.  Maclntire,  manager,  for  a  general  invitation  to  the 
Mechanics  Fair. 

To  Mrs.  S.  S.  Curry,  for  eight  tickets  and  again  for  six  tickets 
to  two  recitals  at  the  School  of  Expression. 

To  Miss  Anna  Muriel  Dunlap,  for  a  lecture  on  "  Wagner  and 
his  drama  of  Parsifal,'^  given  in  our  hall. 

To  Miss  S.  M.  McCafferty  for  fifteen  tickets  to  a  bazaar  held 
by  the  Young  Ladies'  Charitable  Association. 

Owing  to  serious  illness  in  the  house,  we  have  been  unable  to 
enjoy  the  music  and  lectures  which  our  many  friends  usually  pre- 
sent in  our  hall. 

//. —  Acknowledgments  fo7-  Books ^  Specimens,  etc. 

For  various  books,  specimens,  etc.,  we  are  indebted  to  the  fol- 
lowing friends  :  — 

To  Mrs.  Laura  E.  Richards,  Gardiner,  Maine,  Mr.  Dana  Estes, 
Mr.  William  Wade,  Oakmont,  Penn.,  Mr.  S.  A.  Beadle,  Jackson, 
Miss.,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Stover  and  the  Society  for  providing  evan- 
gelical religious  literature  for  the  Blind. 

/// —  Acknowledgments  for  Periodicals  and  Newspapers. 

The  editors  and  publishers  of  the  following  reviews,  magazines 
and  semimonthly  and  weekly  papers  continue  to  be  very  kind 
and  liberal  in  sending  us  their  publications  gratuitously,  which 
are  always  cordially  welcomed  and  perused  with  interest :  — 


The  N.  E.  Jourjial  of  Education^ 
The  Atlantic^    . 
Boston  Home  fozir7ial^ 
Education, 
Youth's  Companion, 
Our  Dutnb  Animals, 
The  Chfistian  Register, 
The  Missionary  Herald, 
The  Well-Spring, 
Woman's  fournal, 


Boston,  Mass. 


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Washington,  D.  C. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Inst,  for  Deaf-Mutes,  Malone,  N.Y. 

Inst,  for  Deaf-Mutes,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

Inst,  for  the  Deaf-Mutes,  Trenton,  N.J. 

Maitland,  Mo. 


The  Century, New  York,  N.Y. 

St.  Nicholas, 

Collier's  Weekly, 

American  Atinals  of  the  Deaf, 

The  Etude, 

The  Mentor, 

Our  Little  People, 

The  Silent  Worker^ 

The  Eye, 

The  California  Ne7vs, 

Inst,  for  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind,  Berkeley,  Cal. 
The  Ohio  Chronicle,  .  Inst,  for  the  Deaf-Mutes,  Columbus,  O. 
The  tV".  Dakota  Banner,  .        School  for  the  Deaf,  N.  Dakota. 

The  Oregon  Gazetteer,      .  School  for  Deaf-Mutes,  Salem,  Ore. 

The  Messenger,  ....  Ala.  Academy  for  the  Blind. 
The  Tablet,  .  .  West  Va.  School  for  Deaf-Mutes  and  Blind. 
The  Washingtonian,  .        School  for  the  Deaf,  etc.,  Vancouver. 

The  Colorado  Index,         .        Colorado  School  for  Deaf  and  Blind. 

I  desire  again  to  render  the  most  hearty  thanks,  in  behalf  of 
all  our  pupils,  to  the  kind  friends  who  have  thus  nobly  remem- 
bered them.  The  seeds  which  their  friendly  and  generous  atten- 
tions have  sown  have  fallen  on  no  barren  ground,  but  will  con- 
tinue to  bear  fruit  in  after  years  ;  and  the  memory  of  many  of 
these  delightful  and  instructive  occasions  and  valuable  gifts  will 
be  retained  through  life. 

MICHAEL    ANAGNOS. 


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ANALYSIS   OF   MAINTENANCE   ACCOUNT. 


Meats,  36,709  pounds, $3,610.85 

Fish,  4,191  pounds, 234.95 

Butter,  6,381  pounds, 1,382.94 

Bread,  flour,  meal,  etc., 1,291.58 

Potatoes  and  other  vegetables,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .  1,113.70 

Fruit,  fresh  and  dried, 520.97 

Milk,  37,539  quarts, 1,985-25 

Sugar,  13,888  pounds, 742.27 

Tea  and  coffee,  1,388  pounds, 408.50 

Groceries, 1,276.95 

Gas  and  oil, 476.82 

Coal  and  wood, 4,225.94 

Sundry  articles  of  consumption, 645.07 

Wages,  domestic  service, 8,118.24 

Salaries,  superintendence  and  instruction,      ....  31,262.09 

Medicines  and  medical  sundries, 66.50 

Furniture  and  bedding, 2,325.95 

Clothing  and  mending, 236.21 

Expense  of  stable, 588.69 

Musical  instruments, 1,024.26 

Manual  training  supplies, 183.03 

Stationery,  printing,  etc., 1,810,14 

Construction  and  repairs, 7,364  62 

Taxes  and  insurance, 1,735.16 

Travelling  expenses, 148.38 

Sundries, 478.29 

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WORK   DEPARTMENT. 


Statement  for  the  Year  ending  August  j i ,  igoi. 
Receipts. 

Cash  received  from  sales, $22,062.81 

Stock  on  hand  and  bills  re- 
ceivable August,  190 1,       .     $7, 418. 59 
Stock  on  hand  and  bills  re- 
ceivable August,  1900,       .       6,697.78 


720.81 
$22,783.62 


Expenditures. 
Cash    paid  for    salaries    and 

wages,  blind  people,  .  .  $5,490.87 
Cash    paid  for   salaries    and 

wages,  seeing  people,   .     .       3,816.70 

^9.307-57 

Cash  paid  for  rent,  stock  and 

sundries, 11,621.49 

— — 20,929.06 


Gain, $1,854.56 


MEMORANDUM. 

Amount  due  to  the  Perkins  Institution  for  loans,     .     .  $43,770.37 
Gain  for  the  year  ending  August  31,  1 901,     ....        1,854.56 

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The  following  account  exhibits  the  state  of  the  property 
as  entered  upon  the  books  of  the  institution  September  i, 
1901  :  — 


Building  288,  290  Devonshire  street, 

$74,200.00 

Building  250,  252  Purchase  street,      .     . 

80,100.00 

Building  172-178  Congress  street,       .     . 

90,600.00 

Building  205,  207  Congress  street,       .     . 

69,000.00 

Building  363  Boylston  street,     .... 

32,000.00 

Building  383  Boylston  street,     .... 

35,000.00 

House  II  Oxford  stredt, 

9,000.00 

House  402  Fifth  street, 

4,300.00 

Houses  412,  414,  416  Fifth  street,       .     . 

9,300.00 

House  424  Fifth  street, 

3,700.00 

Houses  426,  428  Fifth  street,     .... 

11,600.00 

Houses  430-440   Fifth   street  and  103- 

105  H  street, 

47,200.00 

Building  442  Fifth  to  1 1 1  H  street,     .     . 

21,300.00 

House  537  Fourth  street, 

4,400.00 

Houses  541,  543  Fourth  street,       .     .     . 

8,Soo.oo 

House  542  Fourth  street, 

7,800.00 

House  555  Fourth  street, 

2,500.00 

Houses  557-559  Fourth  street,  .... 

15,100.00 

Houses  583,  585,  587,  589  Fourth  street. 

19,900.00 

Houses  591,  593,  595  Fourth  street,    .     . 

15,500.00 

Houses  99,  loi  H  street, 

3,500.00 

House  527  Broadway, 

9,000.00 

$573,800 
33,386. 

00 

Real  estate,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,      .... 

00 

Real  estate  at  Wachusett  street,  Forest 

Hills,  left  to  the  kindergarten  by  the 

will  of  the  late  Ezra  S.  Jackson,  subject 

to  a  life  annuity  to  Mrs.  Jackson,    .     . 

8,500.00 

J^ea/  Estate  used  by  the  Institution. 

Real  estate,  Broadway  and  Fourth  street. 

$322,124.00 

House  418  Fifth  street, 

3,100.00 

House  422  Fifth  street, 

3,700.00 

328,924. 

00 

Real  estate  used   for   school  purposes. 

Jamaica  Plain, 

243,872.00 

Unimproved  land,  South  Boston,   .     .     . 

5,196. 

00 

Mortgage  notes, 

115,500. 

00 

Railroad  Stock. 

Boston  &  Providence  R.R.,   100  shares. 

cost, 

$25,048.75 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  preferred,    250   shares. 

cost, 

23,973-33 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.R.,  105 

shares,  cost, 

13,818.04 

Boston  &  Maine  R.R.,  31  shares,  cost,  . 

3,938.96 

Boston  &  Albany  R.R.,  200  shares,  cost,  . 

41,254.08 

Amounts  carried  forward,      .     .     . 

$108,033.16 

$1,309,178. 

00 

134 


Amounts  brought  forward^     .     .     . 

New  York  Central  &  Hudson'River  R.R., 
I  If  shares,  cost, 

West  End  Street  Railway,  200  shares, 
cost, 

Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  4  shares, 


Railroad  Bonds. 

Eastern  R.R.,  one  6<^  bond,  cost,  .  . 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.R.,  25 

4s,  cost, 

Chicago,     Burlington    &    Quincy    R.R., 

Illinois  division,  2  bonds,  cost,    .     .     . 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph  &  Council  Bluffs 

R.R.,  5  7s,  cost, 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota  &  Manitoba  R.R., 

10  4s,  cost, 

Kansas  City,  Clinton  &  Springfield  R.R., 

3  5s,  cost, 

Atchison,   Topeka   &  Santa  ¥€ ' 

R.R.,  10  4s, 

Atchison,  Topeka  &   Santa  Y€ 

R.R.,  adjusted,  5  4s,       ... 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  F^ 

R.R.,  62  shares, 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  25  5s,  cost,  .  .  •  .  . 
Chesapeake  &  Ohio  R.R.,  20  5s,  cost,  . 
Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  5  4s,  cost, 


»  cost, 


United  States  Hotel  Company,  68  shares. 
Ground  Rent  Trust  Company,  one  share, 
Suffolk  Real  Estate  Company,  15  shares, 
Albany  Trust  Company,  100  shares,  .  . 
ScoUay   Building   Trust    Company,  200 

shares,      .     .     .     • 

Illinois  Steel  Company  bonds,  35  5s,  cost. 

Cash, 

Household  furniture,  South  Boston,  .  . 
Household  furniture,  Jamaica  Plain,  .     . 

Provisions  and  supplies.  South  Boston, 
Provisions  and  supplies,  Jamaica  Plain, 

Coal,  South  Boston, 

Coal,  Jamaica  Plain, 


Work  Department. 

Stock  and  bills  receivable. 
Amount  carried  forward^ 


$108,033.16 


12,512.57 

17,987.50 
400.00 


$1,270.00 
24,190.00 
2,000.00 
6,375.00 
8,800.00 
3,051.25 

15,646.79 


25,531-25 

23,628.60 

4,006.25 


;  1 7,900.00 
13,400.00 


51,296.00 
477.00 


$1,309,178.00 


138,933-23 


114,499.14 

10,840.50 

900.00 

1 5,480.00 

1 0,000.00 

20,000.00 
36,360.26 
76,674.59 


31,300.00 

1,773.00 
2,472.00 

7,418.59 
$1,775,829.31 


135 


Amount  brought  forward,       .     .     . 

Musical  Department. 

Sixty-seven  pianos, m  . 

One  large  organ, 

Four  small  organs, 

Band  instruments, 

Stringed  instruments, 

Musical  library, 

$13,500.00 
4,000.00 

100.00 
1,100.00 

1 70.00 
1,150.00 

$1,775,829.31 

Printing  Department. 

Stock  and  machinery, 

Books, 

Electrotype  and  stereotype  plates,      .     . 

$3,500.00 

9,400.00 

26,090.00 

20,020.00 

38,990.00 

14,000.00 

27,308.00 
1 20.00 

Miscellaneous. 

School  furniture  and  apparatus,     .     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  common  print,     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  embossed  print,  .     . 

$5,700.00 
21,608.00 

Boys'  shop, . 

Stable  and  tools, 

700.00 

Less   mortgage   on   house    542    Fourth 
street, 

$1,876,967.31 
4,500.00 

$1,872,467.31 

136 

The  foregoing   property  represents  the  following   funds 
and  balances,  and  is  answerable  for  the  same  :  — 


INSTITUTION    FUNDS* 

General  fund  of  the  institution,  .  .  . 
Stephen  Fairbanks  fund,       .... 

Harris  fund, 

Richard  Perkins  fund, 

Stoddard  Capen  fund, 

LEGACIES. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker,    .... 

Thompson  Baxter, 

J.  Putnam  Bradlee 

Robert  C.  Billings, 

T.  O.  H.  P.  Burnham, 

Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Colburn, 

John  N.  Dix 

Albert  Glover, 

Benjamin  Humphrey, 

Mrs.  Susan  B.  Lyman, 

Stephen  W.  Marston, 

Edward  D.  Peters, 

Henry  L.  Pierce, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Putnam 

Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Richardson,  .  . 
Mrs.  Matilda  B.  Richardson,     .     .     . 

Samuel  E.  Sawyer, 

Joseph  Scholfield 

Mary  F.  Swift, 

Alfred  T.  Turner, 

Mrs.  Ann  ^A^hite  Vose, 

Joseph  K.  Wait, 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  P.  Weld,  .... 
Thomas  Wyman, 

Cash, 

PRINTING   FUND. 
Capital  and  accessions, 

KINDERGARTEN   FUNDS. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund,  .     .     . 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund, 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund,  .  .  . 
Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund,  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund,  . 
Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund,        .     .     . 

Albert  Glover  fund, 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund,  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund,  .  . 
Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund,      .... 

Amounts  carried  forward,       .     .     . 


$111,241.42 
10,000.00 
80,000.00 
20,000.00 
13,770.00 


40, 


,500.00 
200.00 
,000.00 
750.00 
,000.00 
,000.00 
,000.00 
,000.00 
,c  00.00 
,809  78 
000.00 
500.00 
,000.00 
000.00 
507.00 
300.00 
,098.00 
,500.00 
,391.00 
,000.00 
,994.00 
,000.00 
,000.00 
,000.00 


$13,000.00 

500.00 

90,000.00 

6,000.00 

5,000,00 

1,015.00 

1,000.00 

1,000.00 

26,000.00 

8,500.00 

500.00 


$152,515.00 


$474,561.20 
34,165.25 


$162,925.93 


a, 652.38 


137 


Amounts  brought  forward,      .     . 

Transcript  ten  dollar  fund,    .     .     .     . 
Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund,    .     . 
Fund  in  memory  of  Ralph  Watson, 

LEGACIES. 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew, 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker,    .     .     .     . 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 

Sydney  Bartlett, 

Thompson  Baxter, 

Robert  C.  Billings 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford, 

John  W.  Carter, . 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney, 

George  E.  Downes, 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dwight, 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 

John  Foster, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W.  Gay, 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford, 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Hall, 

Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden, 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 

Elisha  T.  Loring, 

Augustus  D.  Manson, 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 

Mrs.  Richard  Perkins, 

Edward  D.  Peters, 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 

Mrs.  Caroline  S.  Pickman,    .     .     .     . 

Francis  L.  Pratt, 

Miss  Dorothy  Roffe, 

Miss  Edith  Rotch, 

Miss  Rebecca  Salisbury,       .     .     .     . 

Joseph  Scholfield, 

Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Seymour, 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 

Mrs.  Cornelia  V.  R.  Thayer,     .     .     . 
Mrs.  Delia  D.  Thorndike,       .     .     .     . 

Mrs.  Betsey  B.  Tolman, 

Royal  W.  Turner, 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner, 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright,      .     , 

Mary  H.  Watson, 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  \A^hitney, 

Miss  Betsey  S.  Wilder, 

Miss  Mary  W.  \A^iley, 

Miss  Mary  Williams, 

Almira  F.  Winslow, 

Funds  from  other  donations,     .     .     .     , 

Real  estate  subject  to  annuity 

Cash  in  the  treasury, , 

Amount  carried  foriuard,    .     .     . 


)i5i52,5i5.oo 

5,666.95 

10,000.00 

237.92 


5,000.00 

2,500.00 

9,000.00 

10,000.00 

200.00 

10,000.00 

4,250.00 

100.00 

500.00 
5,000.00 
3,000.00 
11,79968 
4,000.00 
1,000.00 
5,000.00 
7,931.00 
5,000.00 
3,000.00 
3,000.00 

700.00 

5,000.00 

8,134.00 

1,000.00 

10,000.00 

500.00 

2,OCO.OO 

1,000.00 

100.00 

500.00 

10,000.00 

200.00 

3,000.00 

5,000.00 

2,000.00 

10,000.00 

5,000.00 

500.00 

24,082.00 

7,574.00 

4,000.00 

1,000.00 

100.00 

100.00 

500.00 

150.00 

5,000.00 

306.80 

61,564.65 


$671,652.38 


427,712.00 

8,500.00 

42,509.34 

$1,150.37372 


138 


Amount  brought  forward, 

Buildings,  unimproved  real  estate  and  per- 
sonal property  in  use  of  the  institution, 
South  Boston, 

Land,  buildings  and  personal  property  in 
use  of  the  kindergarten,  Jamaica  Plain,  ,     . 

Whole  amount  of  property  belonging  to  the 
kindergarten, 

Whole  amount  of  property  belonging  to  the 
institution  proper, 


463,711.59 

258,382.00 

$1,872,467.31 


2^737.103-34 

1.135.363.97 

$1,872,467.31 


LIST  OF  EMBOSSED  BOOKS 


Printed  at  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts   School  for 
THE  Blind,  Boston,  1901. 


No. 

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JUVENILE  BOOKS. 

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3 

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Arabian  Nights,  six  selections  by  Samuel  Eliot,  .... 

3.00 

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3.00 

Burnett,  F.  H.     Little  Lord  Fauntleroy, 

3.00 

Child's  Book,  first  to  seventh, 

2.80 

Children's  Fairy  Book,  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos,     .     .     . 

2.50 

Chittenden,  L.  E.     Sleeping  Sentinel, 

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Coolidge,  Susan.     What  Katy  Did, 

2.50 

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Ewing,  J.  H.     Story  of  a  Short  Life, 

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Greene,  Homer.     Blind  Brother, 

2.00 

Harte,  Bret.     Queen  of  the  Pirate  Isle, 

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Kingsley,  Charles.     Greek  Heroes, 

2.50 

Water  Babies, 

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Little  Ones'  Story  Book, 

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Stories  for  Little  Readers,      .... 

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5.00 

Standard  Braille  Primer,  revised, 

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Thompson,  Ernest  Seton.     Wild  Animals  I  Have  Known, 

2.50 

Turner's  First  Reader 

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Twelve  Popular  Tales,  selected  by  H.  C.  Lodge,       .     .     . 

2.00 

Wiggin,  K.  D.     Christmas  Dinner, 

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Story  of  Patsy 

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Youth's  Library,  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos,       

8 

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140 


Title  of  Book. 


GENERAL    LITERATURE. 

American  Prose, 

Anagnos,  J.  R.     Longfellow's  Birthday, 

Burt,  AL  E.    Odysseus,  the  Hero  of  Ithaca, 

Cervantes  Saavedra,  Miguel  de.     Don  Quixote,   .... 

Cooke,  R.  T.     Deacon's  Week,       

Cooper,  J.  F.     Pilot, 

Dickens,  Charles.     Christmas  Carol,  with  extracts  from 

Pickwick  Papers, 

David  Copperfield, 

Old  Curiosity  Shop, 

Don't;  or,  Directions  for  Conduct  and  Speech 

Eliot,  George.     Adam  Bede, ... 

Janet's  Repentance, 

Silas  Marner, 

Emerson,  R.  W.     Essays, ... 

Extracts  from  British  and  American  Literature,  .... 

Francillon,  R.  E.     Gods  and  Heroes, 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.     Vicar  of  Wakefield, 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.     Scarlet  Letter 

Tangle  wood  Tales, 

Twice  Told  Tales, 

Irving,  Washington.     Alhambra,     ....>.... 

Sketch  Book, 

John.son,  Samuel.     Rasselas,  Prince  of  Abyssinia.    .     . 

Kingsley,  Charles.     Hypatia, 

Lubbock,  Sir  John.     Beauties  of  Nature, 

Lytton,  Edward  Bulwer.  Last  Days  of  Pompeii,  .  .  . 
Macaulay,  T.  B.  Essays  on  Milton  and  Hastings,  .  . 
Martineau,  Harriet.  Peasant  and  the  Prince,  .... 
Most  Celebrated  Diamonds,  translated  by  J.  R.  Anagnos, 
Ruskin,  John.     Selections  by  Edwin  Ginn,      T    .     .     .     . 

Sesame  and  Lilies, 

Saint  Pierre,  J.  H.  B.  de.     Paul  and  Virginia,       .... 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.     Quentin  Durvvard, 

Talisman, 

Thackeray,  W.  M.     Henry  Esmond, 

POETRY. 

Anagnos,  J.  R.     Stray  Chords, 

Bryant,  W.  C.     Poems, 

Byron,  Lord.  Hebrew  Melodies  and  Childe  Harold.  .  . 
Poems  selected  by  Matthew  Arnold,      .     . 

Holmes,  0-  W.     Poems, 

Homer.  Iliad,  translated  by  Alexander  Pope,  .... 
Longfellow,  H.  W.     Evangeline, 

Evangeline,  and  other  poems,  .     .     . 

Hiawatha, 


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Title  of  Book. 


Lowell,  J.  R.     Poems, 

Milton,  John.     Paradise  Lost, 

Paradise  Regained,  and  other  poems,  .  . 
Pope,  Alexander.  Essay  on  Man,  and  other  poems,  .  . 
Scott,  Sir  Walter.     Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel,  and  other 

poems, 

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Julius  Caesar, 

King  Henry  Fifth, 

Merchant  of  Venice,       .... 

Romeo  and  Juliet, 

Tennyson,  Alfred.     Idylls  of  the  King, 

In  Memoriam,  and  other  poems,    .     . 

Whittier,  J.  G.     Poems, 

Wordsworth,  William.     Poems, 

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Biographical  sketches  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos,       .     .     . 

Eliot,  George.     Biographical  Sketch, 

Howe,  S.  G.     Memoir, 

HISTORY. 

Constitution  of  the  United  States, 

Dickens,  Charles.     Child's  History  of  England,  .... 

Fiske,  John.     War  of  Independence, 

Washington  and  his  Country, 

Freeman,  E.  A.     History  of  Europe, 

Green,  J.  R.     Short  History  of  the  English  People,      .     . 
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States, 

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History  of  Rome, ♦  •     . 

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Book  of  Common  Prayer, 

Book  of  Psalms, 

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Hymn  Book, 

New  Testament, 

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142 


Title  of  Book. 


Caesar.     Commentaries  on  the  Gallic  War 

Cicero.     Orations, 

Collar  and  Daniell.     Beginner's  Latin  Book, 

Latin-English  Vocabulary,    .... 
Cutter,  Calvin.     Anatomy,  Physiology  and  Hygiene,     .     . 

English-Greek  Vocabulary  (Braille), 

Eysenbach,  William.     German-English  Vocabulary,     .     . 

German  Grammar, 

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Gleason,  C.  D.     Handbook  of  Crochet, 

Handbook  of  Knitting,       

Goodwin,  W.  W.     Greek  Grammar  (Braille), 

Greek  Grammar,  vol.  3.     (In  press),    . 

Guyot,  A.  H.     Geography, 

Harper  and  Wallace.  Vocabulary  to  Xenophon's  Anabasis, 
Homer.     Iliad,  Books  1-3  (Braille).     R.  P.  Keep,     .     .     . 

Howe,  S.  G.     Cyclopaedia, 

Huxley,  T.  H.     Introductory  Science  Primer,      .... 

Latin-English  Lexicon,  vol.  I., 

Latin  Selections, 

Riehl,  W.  H.     Der  Fluch  der  Schonheit, 

Scribner,  Charles.     Geographical  Reader, 

Seymour,  J.  O.     Vocabulary  to  Keep's    Iliad  of   Homer 

(Braille), 

Townsend,  Mabel.     Elementary  Arithmetic, 

Wentworth,  G.  A.  Grammar-school  Arithmetic,  .  .  . 
White,  J.  W.  Beginner's  Greek  Book  (Braille),  .... 
Xenophon.     Anabasis  (Braille), 


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Gavotte  in  G  minor, 

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Bach,  C.  P.  E.     Solfeggietto, 

Bargiel,  W.     Album  Leaf, 

Idylle,  Op.  32,  No.  i, 

Baumfelder.     Good  Humor, 

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Brauer,  Fr.     Twelve  Studies,  Op.  15.     (Litolff),   .     .     .     . 

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fitude,  Op.  10,  No.  I,       

Fantasie  Impromptu,  Op.  66.  (C-sharp  minor), 
Chwatal,  F.     The  Merry  Postilion,  Op.  228,  No.  8,  .     .     . 

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Cramer-Biilow.     Fifty  Selected  Studies,  Books  i  and  2,   . 

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Egghard.     Tender  Flower, 

Fontaine,  C.     Swing  Song, 

Foote,  A.     Sarabande,  Op.  6,  No.  3, 

Gade,  Capriccio,  Op.  19,  No.  2,       

Godard,  B.     2d  Valse,  Op.  56, 

Goldner.     Gavotte  Mignonne, 

Grieg,  E.     Albumblatt,  Op.  12, 

Gurlitt,  C.     Studies,  Op.  50, 

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Jensen,  Adolf.     Berceuse  in  A, 

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Jungmann,  A.     Will  o' the  Wisp,  Op.  217,  No.  3,     .     .     . 
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Kullak,  Th.     Scherzo, 

The  Little  Huntsman, 

Landon,  C.  W.     Pianoforte  Method, 

Lange,  G.     In  Rank  and  File,  Op.  249,  No.  i,      .... 

Playfulness,  Op.  292,  No.  i, 

Dressed  for  the  Ball,  Op.  292,  No.  3,      .     .     • 

Meadow  Dance,  Op.  23, 

Valse  Champetre,  Op.  307, 

Happy  Meeting 

Lichner,  H.     Family  Party  Waltz,  Op.  270,  No.  2,    .     .     . 

Morning  Song,  Op.  174,  No.  i, 

Liszt,  F.     La  Regata  Veneziana, 

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book  I, 

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Studies,  Op.  65,  book  2, 

Lysberg,  Ch.     The  Thrashers,  Op.  71, 

Mason,  Wm.     Touch  and  Technic.     \'ol.  i, 

Mathews,  W.  S.  B.     Standard  Graded  Course  of  Studies, 

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Mendelssohn.     Christmas  Gift,  Op.  72, 

Prelude  in  E  minor, 

Rondo  Capriccioso,Op.  14, 

Merkel,  G.     Hunters'  Call, 

In  the  Beautiful  Month  of  May,  Op.  25,    .     . 

Impromptu,  Op.  18,  No.  3, 

Jolly  Huntsman, 

Pleasures  of  May,  Op.  81, 

Spring  Song,       .     .     .     .  • 

Moszkowski.     Waltz  in  A  flat, 

Mozart,  W.  A.     Sonata  No.  2  (F  major), 

Sonata  No.  8  (C  major), 

Nicod^,  J.  L.     Barcarolle,  Op.  13,  No.  3, 

Oesten,  Th.     White  Roses,  Op.  276, 

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No.  5.     In  the  Summer. 
No.  6.     Rural  Pleasures. 

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Ravina,  H.     Arabeske, 

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Roeske,  C.  C.     Capitol  March, 

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Roeske,  C.  C.     The  Hub  Waltz, 

Rummel.     Little  Valse  (from  Petits  Morceaux,  No.  4), 

Saran,  A.     Phantasie  Stiick,  Op.  2,  No.  i, 

Scharwenka,  P.     Tanz  Vergniigen,  Op.  68,  No.  i,    .     .     . 
Schubert,  Fr.     Second  Impromptu,  Op.  142,  No.  2.       .     . 

Schumann,  R.     Album  for  Young  Pianists, 

Cradle  Song, 

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Twenty-three  Select  Pieces  (first  grade), 

Urbach.     Prize  Piano  School, 

Vocal. 

Part  Songs  for  Male  Voices. 

Abt.     Night  Song, 

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Bank,  C.     Evening  Song, 

Becker.     Vocal  March, 

Boieldieu.     Praise  of  the  Soldier, 

Chwatal,  F.  X.     Lovely  Night, 

Cramer.     How  Can  I  Leave  Thee, 

Gounod,  Ch.     The  Chase, .... 

Hatton,  J.  L.     Tar's  Song, 

Bugle  Song, 

Sailor's  Song, 

Knowles.     Our  Flag, 

Kreutzer.     Serenade, 

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The  Banner's  Wave, 

The  Rhine, 

Macfarren,  G.  A.     Now  the  Sun  has  Mounted  High,    .     . 

Mendelssohn.     The  Huntsman's  Farewell, 

Farewell, 

The  Cheerful  Wanderer, 

Parting  Song, 

Rhine, 

Serenade, 

Pflueger,    Carl.     The    Bugler.     Song    for   medium   voice 

with  male  chorus, 

Weber.     Bright  Sword  of  Liberty, 

t  Champagne  Song, 

\^Z:\:k^  2     ^  Nation's  Day  is  Breaking, 

O  How  Lovely  the  Face  of  the  Deep,  .... 
Werner.     Two  Roses, 

Part  Songs  for  Female  Voices. 

Gumbert,  F.     Maidens'  Spring  Song  (trio), 

Hiller.     Dame  Cuckoo  (trio), 

Mendelssohn.     Hearts  Feel  that  Love  Thee  (trio),   .     .     . 
O  Vales  with  Sunlight  Smiling  (trio),    .     . 


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Wagner,  R.     Spinning-wheel  Chorus  (trio), 

Wiegand.     A  Meadow  Song, 

Duets. 
Smart,  Henry.     The  Fairy  Haunted  Spring, 

Songs  for  Solo  Voice  {soprano). 
Bischoff,  J.  W.     Marguerite, 

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Moir,  F.     Best  of  All  (tenor), 

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Hatton,  J.  L.     Let  All  with  Merry  Voices  Sing,  .... 

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Hymns.     Collection  of  Forty-five  Hymn  Tunes,  .... 

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Weber.     God  of  the  Fatherless  (anthem), 

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Scala.     Twenty-five  Concise  Vocal  Exercises,      .... 

Music  for  Children. 

Children's  Souvenir  Song  Book,  selections  from.  Arr.  by 
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Chadwick,  J.  W.     The  Brook, 

Faning,  Eaton.     Boat  Song, 

Foote,  A.     Land  to  the  Leeward, 

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Johns,  Clayton.     The  Fountain, 

Osgood,  G.  L.     Happy  Spring  Waltz, 

Parker,  H.  W.     Even  Song, 

Roeske,  C.  C.     Collection  of  Songs,  Duets,  and  Trios, 

Orchestra. 

Boccherini.     Minuet  in  A,* 

Minuet  No.  2  in  A,* 

Eilenberg.     The  Mill  in  the  Forest, 

Fahrbach.     Mazurka,  In  the  Forest, 


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Greg,  L.     Joyous  Serenade, 

Grieg,  E.     Anitras  Tanz  from  Peer  Gynt  Suite,*      .     .     . 

Gavotte  from  Holberg  Suite,* 

Rigaudon  from  Holberg  Suite,* 

Haydn,  J.  Minuet  from  the  Military  Symphony,  .  .  , 
Hoffman,  R.  No.  i  from  Suite,  Op.  60,*  .  .  .  .'  .  . 
Mascagni.     Intermezzo  from  "Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  .     . 

Mendelssohn.     Festival  March, 

Priest's  March  from  "  Athalie,"  .     .     .     . 
Mozart,  W.  A.     Andante  from  the  8th  Quartette,*   .     .     . 
Menuetto  from  E  fiat    Symphony  (com- 
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Reinecke.     Pastoral,* 

Marchen  Vorspiel,* 

Aus  Tausand  und  eine  Nacht,* 

Frieden  der  Nacht,* 

Ballet  Music,* 

The  above  numbers  from  Zwolf  Tonbilder. 

Schubert,  F.     March  Militaire, .     .     . 

Moment  Musical, 

Schumann,  R.     Traumerei, 

Strauss.     Light  and  Shade  Waltzes, 

Waldteufel.     Invitation  k  la  Gavotte,       .     .         .     .     .     . 


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Accolay.     Concerto, 

Dancla,  C.     First  Air  Varid,  Op.  89, 

De  Beriot.     Fantasie  Ballet,  Op.  100, 

Eichberg,  J.     Complete  Method  for  the  Violin,    .... 

Godard,  B.     Canzonetta, 

Berceuse  from  "  Jocelyn," 

Military  Band. 

Bach,  Charles.     Twelfth  Andante  and  Waltz, 

Balfe.     Fantasia  from  "  Satanella," 

Balfe-Claus.     Selection,  "  Bohemian  Girl," 

Balfe-Wiegand.  Selection,  "  Puritan's  Daughter,"  .  .  . 
Beyer,  E.  Fantasia  from  "  Le  Val  d'Amour."  Arr.,  .  . 
Bizet.     Selection  from  "  Carmen."     Arr.  by  Beyer,      .     . 

Toreador's  song  from  "  Carmen," 

Catlin,  E.  N.     Overture,  "  Welcome," 

Donizetti.     Nocturne  from  "  Don  Pasquale,"  f    .     .     .     . 

Ringleben.     Polka  Mazurka,f 

Sponholtz.     Peace  of  Mind,t 

Donizetti.     Sextette  and  Finale  from  "  Lucia,"     .... 

Flotow.     Selection  from  "  Martha," 

Fantasia  from  "  Stradella."     Arr.  by  Heinicke, 


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Gilmore,  P.  S.     22d  Regiment  March, 

Gounod-Heinicke.     Selection  from  "  Faust," 

Haldvy-Heinicke.  Selection  from  "  The  Jewess,"  .  .  . 
Heinicke.     Grand  National  Melody  Potpourri,     .... 

Military  Prize  Quickstep, 

Hungarian  Quickstep.     Arr., 

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by  Claus, 

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Lavallde,  C.     Overture,  "  The  Bridal  Rose," 

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Meyerbeer-Meyrelles.     Coronation  March  from  "  Le  Pro- 

ph&te," 

Mozart.     Overture,  "The  Magic  Flute," 

Prendiville,  H.     Little  Rose  Waltz, 

RoUinson,  T.  H.     The  Color  Guard  March, 

Day  Dreams, 

Schubert-Vaughan.     Arr.  of  Serenade, 

Sousa.     Semper  Fidelis  March, 

Supp^.     Banditenstreiche,  overture, 

Supp^-Wiegand.     Overture,  "  Morning,  Noon  and  Night 

in  Vienna  " 

Troop-Heinicke.  Arr.  of  Second  Andante  and  Waltz,  . 
Verdi.     Scene  and  Aria  from  "  Ernani."     Arr.  by  Claus, 

Selection  from  "  Ernani."     Arr.  by  Heinicke, 
Viviani.      The    Silver   Trumpets.     (Grand    Processional 

March), 

Wagner.  Selection  from  "  The  Flying  Dutchman,"  .  . 
Weber-Heinicke.     Selection  from  "  Der  Freischiitz,"  .     . 


Miscellaneous. 

Arban.     Method  for  the  Cornet  and  Saxhorn,      .... 

Braille's  Musical  Notation,  Key  to, 

Bridge,  J.  F.     Counterpoint, 

Double  Counterpoint, 

Cole,  S.  W.     N.  E.  Conservatory  Course  on  Sight  Singing, 

Fantasie  Brilliante  for  Cornet  or  Saxhorn, 

Fillmore,  John  C.     Lessons  in  Musical  History,  .... 
Klose,  M.   Conservatory  Method  for  the  Clarinet.    Part  L, 

Musical  Characters  used  by  the  Seeing, 

Norris,  Homer  A.     Practical  Harmony, 

Rollinson,  T.  H.    Popular  Collection  for  Cornet  and  Piano, 
Webster,  M.  P.     Preparation  for  Harmony, 


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Mrs.  Maud  Howe  Elliott 

.     .  Mrs.  E.  Preble  Motley 

.     .     Miss  Annie  C.  Warren 

Mrs.  George  Howard  Monks 
.     .  Mrs.  George  A.  Draper 


OFFICERS    OF   THE    KINDERGARTEN. 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS,  Director. 

HENRY  W.  BROUGHTON,  M.D.,  Attending  Physician. 

FRANCIS  INGERSOLL  PROCTOR,  M.D. 

Ophthalmic  Surgeon. 


Boys'  Department. 


Girls'  Department. 


Miss  Nettie  B.  Vose,  Matron. 
Miss  Flora  C.  Fountain,  Assistaftt. 
Miss  Ellen  Reed  Mead,  Kindergartiur. 
Miss  L.  Henrietta  Stratton,  Teacher. 
Miss  Minnie  C.  Tucker,  Music  Teaclier. 


Mrs.  J.  M.  Hill,  Matron. 

Miss  Cornelia  M.  Loring,  Assistant. 

Miss     Wilhelmina      Humbert,     Kinder- 

gartner. 
Miss  Alice  M.  Lane,  Teacher. 
Miss  Elfie  M.  Fairbanks,  Music  Teacher. 
Miss  Laura  A.  Brown,  Teacher  of  Manual  Training. 


Primary  Department. 


Miss  Mary  J.  Jones,  Matron. 

Miss  Tone  Shaw,  Teaclier. 

Miss  Gertrude  W.  Dillingham,  Teacher. 


Miss  Helen  S.  Conley,  Teacher. 
Miss  Lydia  Howes,  Music  Teacher. 
Miss  Martha  E.  Hall,  Sloyd, 


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GIFTS    IN    LIFE   AS    WELL   AS   IN    DEATH. 

Dear  Friend  :  —  Are  you  thinking  of  making  your  will  and  of 
disposing  of  the  whole  or  a  part  of  your  estate  for  educational  and 
benevolent  purposes  ?  If  so,  do  not  forget  the  Kindergarten  for 
the  Blind  in  Jamaica  Plain.  Pray  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  this 
institution  is  doing  a  holy  work  for  the  needy  little  sightless  chil- 
dren, its  object  being  to  mitigate  the  sad  effects  of  their  affliction, 
to  improve  their  condition  physically,  intellectually  and  morally, 
and  to  free  them  from  the  fetters  of  helplessness  and  dependence. 


FORM    OF    BEQUEST. 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  BUnd,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind,  the 
sum  of  dollars. 


FORM  OF  DEVISE  OF  REAL  ESTATE. 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind 
(here  describe  the  real  estate  accurately),  with  full  power  to  sell, 
mortgage  and  convey  the  same,  free  of  all  trusts. 


KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  BLIND. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 


To  the  Members  of  the^Corporation. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  We  have  the  honor  to 
submit  the  following  annual  report,  presenting  both 
to  you  and  to  all  the  other  friends  and  benefactors  of 
the  little  blind  children  a  brief  account  of  the  condi- 
tion and  needs  of  the  kindergarten,  as  well  as  of  the 
character  of  its  ministrations  and  the  progress  of  its 
work. 

The  growth  of  the  infant  institution  has  been 
steady,  and  progress  has  been  made  in  every  direc- 
tion. There  are  at  present  8i  children  under  our 
care,  and  it  is  only  on  account  of  lack  of  room  that 
this  number  is  not  much  larger. 

During  the  greater  part  of  the  past  year  the  health 
of  the  pupils  has  been  far  from  satisfactory.  Infec- 
tious diseases  have  visited  two  of  the  households  and 
have  affected  more  than  a  score  of  children.  There 
have  been  ten  cases  of  scarlet  fever  (six  among  the 
boys, —  two  of  which  proved  fatal, —  and  four  among 
the  girls),  five  of  pneumonia,  four  of  chicken  pox,  one 
of  diphtheria,  one  of  bronchitis  and  one  of  erysipelas. 
The  little  boys'  department  has  suffered  most  from 
sickness,  and  its  work  has  been  irregular  since  the 
middle  of  January. 

The  facts  that  come  constantly  under  our  observa- 
tion enable  us  to  state  not  only  that  the  kindergarten 


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is  highly  useful  both  as  a  first  step  and  as  a  necessary 
adjunct  to  the  parent  school  at  South  Boston,  but 
that  it  is  also  indispensable  to  the  rational  education 
of  the  little  blind  children,  affording  as  it  does  the  best 
means  for  their  early  development  and  proper  train- 
ing. It  forms  an  integral  part  of  the  public  kinder- 
garten system  of  Boston,  and  it  deserves  the  generous 
support,  which  it  has  earned  by  the  efHciency  and 
beneficial  results  of  its  work  and  the  prudence  and 
frugality  of  its  administration. 

Ministry  and  Scope  of  the  Kindergarten. 

Founded  to  provide  the  means  for  the  most  com- 
plete development  and  for  the  best  and  most  thor- 
ough training  of  the  little  sightless  children  at  the 
earliest  and  most  impressionable  period  of  their  lives, 
the  kindergarten  is  fulfilling  its  mission  with  remark- 
able success.  It  is  doing  a  most  admirable  work  for 
them.  It  rescues  them  from  their  distressing  sur- 
roundings and  from  their  intellectual  and  moral  dark- 
ness and  places  them  in  the  genial  shelter  of  a  cheer- 
ful home,  where  kindness  is  the  ruling  power  and  love 
the  "  fulfilment  of  the  law."  It  leads  them  into  the 
paths  of  learning  through  orderly  doing  and  pleasant 
play  and  lays  in  them  a  sure  foundation  for  industry 
and  happiness.  To  each  and  all  of  these  hapless  vic- 
tims of  one  of  the  severest  of  human  calamities  it  is  a 
veritable  storehouse  of  wholesome  influences  and 
opens  to  them  the  way  of  mental  growth  as  a  result 
of  self-activity.  No  other  institution  would  minister 
to  their  physical,  intellectual  and  spiritual  needs  so 
well  as  this  does,  nor  could  any  other  supply  them 
with  such  educational  advantages  and  domestic  com- 
forts as  they  enjoy  in  the  little  school  at  Jamaica 
Plain. 


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The  arrangements  already  made  for  the  school  term 
which  has  just  commenced  show,  that  there  will  be 
no  lack  of  any  of  the  features  that  have  rendered  the 
kindergarten  one  of  the  prime  factors  in  the  education 
of  the  blind  and  that  have  given  to  it  its  reputation  and 
popularity  in  the  past  and  have  firmly  established  its 
claim  for  liberal  support  upon  the  community.  Ample 
means  are  provided  for  the  bodily  and  mental  develop- 
ment of  the  children,  as  well  as  for  their  manual 
training  and  for  the  cultivation  of  their  moral  sense 
and  their  aesthetic  nature. 

The  little  boys  and  girls  live,  move  and  grow  under 
such  influences  as  are  calculated  to  bring  out  what  is 
good  in  them  and  to  nip  in  the  bud  all  tendencies  to 
evil.  They  are  taught  to  observe  heedfully, —  that  is, 
to  notice  things  with  intelligent  attention, —  to  strive 
for  a  true  perception  of  what  they  encounter,  to  think 
rationally  and  to  express  their  elementary  ideas  in  a 
clear  and  simple  manner.  By  means  of  the  various 
exercises  which  they  perform  daily,  their  bodies  are 
made  strong,  lithe  and  active  and  their  physical 
powers  are  increased,  their  mental  faculties  are  un- 
folded, and  their  hands  are  trained  to  dexterity  and 
rendered  efficient  instruments  to  carry  out  the  dictates 
of  their  will. 

The  intelligent  visitor  to  the  kindergarten,  who  ex- 
amines carefully  the  work  of  the  children  and  takes 
into  account  their  improvement,  cannot  help  seeing 
the  marvellous  effects  produced  by  Froebel's  system 
of  rational  education. 

Urgent  Need  of  a  New  Building  for  Girls. 

Believing  as  we  do  that  the  most  efficient  means 
for  the  amelioration  of  the  intellectual  and  moral  con- 


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dition  of  the  blind  are  to  be  found  in  the  early  educa- 
tion and  proper  training  of  the  young  children  among 
them  and  that  these  consequently  afford  the  brightest 
hope  of  their  elevation  in  the  social  scale,  our  first 
and  greatest  duty  is  to  save  as  many  of  the  little  ones 
as  can  be  found  from  corrupt  and  debasing  influences 
and  to  bring  them  up  in  a  healthy  atmosphere  and 
under  the  best  possible  care. 

For  this  reason  we  strive  to  keep  the  gates  of  the 
kindergarten  wide  open  to  all  new  comers  and  to  re- 
ceive those  who  seek  admission  readily  and  without 
loss  of  valuable  time.  This  is  invariably  done  in  the 
case  of  the  boys,  but,  we  are  grieved  to  say,  not  in  that 
of  the  girls.  For,  owing  to  the  lack  of  accommoda- 
tions, we  have  been  compelled  during  the  last  two  or 
three  years  to  keep  a  number  of  applicants  of  tender 
age  waiting  until  vacancies  should  occur.  This  state 
of  things  is  grievously  wrong  and  should  not  be  al- 
lowed in  a  community  like  ours  to  continue  any 
longer.  It  ought  to  be  corrected  without  further 
delay,  and  the  course  we  have  taken  to  remedy  it  is 
that  of  attempting  to  raise,  by  voluntary  contribu- 
tions, the  money  required  for  the  construction  of  a 
primary  building  similar  to  that  which  was  erected 
for  the  boys  three  years  ago. 

For  the  accomplishment  of  that  end  the  matter  was 
fully  presented  in  our  last  annual  report  to  those  who 
take  an  active  interest  in  the  kindergarten  and  its 
work,  and  they  were  earnestly  entreated  to  come  to 
our  assistance.  This  request  has  been  repeated  in 
the  following  appeal  which  was  issued  by  the  director 
last  June :  — 

The  kindergarten  for  the  blind  has  been  most  nobly  upheld 
in  its  beneficent  task  by  its  generous  friends  and  benefactors,  and 


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its  life  and  vigor  today  are  due  solely  to  their  active  and  unceas- 
ing interest.  The  surest  proof  of  its  prosperity  is  found  in  its 
constant  growth  and  expansion,  and  no  one  could  wish  to  stay  its 
course  or  to  limit  its  capacity  to  bring  joy  and  brightness  into 
the  colorless  lives  of  the  sightless  Uttle  children.  But  this  very 
growth,  a  matter  for  congratulation  as  it  is,  brings  with  it  larger 
demands  and  new  responsibilities. 

In  the  experimental  period  of  this  blessed  enterprise  it  seemed 
sufficient  that  some  of  the  hapless  little  human  beings  should  be 
rescued  from  their  desolate  surroundings  and  brought  into  the 
sunshine  of  life  and  activity,  but  the  time  has  long  gone  by  when 
we  can  be  satisfied  with  this. 

We  have  reached  a  point  where  it  is  a  serious  and  terrible  mis- 
fortune,—  nay,  a  crime  against  trusting  and  dependent  children, 
—  that  any  little  one  should  be  barred  out  from  the  privileges 
which  here,  and  here  alone,  cause  to  blossom  in  beauty  and  fra- 
grance these  blighted  buds  of  humanity. 

In  regard  to  the  little  boys  no  present  anxiety  need  be  felt. 
Thanks  to  the  primary  building  erected  three  years  ago  for  them,  we 
are  enabled  to  welcome  among  us  every  one  who  requires  the  help 
which  we  can  give  him.  But  alas,  the  case  of  the  little  girls  is 
entirely  different.  The  one  kindergarten  building  provided  for 
them  is  already  crowded  to  overflowing,  and  the  number  of  little 
applicants  awaiting  admission  is  truly  appalling. 

In  this  difficulty  we  turn  anew  to  the  warm-hearted  philanthro- 
pists who  have  never  yet  failed  to  respond  to  an  appeal,  the 
justice  of  which  they  recognize,  and  we  beg  them  to  relieve  our 
present  embarrassment  by  supplying  us  with  the  means  for  the 
erection  of  the  primary  building  for  girls,  which  is  our  crying 
need,  and  with  the  necessary  funds  for  its  equipment  and  support. 

This  appeal  is  reiterated  with  all  the  emphasis 
which  the  needs  of  the  little  blind  girls  render  imper- 
ative. May  we  hope  that  the  response  to  it  will  be  so 
prompt  and  so  generous  as  to  enable  us  to  undertake 
the  erection  of  the  primary  building  early  in  the  next 
spring,  so  that  it  may  be  finished  and  made  ready  for 
occupancy  in  the  autumn  ? 


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Exercises  at  Boston  Theatre. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  hold  upon  the  public, 
which  the  little  people  of  the  kindergarten  possess, 
nor  of  the  deep  interest  awakened  in  every  heart  by 
the  presence  of  the  children  on  the  stage  of  the  Bos- 
ton Theatre  and  by  their  happy  songs  and  games  at 
the  commencement  exercises. 

Fresh  laurels  were  won  by  Tommy  Stringer  by  his 
exercise  How  the  Ocean  does  its  Share  of  the  World's 
Work.  If  we  marvelled,  on  the  occasion  of  the  exer- 
cises of  last  year,  at  the  remarkable  progress  which 
he  had  made,  how  much  more  do  we  find  cause  for 
amazement  and  gratification  in  his  achievement  of 
this  year?  In  this  he  showed  plainly  that  he  had 
gained  by  intelligent  observation  the  power  of  com- 
prehending scientific  principles.  This  was  evident 
from  his  dexterous  use  of  the  vessel  of  water  and  the 
ball  in  the  experiment,  which  illustrates  the  law  of 
displacement  of  floating  bodies;  from  his  skilful 
handling  of  the  beam-balance,  by  means  of  which  he 
determined  the  specific  gravity  of  the  water  and  of 
the  ball,  and  by  his  careful  and  well-worded  explana- 
tion of  the  cause  and  effect  of  each  step  in  the  experi- 
ment. He  had  written  out  his  exercise  entirely  with 
his  own  hand,  in  the  Braille  point  system.  This  he 
read  by  the  touch  of  his  left  hand  while  with  his  right 
he  spelled  it  in  the  manual  alphabet  to  his  teacher, 
who  in  turn  interpreted  it  to  the  audience.  It  was  a 
successful  demonstration  of  the  growth  of  the  boy's 
reasoning  powers. 

Hardly  had  the  announcement  of  their  part  of  the 
entertainment  been  made,  before    three    little  white- 


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clad  figures  flitted  to  the  familiar  low  table  behind 
the  foot-lights  and  with  rapid  touch  began  to  mould 
into  shape  the  clay  which  lay  thereon.  While  they 
were  thus  employed,  Gen.  Appleton  introduced  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Van  Ness,  who  made  the  following  elo- 
quent plea  for  the  upholding  of  the  noble  work  in  be- 
half of  the  little  blind  children, —  a  plea  rendered  the 
more  forceful  by  the  silent  appeal  of  the  children's 
faces : — 


ADDRESS  BY  THE  REV.  THOMAS  VAN  NESS. 

What  I  have  just  seen  has  impressed  upon  me  the  great  dif- 
ference between  the  days  that  are  and  the  days  that  were,  be- 
tween —  let  us  say  —  Sparta  and  America.  In  olden  times  the 
weaker  and  deformed  Spartan  children  were  carried  out  into  the 
woods  and  left  to  perish.  Near  Rome,  on  an  island  in  the  Tiber, 
the  crippled  and  aged  slaves,  men  and  women,  were  placed,  with- 
out care  and  without  help.  Now,  near  where  we  are,  at  the  Per- 
kins Institution,  the  weakest  and  least  valuable  physically  are 
cared  for  with  all  possible  tenderness  and  intelligence.  I  am 
impressed  too  with  the  difference  between  today  and  the  Middle 
Ages  when,  on  the  streets  of  those  beautiful  and  artistic  cities  of 
Italy  and  France,  the  dumb  and  the  deaf  were  scoffed  at  and 
tormented  by  the  boys  and  girls,  it  being  thought  that  blindness 
was  one  of  God's  judgments  on  the  sinner  rather  than,  as  we 
think  today,  because  of  the  sin  of  man. 

As  I  look  around  me  and  see  these  sightless  faces  so  full  of 
intelligence,  as  I  remember  what  I  saw  the  other  day  at  the 
kindergarten,  as  I  recall  the  case  of  Laura  Bridgman  and  that  of 
Helen  Keller,  as  I  bring  to  mind  Thomas  Stringer  in  1897,  when 
I  first  saw  him  at  one  of  our  Sunday  School  festivals,  and  con- 
trast him  with  the  youth  who  has  just  given  us  so  comprehensive 
a  review  of  the  secrets  of  nature,  I  ask  myself  what  is  the  power 
that  has  worked  such  transformations  ?  How  has  this  marvel- 
lous change  been  brought  about  ?  Surely  it  seems  something 
miraculous,  little  short  of  divine  —  as  though   it  were  no   other 


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than  God's  work.  Yes,  it  is  God's  work,  but  God  working,  as  he 
often  does,  through  man,  the  instrument  of  the  divine  purpose. 
In  all  ages  men  and  women  have  listened  to  that  still  small  voice 
which  speaks  and  says  :  "  Up  and  do  this  work  !  "  You  remem- 
ber in  biblical  times  a  certain  shepherd  was  seated  in  the  shadow 
of  a  great  rock,  in  the  heat  of  the  day,  and  by  and  by  a  voice 
was  heard  by  him,  which  seemed  to  say  :  "  Up,  up,  and  set  my 
people  free.  Over  in  Egypt  they  are  in  darkness,  in  pain  and  in 
agony."  Then, —  for  human  nature  is  substantially  the  same 
everywhere,  whether  in  Egypt  or  America, —  there  came  to  him 
the  feelings  of  doubt  and  of  fear,  and  he  said :  "  I  have  no  power. 
I  have  no  influence.  How  can  1  enter  Egypt  and  set  the  Israel- 
ites free  ?  How  shall  I  do  this  thing?  "  Then  the  voice  of  God, 
the  voice  of  conscience  asked :  "  What  is  that  thou  boldest  in 
thy  hand  ?  "  Moses  looked,  and  behold,  it  was  nothing  but  a 
shepherd  rod.  "  It  is  enough,"  said  the  voice.  "  Arise  now,  and 
I  will  go  with  thee."  And  it  was  because  Moses  was  thus  will- 
ing to  obey,  to  have  faith,  to  trust  in  the  Lord  and  in  the  power 
of  his  might  that  he  accomplished  such  mighty  results. 

Come  to  our  own  day.  In  one  of  Massachusetts'  towns  a 
man  was  working  at  a  printer's  form.  Long  and  earnestly  he 
thought  of  the  condition  of  the  black  slaves  in  the  south ;  as  he 
thought,  it  seemed  as  though  he  too  heard  a  voice  crying  to  him 
for  deliverance,  calling  to  him  to  come  south  and  open  the  prison 
doors  of  the  house  of  bondage.  He  said  to  himself :  "  How  can 
I  do  this  thing  ?  I  have  no  political  influence.  I  have  no  money, 
no  office.  No  one  will  listen  to  me."  After  a  while  the  voice 
seemed  to  say  :  "  What  is  it  thou  hast  in  thy  hand  ?  What  thy 
skill.?"  The  power  to  print.  "It  is  enough.  Go,  and  I  will  be 
with  thee."  You  remember  how  he  did  go  to  Baltimore,  how  he 
was  confined  there  in  jail.  Nevertheless  he  keeps  on  with  un- 
conquered  faith.  He  comes  back  to  this  state  and  publishes  the 
Liberator.  In  its  first  issue  he  says  :  "I  will  not  prevaricate,  I 
will  not  equivocate,  and  I  will  be  heard."  And  he  was  heard 
from  one  end  of  this  land  to  the  other,  and  today  we  crown  his 
memory  with  that  statue  there  on  Commonwealth  avenue,  and 
we  call  William  Lloyd  Garrison  one  of  the  liberators  of  the  earth. 
He  was  such  with  God's  power  and  with  God's  might. 

Do  you  remember  that  poor,  weak  woman,  whom  I  like  to  call 
our    New    England    saint  ?     What    can    she    do  ?     Enfeebled    by 


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hemorrhages,  it  seems  as  though  life  is  to  be  shut  out  for  her, 
as  though  she  is  always  to  be  a  hopeless  invalid,  but  she  too 
hears  the  voice  calling  her  to  set  free  those  who  are  mentally 
sick.  "  How  can  I  do  anything  for  them  ?  What  can  I  do  ?  I 
have  no  power,  I  have  no  influence."  Nevertheless  the  voice  said 
to  her :  "  Rise  up  and  be  strong  in  my  strength/'  And  so  you 
remember  how  that  one  frail  woman  goes  from  here  to  Maine,  to 
New  Jersey  and  then  to  the  south,  speaking  and  pleading  before 
the  state  legislatures, —  yes,  travels  abroad,  visits  Rome  and  Con- 
stantinople and  is  listened  to  everywhere  with  respect.  You 
know  the  result  of  her  efforts,  what  a  great  work  she  accom- 
pUshed.  Because  of  that  Boston  saint,  Dorothy  Dix,  the  insane 
are  indeed  treated  today  as  God's  children.  Oh,  what  one  can 
do  with  God  is  simply  marvellous  ! 

In  the  light  of  these  illustrations  you  may  understand  how,  to 
a  certain  man  who  walked  these  streets  and  who  thought  of  these 
little  blind  ones,  the  same  voice  came,  saying :  "  Rise  up  and 
give  light  to  these  my  people,  to  the  forsaken  and  uncared  for,  to 
my  helpless  little  ones."  I  presume  —  I  do  not  know  —  that  in 
those  days  to  Doctor  Howe  came  the  tempter  saying :  "  Why  sac- 
rifice your  prospects.  Besides,  you  will  be  able  to  do  little.  On 
the  other  hand,  if  you  give  your  time  to  your  profession,  you  may 
acquire  both  wealth  and  reputation."  But  the  inner  voice  per- 
sisted in  saying :  "  Be  eyes  to  the  blind,  ears  to  the  deaf  and  feet 
to  the  lame,"  and  so  he  rose  up  and  consecrated  his  best  energies 
to  giving  light  to  those  who  sit  in  darkness,  and  you  know  the 
wonderful  result. 

But  do  not  let  us  stop  with  Doctor  Howe.  Let  us  remember 
that  at  some  time  or  other  the  divine  voice  came  to  Mr.  Anagnos, 
as  it  came  to  Doctor  Howe,  and  that  same  voice  has  come  to  these 
teachers  here,  and  they  too  have  consecrated  themselves  to  the 
cause  of  freedom,  as  Moses  consecrated  himself,  as  Peter  the 
Hermit  consecrated  himself,  as  Dorothy  Dix  consecrated  herself, 
as  Wilberforce  and  all  the  rest  of  the  great  ones  of  earth  have 
consecrated  themselves,  and  behold  the  result !  Because  the  re- 
sult is  so  marvellous  I  think  sometimes  you  are  not  fully  likely  to 
appreciate  the  instrument  that  brought  it  about.  I  heard,  only 
a  week  ago,  some  one  say  :  "  Yes,  but  you  know  the  blind  are  so 
very  quick,  they  are  so  delicate  and  keen  in  feeling.  Their  senses 
respond  so  admirably  to  impressions  thkt  it  is  not  hard  to  teach 


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them."  I  have  asked  teacher  after  teacher  in  the  school  if  this  is 
so.  "Do  you  find  that  the  senses  of  the  blind  are  so  much, 
quicker  than  those  of  normal  children  ?  "  What  is  the  invariable 
answer  ?  "  No,  they  are  just  like  all  other  people,  with  the  same 
petty  prejudices  and  obstinacy,  the  same  human  nature  minus 
eyesight.  Som^  are  dull,  some  are  quick."  Ah,  it  is  because  of 
the  consecration  of  these  teachers,  because  of  their  devotion  and 
their  untiring  work  that  light  and  sunshine  and  beauty  and  joy 
are  being  let  into  the  lives  of  these  young  creatures,  who  are  here 
before  us.  You  and  I,  my  friends,  are  not  perhaps  called  upon 
in  the  same  way  to  consecrate  ourselves  as  did  Moses  of  old  or 
as  did  Dorothy  Dix  or  Wilberforce  or  Garrison  or  Howe  or  Mr. 
Anagnos.  No,  but  we  are  asked  to  do  all  we  can.  We  are  asked 
to  give  our  influence  to  this  great  work,  and  our  thought  and  our 
interest  and  something  of  our  money.  If  today  the  collection 
box  is  passed,  you  ought  to  gladly  give  not  only  your  dimes  but 
your  dollars,  as  in  the  old  days  men  and  women  gave  everything 
to  a  great  cause, —  as  women  tore  even  the  ornaments  and  the 
ear-rings  from  their  persons  to  give  them  to  God. 

Now  and  again  I  am  met  with  this  utilitarian  question  :  "  Does 
it  pay  ?  Why  should  we  help  these  organizations  that  aim  to 
benefit  those  we  do  not  know  ? "  A  certain  man  whom  I  was 
trying  to  interest  recently  in  the  North  End  Union  said  to  me  : 
"  But  why  should  I  become  interested  in  the  North  End  Union? 
It  is  in  Boston,  and  I  live  in  Brookline,  you  know.  There  is  no 
reason  why  I  should  be  called  upon  for  Boston's  philanthropies. 
Anyway,  let  those  people  take  care  of  themselves.  I  take  care 
of  my  family."  There  has  been  and  still  is  too  much  of  this  kind 
of  feeling.  Society  is  so  organized  that  the  welfare  of  each  is 
dependent  upon  all.  For  illustration,  here  are  certain  Moujiks, 
certain  Russian  peasants  starving  in  Russia.  My  utilitarian 
friend  might  say:  "Well,  how  does  that  concern  me  if  they  are 
starving  in  Russia .-'  "  But  by  and  by  the  famine  creates  a  pesti- 
lence all  through  Russia,  then  there  starts  a  great  exodus,  and  the 
people  come  on  to  Hamburg,  bringing  with  them  the  Russian 
plague.  Not  only  is  all  Europe  threatened,  but  at  American  ports 
strict  quarantine  regulations  are  put  into  effect,  from  which  your 
business  and  my  utilitarian  friend's  business  suffers. 

No  man  can  afford  to  be  insensible  to  the  suffering  and  priva- 
tion of  another.     If  he  close  his  sympathies  to  all  appeals,  then  it 


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may  be  that,  though  he  ignores  his  duty  to  the  child  in  the  North 
End  and  allows  that  child,  because  of  the  lack  of  pure  water  or 
of  fresh  air,  to  fall  a  victim  to  scarlet  fever  or  diphtheria,  yet  he 
can  not  shut  out  from  his  own  splendid  home  the  germs  of  disease. 
Bending  over  the  cot  of  his  own  dear  little  one  who,  it  may  be,  is 
in  the  grip  of  the  same  awful  disease,  he  has  forced  in  upon  his 
mind  in  a  way  that  he  can  never  forget  that  we  are  indeed  all 
members  of  one  great  body  and  the  welfare  of  each  is  the  concern 
of  all. 

But  you  do  not  need,  this  afternoon,  such  sharp  reminders  ; 
for  I  am  sure  you  are  all  ready  and  willing  to  help  on  this  cause 
in  any  way  you  can.  I  ask  you  particularly  not  simply  to  help 
this  Perkins  Institution,  not  simply  to  help  these  little  ones  who  so 
much  need  your  care  and  help,  but  to  try  and  interest  your  own 
children  in  these  helpless  ones.  One  of  the  great  misfortunes 
of  the  present  day  is  the  great  complacency  of  our  young  people  ; 
their  selfishness  and  ardent  desire  for  individual  pleasure.  Take 
your  own  boy  out  to  the  Perkins  Institution  and  let  him  get  inter- 
ested in  those  who  are  there  and  who  are  not  so  fortunate  as  he  is. 
Believe  me,  he  will  appreciate  as  never  before  his  present  bless- 
ings. Those  blessings  !  One  of  them  is  simply  to  live  on  so 
beautiful  a  day  as  is  this  and  to  enjoy  the  flowers  blooming  every- 
where, to  be  able  to  look  up  and  see  the  fleecy  clouds  float  on  a 
perfect  azure  sky.  Yes,  all  nature  today  pulsates  and  throbs  with 
life.  You  and  I  are  made  sharers  with  nature  in  the  wondrous 
beauty  of  form  and  color,  in  all  her  many  and  complex  manifesta- 
tions. Suppose  we  were  out  walking  through  the  Fenway  with  a 
friend.  Would  we  wish  to  forcibly  bandage  his  eyes  so  that  he 
could  not  see  the  glory  which  was  'round  and  about  him  ?  Surely 
not.  There  is  no  one  with  heart  so  cruel  as  to  even  wish  to  do  it. 
Now  what  are  Mr.  Anagnos  and  these  faithful  teachers  trying  to 
do  ?  They  are  simply  trying  in  their  careful  and  consecrated  way 
to  remove  the  bandages  which  are  over  the  eyes  of  these  little 
ones  and  to  enable  the  blind  to  enjoy  the  beautiful  scenery  which 
is  everywhere.  They  are  trying  to  let  into  their  young  hearts  and 
minds  some  of  the  joy  which  is  written  throughout  the  universe, 
some  of  the  beauty  that  thrills  and  gladdens  you  and  me  and  all 
of  us.  Did  you  ever  stop  to  think  of  it,  how  else  can  these  chil- 
dren, except  through  their  teachers,  hope  to  know  anything  of  the 
nature  of  man  ?     More,  how  can  they  know  anything  of  God  ex- 


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cept  as  he  is  revealed  through  their  tenderness  and  through  their 
love  ?  The  dying  Niebuhr,  the  historian  (he  was  an  atheist,  so  it 
is  said),  as  he  was  dying,  looked  up  into  the  face  of  his  wife,  who 
had  been  so  devoted  to  him  all  through  his  last  sickness,  and 
whispered :  "  In  thy  face,  O  dearest  one,  have  I  seen  the  eternal. 
I  believe  in  God's  love  since  I  have  known  your  love."  S.o  these 
little  ones  may  well  look  up  into  the  faces  of  these  teachers,  say- 
ing :  "  Yes,  I  believe  in  God  and  in  God's  love  since  I  have  known 
your  tenderness  and  goodness." 

I  said  a  little  while  ago  that  the  work  of  these  teachers  is  well- 
nigh  miraculous.  It  is,  I  am  speaking  literally.  We  go  back  in 
ancient  times  and  read  of  the  miracle  of  the  opening  of  the  eyes 
of  the  blind,  but  what  is  even  greater  than  that  is  accomplished 
here,  as  Jesus  has  said:  "  Greater  works  shall  ye  do."  It  is  a 
fact.  Greater  works  are  being  done.  I  presume,  if  any  one 
of  these  children  were  to  be  asked  :  "  Which  do  you  prefer,  to 
be  given  your  eyesight  and  then  simply  left  alone  without  friends 
or  teachers  to  help  you,  to  educate  you,  or  to  be  left  sightless 
to  the  things  about  you  but  in  place  of  such  physical  seeing  to 
have  your  minds  and  souls  illumined,  to  be  given  visions  of 
beauty  and  holiness,  to  be  spiritually  helped  ?  "  there  is  probably 
not  one  here  who  would  not  prefer  the  spiritual  to  the  material, 
not  one  here  who  would  not  rather  have  the  inner  vision.  That 
is  what  these  teachers  are  doing.  In  their  patient,  loving  way, 
they  enter  through  the  dark  walls  and  bring  knowledge  and  joy 
to  the  soul  that  sits  within.  Will  you  not  help  them,  as  best 
you  can,  in  their  glorious  work  of  liberation  ? 

Only  a  word  more  and  then  I  am  through.  It  is  a  word  of 
hope.  I  am  told  that  all  over  the  civilized  world  blindness  is 
decreasing,  and  for  the  reason  that  humanitarianism  is  increas- 
ing. We  are  caring  more  intelligently  for  the  little  children  in 
those  early  days  just  after  they  are  born,  when  they  are  so  help- 
less and  tender.  Is  it  not  an  inspiring  thought  .-^  Perhaps  the 
day  may  come  when  blindness  shall  no  more  be  known.  Let 
us  do  what  we  can  to  further  the  work  of  Mr.  Anagnos  and 
these  consecrated  teachers,  but  let  us  also  help,  all  of  us  help, 
from  day  to  day,  to  prevent.  Yes,  to  wipe  away  the  causes 
which  produce  misery  and  physical  infirmities.  That  is  your 
work  and  that  is  my  work.  Thus  we  shall  not  only  help  these 
little  ones  but  the  thousands  yet  unborn  and  be  worthy  in  the 


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end  to  have  the  voice  of  love  speak  to  us,  saying :  "  Inasmuch  as 
ye  have  done  it  unto  the  least  of  these  ye  have  done  it  unto  me." 

The  applause,  which  this  excellent  address  called 
forth,  gave  a  signal  to  the  children  to  which  they 
were  quick  to  respond.  In  merry  little  groups,  a 
happy  human  garden,  they  danced  about  and  sang, 
playing  now  that  they  were  birds ;  now  that  as 
firmly  rooted  little  plants  the  restless  little  feet 
must  be  kept  still ;  now,  the  restraint  removed,  they 
flitted  gaily  about  again  as  bees  and  butterflies, 
while  their  sunny  faces  and  sweet  little  voices 
completed  the  joyous  picture  of  A  Child's  Garden 
and  its  Visitors,  As  their  song  died  away  in  the 
distance  upon  the  withdrawal  of  the  little  birds, 
bees  and  butterflies,  more  than  one  in  the  audience 
wiped  away  the  tears  which  paid  tribute  to  the 
lesson  taught  unconsciously  by  the  children  them- 
selves,—  the  knowledge  of  their  deep  need  and  of  the 
splendid  opportunity  they  offer  for  the  bestowal  of 
aid  and  succor. 

Mr.  Anagnos  then  made  the  following  explanation 
of  the  untoward  circumstances  which  had  interfered 
with  the  arrangements  for  commencement  day :  — 

It  is  the  first  time  in  the  course  of  the  last  ten  years  that  the 
little  orchestra  has  failed  to  participate  in  these  exercises.  Its 
absence  from  this  platform  is  all  the  more  to  be  regretted  because 
it  has  been  caused  by  a  new  case  of  scarlet  fever,  which  made  its 
appearance  about  ten  days  ago  in  the  building  where  the  little 
boys  live.  On  account  of  this  event  the  house  has  been  placed 
under  quarantine,  and  its  occupants  have  been  forbidden  to  as- 
sociate with  the  rest  of  the  children  and  to  join  them  here  today. 
This  occurrence  is  as  great  a  disappointment  to  us  as  it  is  to  you, 
but  we  have  to  obey  the  rules  of  the  board  of  health  and  to  com- 
ply with  its  directions. 


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At  the  conclusion  of  this  explanation  Mr.  Anagnos 
took  up  the  matter  of  raising  the  money  required  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  building  for  girls  and  spoke  as 
follows :  — 

A   PLEA  FOR   A   PRIMARY  BUILDING. 

Just  at  present  one  of  the  greatest  perplexities  under  which 
we  are  laboring  in  the  management  of  the  kindergarten  is  the 
lack  of  sufficient  accommodations.  Our  building  for  girls  —  we 
have  only  one  for  them  —  is  filled  to  overflowing,  and  we  are  con- 
stantly besieged  by  a  host  of  applicants  whom  we  cannot  receive, 
because  we  have  no  place  for  them.  The  process  of  utilizing 
every  nook  and  corner  of  the  house  by  means  of  using  cribs  has 
been  carried  to  the  extreme  end ;  yet  the  demand  for  more  room 
is  stronger  than  ever.  It  cannot  be  satisfied  by  expedients  of 
this  sort.  We  must  face  the  difficulty  squarely  and  remove  it 
radically.  It  is  impossible  to  settle  the  question  by  temporary 
makeshifts.  We  must  have  a  primary  building.  We  cannot  get 
along  without  it. 

Since  this  matter  is  clearly  stated  on  the  last  page  of  the  pro- 
gramme of  today's  exercises,  you  may  think  that  it  is  wholly  un- 
necessary for  me  to  allude  to  it  again  and  to  trouble  you  with  ad- 
ditional pleading  remarks.  Indeed,  I  am  aware  that  I  run  the  risk 
of  appearing  to  you  too  strenuous  or  too  persistent  in  asking  for 
the  immediate  solution  of  one  of  the  most  serious  problems  that 
confront  us ;  but  I  cannot  help  it.  A  bugle  call  to  the  perform- 
ance of  an  imperative  duty  has  come  to  me,  and  I  must  obey  it 
and  not  try  to  excuse  myself  from  it.  It  is  impossible  for  me  to 
keep  silent  when  my  conscience  bids  me  raise  my  humble  voice 
in  behalf  of  a  class  of  children  who  are  unprovided  for  and  who 
are  famishing  for  the  early  education  with  which  you  can  supply 
them  and  which  is  to  them  the  very  bread  of  life  and  the  only 
sure  means  for  their  liberation  from  the  chains  of  misfortune.  I 
must  speak  for  those  who  are  not  able  to  tell  their  own  story.  If 
I  do  not  do  so,  I  shall  be  recreant  in  my  duty  toward  a  large 
number  of  helpless  human  beings  whose  cause  I  have  gladly  un- 
dertaken to  promote. 

Within  the  capacity  of  its  present  buildings  the  kindergarten 


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cannot  do  full  justice  to  all  the  little  sightless  children  of  New 
England.  We  have  not  sufficient  room  at  our  disposal  to  be  able 
to  keep  our  doors  wide  open  and  to  receive  promptly  every  one 
who  seeks  admission.  The  applicants  are  too  numerous,  and  we 
have  no  place  for  them.  To  their  pathetic  entreaties  for  shelter 
and  protection  we  are  compelled  to  give  an  unsatisfactory  reply 
by  telling  them  to  wait  patiently  until  vacancies  may  occur. 
This  state  of  things  is  entirely  wrong ;  it  is  cruel.  Nay,  I  do  not 
hesitate  to  call  it  a  crying  crime  against  the  stricken  lambs  of  the 
human  fold,  who  are  pining  for  a  ray  of  intellectual  and  moral 
light,  but  are  allowed  to  remain  in  darkness  and  to  waste  away 
under  poisonous  influences  and  the  rust  of  neglect. 

This  great  city  of  ours  is  renowned  all  over  the  civilized 
world  for  its  philanthropy  and  for  its  readiness  to  lend  a 
helping  hand  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  assistance.  No  matter 
whether  the  request  comes  from  the  east  or  the  west,  from 
the  south  or  the  north,  from  black  or  red-skinned  students 
it  gives  a  favorable  response.  Will  its  inhabitants  be  indif- 
ferent to  the  woes  of  the  little  blind  children  and  turn  a  deaf 
ear  to  their  appeal  ?  Will  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  noble 
men  and  women  who  made  Boston  what  it  is  take  no  notice 
of  the  crying  need  of  these  afflicted  human  beings  ?  I  beg  you 
in  the  name  of  justice  and  humanity  to  come  to  the  rescue  of 
these  children  by  contributing  the  means  which  will  enable  us 
to  give  promptly  to  all  of  them  the  inestimable  advantages 
which  their  tiny  sisters  and  brothers  in  misfortune  are  now 
enjoying  under  the  roof  of  the  kindergarten. 

We  have  been  frequently  asked  why  we  do  not  take  from  the 
permanent  fund  the  amount  of  money  which  is  needed  for  the 
construction  and  equipment  of  a  new  building.  The  reason 
for  not  acting  in  accordance  with  this  suggestion  is  that  the 
endowment  fund  is  so  small  that  its  income  is  far  from  being 
sufficient  to  meet  the  current  expenses  of  the  kindergarten.  It 
pays  only  three-fourths  of  the  total  sum  of  these  expenses, 
and  the  balance  is  procured  every  year  by  annual  subscriptions. 
Now,  if  the  fund  is  reduced  by  sixty-five  or  seventy  thousand 
dollars,  which  amount  is  required  for  the  proposed  edifice,  its 
income  will  be  diminished  proportionately,  while  the  expenses 
will  be  increased  at  least  by  eight  thousand  dollars.  This  sum 
will  be  surely  needed    for  the  maintenance  of    a    fourth  family 


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which  will  be  established  as  soon  as  the  new  building  is  com- 
pleted. A  policy  or  procedure  which  lessens  the  financial  re- 
sources of  the  kindergarten  while  it  increases  its  expenses  is 
not  merely  unwise  but  positively  suicidal.  It  cannot  be  carried 
out  with  safety  as  to  the  stability  of  the  infant  institution  and 
the  integrity  of  its  ministrations.  The  only  proper  way  to 
supply  the  need  is  to  raise  the  full  amount  of  money  required 
for  the  erection  of  a  new  building  for  girls.  It  is  in  your 
power  and  in  that  of  the  community  at  large  to  relieve  us  from 
this  perplexity  and  save  a  large  number  of  little  blind  children 
from  ruin.     Will  you  do  it .''     Or  can  you  refuse  to  do  it  ? 


The  exercises  taken  as  a  whole  present  a  force- 
ful and  losfical  aro^ument.  Here  are  the  little  ones 
who,  saved  from  desert  places,  have  been  trans- 
planted into  a  true  and  beautiful  garden  of  sun- 
shine and  harmony,  where  they  receive  careful 
nurture  and  cultivation.  Here  too  are  the  children 
of  larger  growth,  whose  earnest  efforts  and  good 
scholarship  are  the  fruits  of  the  care  and  the  fort- 
unate conditions  of  the  early  training  of  the  ten- 
der plants.  But  the  garden  is  too  small.  Every 
little  plant  must  have  its  fair  amount  of  room  for 
growth,  and,  when  every  inch  is  utilized,  there  are 
still,  in  the  waste  places  without,  little  human 
plants  which  might  become  delicate  flowers  but 
now  are  only  weeds.  How  gladly  would  we  wel- 
come them  into  the  care  and  protection  of  our 
sunlit  spot,  but  we  cannot:  we  must  suffer  them 
to  grow  where  an  unkind  fate  has  planted  them, 
neglected  and  untrained,  drooping  under  the  heavy 
shadow  of  their  misfortune,  deprived  of  their  birth- 
right. They  may  never  realize  their  irreparable 
loss,  but  those  who  witnessed  the  happiness  of  A 
Child's    Garden    and  its    Visitors  must    feel    keenly 


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the    cruelty   which    debars  any   from    such  a  joyous 
childhood. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

MELVIN  O.  ADAMS, 
WILLIAM  ENDICOTT, 
CHARLES  P.  GARDINER, 
JOSEPH  B.  GLOVER, 
N.  P.  HALLOWELL, 
J.  THEODORE  HEARD, 
HENRY  MARION  HOWE, 
FRANCIS  W.  HUNNEWELL, 
GEORGE  H.  RICHARDS, 
WILLIAM  L.  RICHARDSON, 
RICHARD  M.  SALTONSTALL, 
S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE, 

.   Trustees. 


KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  BLIND. 


FIFTEENTH   ANNUAL   REPORT  OF  THE 
DIRECTOR. 


Through  light  to  love  !     Oh,  wonderful  the  way 
That  leads  from  darkness  to  the  perfect  day ! 
From  darkness  and  the  sorrow  of  the  night 
To  morning  that  comes  singing  o'er  the  sea. 

—  R.  W.  Gilder. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen  :  —  In  presenting  my  fifteenth  annual 
report  to  you  and  through  your  board  to  those  who 
take  an  active  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  little  blind 
children  and  supply  the  means  for  their  education,  I 
am  ver^^  glad  to  be  able  to  state  that  the  kindergarten 
continues  to  do  a  noble  work  and  to  enjoy  the  confi- 
dence of  the  public  and  to  receive  substantial  aid  from 
many  of  the  best  and  most  benevolent  persons  in  the 
community. 

The  history  of  the  kindergarten  for  the  past  year  is 
as  usual  one  of  constant  growth  both  of  the  field  of 
its  operations  and  of  its  wants. 

The  good  order,  neatness,  comfort,  happiness  and 
progress,  which  are  prominent  features  in  the  domain 
of  the  little  school,  are  due  to  the  care  and  attention 
of  the  watchful  and  devoted  matrons  and  to  the  dili- 
gence and  cordial  cooperation  of  the  kind  and  faithful 
teachers  and  assistants. 


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In  looking  back  on  the  past  year  with  all  the 
hardships  and  untoward  events,  which  it  brought 
in  its  train,  we  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that 
our  work  has  on  the  whole  made  distinct  progress 
in  spite  of  these  drawbacks.  The  infant  institution 
is  larger  and  in  better  condition  than  ever  before, 
and  we  earnestly  hope  that  ere  long  the  additional 
buildings  which  are  now  needed  will  be  erected 
and  that  the  endowment  fund  will  be  sufficiently 
increased  to  place  the  establishment  on  a  firm  finan- 
cial foundation. 

The  Health  of  the  Children. 

How  busie  they  be  us  to  keepe  and  save 
Both  in  hele  and  also  in  sickenesse. 

—  Chaucer. 

The  health  record  has  been  anything  but  satis- 
factory. Indeed,  from  the  time  of  the  opening  of 
the  kindergarten  to  the  present  day  there  never 
has  been  a  period  of  six  months  in  which  so  much 
sickness  has  prevailed  as  we  have  had  between 
January  and  July  in  the  past  year. 

Soon  after  the  commencement  of  the  winter  term 
there  was  an  outbreak  of  scarlet  fever,  resulting  in 
ten  cases, —  six  in  the  little  boys'  house  and  four 
in  that  of  the  girls.  Unfortunately,  two  of  the  former 
proved  fatal.  Walter  F.  Mills,  a  bright  and  very  pro- 
mising little  pupil  from  Thornton,  Rhode  Island,  and 
Lawrence  F.  Giles  of  Bethel,  Vermont,  died  at  the 
city  hospital.  The  first  named  was  the  one  who 
brought  the  infection  to  the  kindergarten,  having 
been  taken  ill  with  the  fever  four  days  after  his  return 
from  Providence,  where  he  spent  the  Christmas  holi- 
days with  his  parents  and  was  exposed  to  the  disease. 


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There  have  also  been  five  cases  of  pneumonia,  one  of 
bronchitis  and  one  of  erysipelas. 

During  the  greater  part  of  the  last  six  months 
of  the  school  year  the  building  for  little  boys 
was  quarantined,  and  the  children  were  prevented 
from  participating  in  the  annual  exercises  at  the 
Boston  Theatre.  It  is  due  to  Miss  Nettie  B. 
Vose,  the  efficient  and  tender-hearted  matron,  and 
to  her  associates  in  the  family  to  say  that  they 
have  borne  the  brunt  of  the  difiiculties  bravely 
and  with  exemplary  endurance. 

In  consequence  of  so  much  sickness  in  both 
departments  of  the  kindergarten,  the  classes  were 
more  or  less  broken  up  and  the  progress  of  the 
work  has  been  retarded. 

No  contagious  diseases  of  any  kind  have  en- 
tered the  primary  building,  nor  have  any  cases 
of  serious  illness  occurred  within  its  walls. 

Changes  in  the  Staff  of  Teachers. 

All  things  will  change. 

—  Tennyson. 

Several  important  changes  have  occurred  in  the 
staff  of  instructors. 

Early  in  March  Miss  Grace  Wilbur  Thomas,  who 
served  as  kindergartner  in  the  little  boys'  department 
since  1898,  relinquished  her  position  for  the  purpose 
of  marrying  and  entering  upon  the  field  of  foreign 
missions.  She  has  been  succeeded  by  Miss  Ellen 
Reed  Mead,  a  young  woman  of  six  years'  experience, 
of  active  temperament,  earnest  purpose  and  good  judg- 
ment. At  the  end  of  the  school-year  the  music 
teacher  in  the  same  department,  Miss   Eleanor   Maud 


^75 

Hamilton,  declined  a  reappointment,  and  her  place 
has  been  taken  by  Miss  Minnie  C.  Tucker,  who  was 
transferred  to  it  from  the  primary  department. 

Miss  Bertha  G.  Hopkins,  for  three  years  the  devoted 
and  indefatigable  head  teacher  of  the  boys'  primary 
department,  resigned  her  position  at  the  end  of  her 
term  of  service  in  June  last  and  was  married  a  few 
days  later.  We  were  very  reluctant  to  part  with  such 
an  able  instructor  and  efficient  manager ;  but  she  de- 
cided to  have  a  home  of  her  own,  and  our  best  wishes 
accompany  her  in  it.  The  assistant  teacher  in  the 
same  department.  Miss  Anna  Parish  Knapp,  has  also 
withdrawn  from  it  to  accept  a  more  lucrative  position 
in  a  private  school  at  Baltimore.  Miss  lone  Shaw 
and  Miss  Gertrude  W.  Dillingham,  both  graduates  of 
the  state  normal  school  at  Framingham,  have  been 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancies  thus  created.  These 
young  ladies  have  come  to  us  highly  recommended 
and  have  entered  upon  their  work  with  great  earnest- 
ness and  with  excellent  promise  of  future  success. 
Miss  Lydia  Howes,  a  graduate  of  the  New  England 
conservatory  of  music  and  a  teacher  of  experience  and 
of  unmistakable  ability,  has  been  appointed  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  transference  of  Miss  Minnie  C. 
Tucker  to  the  little  boys'  department. 

Another  change  to  be  recorded  with  the  deepest 
regret  is  that  consequent  upon  the  resignation  of 
the  kindergartner  in  the  girls'  department.  Miss 
Alice  E.  Shedd,  whose  arrangements  at  her  home 
rendered  it  necessary  for  her  to  give  up  her  work 
with  us.  Possessed  of  keen  insight  and  unlimited  pa- 
tience, of  a  high  sense  of  honor  and  resolute  char- 
acter, of  superior  professional  endowments  and  sin- 
cere devotion  to  duty.  Miss  Shedd  exerted  a  strong 


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and  salutaiy  influence  over  the  children  and  proved 
to  be  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  admirably  equipped 
kindergartners  we  have  ever  had.  In  many  respects 
she  was  like  Miss  Fanny  L.  Johnson.  She  spared  no 
pains  in  striving  to  rouse  the  dullest  and  most  help- 
less among  the  little  girls  and  to  train  them  to  be 
self-reliant,  teaching  them  to  use  their  hands  freely 
and  to  take  care  of  themselves.  She  was  remarkably 
successful  in  these  efforts.  Miss  Wilhelmina  Hum- 
bert, a  kindergartner  of  superior  intelligence,  excel- 
lent qualifications  and  ripe  experience  has  been  em- 
ployed as  Miss  Shedd's  successor. 

With  these  accessions  the  teaching  force  at  the 
little  school  is  kept  strong  and  will,  notwithstanding 
our  losses,  we  are  confident,  fully  sustain  the  reputa- 
tion of  giving  to  the  children  a  high  quality  of  train- 
ing, which  the  kindergarten  has  long  borne. 

The  Primary  Building  for  Girls. 

Think  you,  'mid  all  this  mighty  sum 

Of  things  forever  speaking, 
That  nothing  of  itself  will  come, 

But  we  must  still  be  seeking  ? 

—  Wordsworth. 

The  celebration  of  the  semi-centennial  anniversary 
of  the  Perkins  Institution  for  the  Blind,  together  with 
the  commencement  exercises  of  the  school,  was  held 
in  Tremont  Temple  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  June, 
1882,  and  was  attended  by  a  large  number  of  men 
and  women,  representing  some  of  the  oldest  and  best 
families  of  Boston.  Then  and  there  it  was  an- 
nounced to  the  public,  for  the  first  time,  that,  since 
the  printing  fund  required  to  supply  the  blind  with 
books  in  raised  print  was  completed,  our  next  move- 


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ment  should  be  to  establish  a  kindergarten  and  pri- 
mary school  for  little  sightless  children  under  nine 
years  of  age,  for  whose  care  and  training  there  was  no 
provision  whatever. 

The  purpose  of  this  enterprise  was  fully  explained 
to  the  audience  and  an  earnest  appeal  was  made  for 
a  sufficient  amount  of  money  to  carry  it  out.  The 
practical  nature  of  the  undertaking  was  carefully 
demonstrated ;  but  many  of  the  people,  who  listened 
attentively  to  what  was  said,  appeared  to  consider  the 
scheme  as  utterly  visionary  and  hopeless  and  gave  no 
special  heed  to  the  arguments  used  in  its  favor.  Nor 
was  there  any  interest  whatsoever  shown  in  the  matter 
by  those  who  ought  to  have  been  directly  in  active 
sympathy  with  the  plan  and  upon  whose  hearty  sup- 
port and  unreserved  cooperation  it  was  natural  to  de- 
pend. Indeed,  the  undertaking  seemed  to  be  so  over- 
whelming in  its  magnitude  and  so  visionary  in  its 
aims  that  no  confidence  in  its  practicability  was 
created,  and  the  plea  made  in  its  behalf  met  with 
a  depressing  reception.  A  cold  indifference  and  a 
sceptical  apathy  towards  it  were  manifest  on  every 
side. 

This  state  of  things  remained  unchanged  for  some 
time  afterwards ;  yet  the  originators  of  the  scheme 
were  neither  disheartened  nor  inactive.  They  had 
implicit  faith  both  in*  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a 
kindergarten  and  in  the  beneficence  of  such  an  insti- 
tution, and  they  resolved  to  carry  out  the  plan  regard- 
less of  the  trouble  and  labor  which  it  might  entail 
upon  them.  They  entered  upon  this  task  with  in- 
finite patience,  unremitting  industry,  unwavering 
steadfastness  and  unabating  enthusiasm.  They  knew 
well  that  in  striving  to  promote  their  cause  they  were 


178 

to  meet  with  enormous  difficulties  and  discouraging 
perplexities.  They  were  fully  aware  that  in  every 
step  they  had  to  take  their  way  was  thickly  beset  with 
briars  and  brambles..  Nevertheless  they  were  un- 
daunted by  all  these,  and,  buckling  on  the  armor  of 
faith  and  determination,  they  marched  onward  to  suc- 
cess. It  was  not  possible  for  them  to  do  otherwise. 
They  could  not  relinquish  a  project  of  such  vast  im- 
portance to  the  intellectual  and  moral  uplifting  of  the 
blind  because  its  execution  involved  an  immense 
amount  of  labor  and  so  many  hardships.  On  the 
contrary  they  persisted  unswervingly  in  their  course, 
and  in  doing  so  they  gained  strength  from  the  very 
obstacles  which  they  were  conquering.  These  could 
not  withstand  indefinitely  the  warmth  of  unflinching 
earnestness  and  unyielding  perseverance ;  they  had  to 
succumb  finally.  They  melted  away  gradually,  and 
thus  what  had  appeared  to  be  a  dream  or  an  illusory 
creation  of  a  vivid  imagination  became  a  reality.  The 
kindergarten  for  little  sightless  children  was  estab- 
lished and  partly  endowed,  and  a  solid  foundation  was 
thereby  laid  for  the  education  of  the  blind. 

During  the  last  fourteen  years  the  infant  institution 
has  been  constantly  growing,  and  it  is  now  doing  a 
great  work.  It  has  delivered  scores  of  little  sightless 
children  from  the  bonds  of  affliction  and  misery.  It 
has  provided  ample  means  for  their  nurture  and  has 
supplied  the  right  conditions  for  their  physical,  mental 
and  moral  development  and  for  turning  their  sponta- 
neous and  impulsive  activities  to  good  educational 
account.  It  is  within  the  walls  and  under  the  genial 
influences  of  this  paradise  for  children  that  most  of  the 
recipients  of  its  benefits  have  enjoyed  for  the  first  time 
in  their  existence  the  comforts  of  a  sunny  and  well- 


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regulated  home,  experienced  the  blessings  of  parental 
care  and  family  life  and  been  cheered  by  the  dawn  of 
happiness. 

The  kindergarten  continues  to  make  steady  progress 
in  every  direction  and  to  enlarge  the  field  of  its  minis- 
trations. The  number  'of  children  who  are  eagerly 
seeking  admission  to  it  is  increasing  incessantly. 
There  is  a  long  list  of  applicants  of  suitable  age,  wait- 
ing patiently  for  an  opportunity  to  enter  the  little 
school,  but  unfortunately  we  cannot  receive  them. 
We  have  no  place  for  them.  There  is  not  a  single 
bed  empty.  This  is  absolutely  true  as  regards  the 
department  for  girls.  Here  every  inch  of  available 
space  has  been  utilized,  and  the  house  is  overcrowded  ; 
yet  there  are  many  little  ones  who  are  just  at  the  right 
age  to  be  placed  under  our  care  and  who  are  very 
anxious  to  join  the  happy  circle  of  our  tiny  pupils  but 
are  kept  out  of  it  for  lack  of  room. 

Most  of  these  hapless  children  are  entirely  neg- 
lected and  are  exposed  to  all  kinds  of  pernicious 
and  corrupting  influences  from  which  they  ought  to 
be  taken  away  at  once.  Their  pitiable  condition 
attracts  the  attention  and  enlists  the  sympathies 
of  every  compassionate  and  merciful  person  who 
comes  across  them,  and  many  are  the  supplications 
which  we  are  constantly  receiving  from  all  parts  of 
New  England  in  their  behalf.  The  following  extract, 
taken  from  a  letter  dated  October  17,  1901,  is  a  fair 
sample  of  these  :  — 

I  am  sorry  that  it  is  not  possible  for  you  to  admit  the  Uttle  girl 
from  Holyoke  at  once,  as  the  sooner  she  can  be  removed  from 
her  present  surroundings  the  better  it  will  be  for  her.  I  do  not 
know  whether  her  father  is  living  or  not.  Her  mother  works  in 
the  mill,  and  the  child  is  left  all  day  in  the  care  of  her  grand- 
mother, a  very  old  woman.  She  lives  in  a  city  tenement  house, 
the  character  of  which  you  can  easily  imagine. 


i8o 

For  more  than  two  years  we  have  been  compelled 
to  give  negative  replies  to  petitions  like  the  above. 
We  are  still  forced  to  turn  a  deaf  ear  to  all  new  ap- 
plicants, because  it  is  not  in  our  power  to  do  other- 
wise. 

This  state  of  things  is  ncr  longer  tolerable.  It  is 
not  merely  unjust  to  a  large  number  of  afflicted  chil- 
dren, whose  claim  to  a  special  education  and  foster- 
ing care  during  the  tenderest  years  of  their  lives  is 
incontestable,  but  grievously  wrong.  It  ought  not  to 
be  allowed  to  exist  in  a  community  like  ours,  which 
is  renowned  for  its  philanthropy  and  its  sense  of  jus- 
tice. 

After  due  consideration  of  the  matter  in  all  its 
bearings  we  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  only  way 
to  remedy  the  difficulty  radically  was  to  erect  a  sepa- 
rate building  for  the  girls  of  the  primary  department. 
The  need  of  this  was  evident  and  imperative,  and 
since  we  had  no  unds  at  our  disposal  which  could  be 
applied  to  it  without  curtailing  seriously  the  resources 
for  the  support  of  the  kindergarten  and  endangering 
its  stability,  we  decided  to  make  an  earnest  appeal  to 
the  public  in  general  and  to  the  friends  of  the  blind 
in  particular,  begging  them  to  supply  the  requisite 
means  for  the  construction  and  equipment  of  the  new 
edifice.  We  have  spared  no  efforts  in  circulating 
this  appeal  widely  and  in  calling  to  it  the  attention 
of  those  who  are  able  to  come  to  our  assistance  and 
deliver  us  from  our  embarrassment ;  but  very  little 
notice  has  been  taken  of  our  plea.  The  contribu- 
tions thus  far  received  for  the  primary  building 
amount  to  $1,085.00. 

We  must  confess  to  a  feeling  of  disappointment 
and  anxiety  at  this  result.  Whether  the  needs  of  the 
kindergarten  are  not  clearly  understood   or  whether 


I8l 

its  aims  and  the  value  of  its  educational  and  humane 
ministrations  are  not  adequately  appreciated  are  con- 
jectures which  cannot  be  answered.  The  fact  remains 
that  it  is  impossible  for  us  to  make  plans  to  proceed 
early  in  the  spring  with  the  construction  of  the  pro- 
posed building,  so  that  we  may  succeed  in  having  it 
ready  for  occupancy  next  autumn,  because  we  have 
not  a  sufficient  sum  of  money  to  cover  the  cost. 
Hence  we  are  constrained  to  appeal  again  to  the 
friends  of  suffering  humanity  and  to  ask  them  to  en- 
able us  to  go  forward  and  arrange  for  the  immediate 
erection  of  the  proposed  edifice  and  not  to  compel  us 
to  fold  our  hands  and  to  allow  scores  of  tiny  blind 
girls  to  dwindle  away  in  the  midst  of  indescribable 
woe  and  misery  and  to  starve  with  hunger  for  the 
bread  of  life,  for  which  they  are  craving. 

Will  the  benevolent  give  a  favorable  response  to 
our  request  and  thus  link  their  honored  names  with 
the  noblest  and  most  hopeful  of  all  the  educational 
enterprises  for  the  benefit  of  those  bereft  of  the  visual 
sense, —  the  one  which  purposes  to  safeguard  and  de- 
velop and  train  and  bring  up  in  the  right  way  the 
little  sightless  children  ?  Is  there  not  one  among  the 
rich  men  and  women  of  Massachusetts,  who  will  pro- 
vide for  the  victims  of  a  most  dreadful  physical  ca- 
lamity what  hundreds  of  them  are  freely  giving  for 
the  benefit  of  normal  and  vigorous  boys  and  girls  ? 
Where  are  you,  true  sons  and  daughters  of  Boston 
and  worthy  heirs  of  the  high  traditions  and  the  pro- 
verbial liberality  of  your  native  city  ?  The  little  sight- 
less children  call  upon  you  from  the  cells  of  their 
affliction  and  implore  you  to  save  them  from  the  in- 
fluences of  their  surroundings  and  from  the  depths  of 
never  ceasing  darkness.  Will  your  ears  attend  their 
cry  and  your  hearts  respond  to  their  solicitations  ? 


I«2 


Bequests  and  Gifts  to  the  Kindergarten. 

I  know  that  generous  deeds 

Some  sure  reward  will  find. 
That  the  givers  shall  increase  ; 

That  duty  lights  the  way 
For  the  beautiful  feet  of  peace. 

—  Washington  Gladden. 

Firmly  convinced  that  the  stability  of  the  kinder- 
garten and  the  enlargement  of  the  field  of  its  opera- 
tions depend  wholly  upon  an  adequate  endowment 
fund,  we  are  striving  in  every  possible  way  to  secure 
this  by  adding  to  it  such  amounts  of  money  as  we  re- 
ceive from  time  to  time  from  legacies  and  gifts.  It  is 
of  the  utmost  importance  that  the  income  derived 
from  a  permanent  and  unfailing  source  should  be 
large  enough  not  only  to  provide  sufficient  means  for 
the  support  of  the  little  school,  but  to  supply  the 
necessary  sap  for  its  growth  and  the  motive  power  of 
its  advancement. 

During  the  past  year  the  cause  of  the  little  blind 
children  was  most  generously  remembered  in  the  wills 
of  six  of  its  departed  friends,  whose  names  have  been 
inscribed  on  the  golden  roll  of  the  distinguished  bene- 
factors of  the  blind  and  whose  memory  will  be  pre- 
served fresh  for  all  time  to  come. 

We  acknowledge  with  a  sense  of  profound  gratitude 
a  legacy  of  $5,000,  left  to  the  kindergarten  by  Miss 
Caroline  Tucker  Downes  of  Canton,  together  with 
^6,799.68  in  addition  as  our  share  of  the  residue  of  her 
estate,  making  $11,799.68  in  all.  Accorcting  to  the 
terms  of  Miss  Downes'  will,  no  part  of  this  bequest  can 
be  applied  to  the  erection  of  buildings,  but  the  whole  of 
it  must  be    securely  invested  for  the   benefit  of   the 


i83 

little  institution  and  the  principal  be  always  kept  in- 
tact and  made  good  from  the  income  in  case  of  any 
loss.  In  warmth  of  feeling,  in  nobility  of  purpose,  in 
breadth  of  view,  in  practical  wisdom  and  foresight,  in 
catholicity  of  spirit  and  in  deep  interest  in  the  cause 
of  the  blind  the  testatrix  equalled  her  brother,  the 
late  George  E.  Downes,  whose  bequest  of  $3,000  was 
the  first  one  given  to  the  kindergarten  immediately 
after  its  foundation. 

The  sum  of  $3,000  has  been  received  from  the 
executors  of  the  will  of  Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden, 
widow  of  Isaac  Hayden,  in  payment  of  a  legacy  left 
by  her  to  the  kindergarten.  Mrs.  Hayden  was  a 
thoughtful  and  generous  woman,  who  loved  to  do 
good  in  a  quiet  way.  Her  heart  was  •filled  with 
kindness,  sympathy  and  mercy,  and  her  memoiy  will 
be  always  cherished  and  kept  green  by  the  blind 
for  the  aid  which  she  bestowed  upon  the  cause  of 
the  little  sightless  children  while  she  was  living,  as 
well  as  for  the  provision  she  made  for  it  in  her  will, 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps,  widow  of  John  A.  Phipps, 
left  by  her  will  a  legacy  of  $2,000  to  the  kindergar- 
ten, which  amount  was  promptly  paid  to  our  treasurer 
by  the  executors  of  her  estate.  For  a  number  of  years 
Mrs.  Phipps  had  manifested  an  active  and  unfailing 
interest  in  the  little  sightless  children  and  she  will  be 
affectionately  remembered  for  generations  to  come  as 
a  loyal  friend  and  generous  supporter  of  the  cause  of 
the  blind. 

The  kindergarten  also  received  a  legacy  of  $2,000 
from  the  executors  of  the  will  of  the  late  Benjamin 
SwEETZER,  one  of  the  noted  citizens  of  Boston.  He 
was  a  true  man, —  broad-minded,  conscientious,  liberal, 
strictly  honest,  charitable  in  disposition  and  absolutely 


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honorable  in  all  his  relations.  His  generous  remem- 
brance of  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  has 
placed  his  name  on  the  list  of  their  kind  friends  and 
benefactors  where  it  will  stand  forever  in  company 
with  those  of  the  best  and  noblest  men  and  women  of 
Massachusetts. 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright,  for  many  years  a 
regular  annual  subscriber  to  the  fund  for  the  support 
of  the  kindergarten,  bequeathed  to  it  a  legacy  of 
^1,000,  which  amount  was  paid  by  the  executor  of  her 
will  to  our  treasurer  soon  after  her  death.  Miss  Wain- 
wright was  conspicuous  for  her  benevolence  and  had 
a  heart  full  of  sympathy  and  love  for  humanity.  She 
was  a  woman  of  pure  and  lofty  [ideas.  Nothing  was 
allowed  to*interfere  with  the  performance  of  her  duty 
or  to  weaken  her  capacity  for  doing  good. 

In  memory  of  her  beloved  son  Ralph  Watson, — 
who  died  last  August  and  whose  active  interest  in  the 
kindergarten  dated  back  to  his  early  childhood, — 
Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Watson  of  Weymouth  sent  to  us  his 
deposits  in  the  savings  bank  and  the  gifts  which  he  had 
received  from  friends,  amounting  to  $237.92.  A  more 
appropriate  commemoration  of  the  manliness  and  ten- 
derness of  heart  of  the  dear  boy  could  hardly  be  made, 
nor  could  there  be  found  a  better  way  of  interpreting 
the  humane  views  and  ideas,  which  he  had  gained 
under  the  wholesome  influences  of  his  home  and 
which  prompted  his  actions  and  were  in  harmony 
with  his  young  life. 

The  kindergarten  was  also  kindly  remembered  in 
the  wills  of  Mr.  Thompson  Baxter  and  Miss  Mary 
W.  Wiley,  having  received  a  bequest  of  $200  from 
the  estate  of  the  former  and  $150  from  that  of  the 
latter. 


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It  is  with  a  feeling  of  heartfelt  thankfulness  and 
great  joy  that  we  record  these  bequests,  which  will 
stand  for  all  time  to  come  as  fitting  monuments  to 
the  blessed  memory  of  the  legators  and  as  sources  of 
pride  to  their  descendants. 

While  we  are  paying  a  just  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  the  departed  benefactors  of  the  blind,  who  provided 
generously  for  the  kindergarten  by  their  wills,  we 
seize  the  opportunity  of  expressing  our  sense  of  pro- 
found gratitude  and  lasting  obligation  to  a  host  of 
living  friends,  whose  active  interest  in  the  cause  of 
the  little  sightless  children  is  unfailing,  and  who  still 
continue  to  be  its  champions  and  the  strongest  pillars 
of  its  support.  In  this  catalogue  are  included  the 
honored  names  of  Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews,  Miss 
Sarah  M.  Fay,  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  Mr.  George  F. 
Parkman,  Mr.  F.  H.  Peabody,  Mrs.  George  N.  Black, 
Mr.  Wallace  L.  Pierce,  Mrs.  William  H.  Slocum,  Mr. 
Henry  H.  Fay,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Leonard  Bene- 
dict, Mrs.  Larz  Anderson,  Mrs.  George  A.  Draper, 
Mr.  Francis  W.  Hunnewell,  Miss  H.  W.  Kendall,  Mr. 
Elliot  C.  Lee,  Mrs.  Leopold  Morse,  the  Misses  Pea- 
body,  Cambridge,  the  Misses  Sohier,  Mr.  Charles  A. 
Welch,  Miss  Mary  Whitehead,  Roxbury,  Miss  Ruth 
Williams,  Mrs.  Joseph  Lee,  the  Misses  Loring,  Miss 
Ellen  F.  Moseley,  Mrs.  John  C.  Phillips,  Miss  Marian 
Russell,  Mrs.  B.  L.  Young,  Mr.  Joseph  B.  Glover, 
Miss  Amelia  Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E.  Morrill,  Mrs. 
Mahlon  D.  Spaulding,  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Amory,  Mrs. 
Frederick  L.  Ames,  Miss  Mary  S.  Ames,  Mr.  Zenas 
Crane,  Dalton,  Mr.  H.  H.  Hunnewell,  Mrs.  William 
V.  Kellen,  Mrs.  Marcus  M.  Kimball,  Mrs.  Winthrop 
Sargent,  Mrs.  Bayard  Thayer,  Mrs.  Francis  C.  Foster, 
Cambridge,  Mrs.  James  Greenleaf,  Cambridge,  Mrs. 
Henry  Clark,  Worcester. 


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The  list  of  the  generous  benefactors  of  the  little 
sightless  children  does  not  end  here.  There  are  hun- 
dreds of  others,  who  have  proved  their  deep  interest 
in  the  kindergarten  by  regular  and  unfailing  annual 
subscriptions  to  its  funds,  and  whose  names,  together 
with  the  amount  of  their  respective  contributions,  are 
printed  in  the  several  lists  of  acknowledgments,  which 
are  published  in  another  part  of  this  report. 

For  all  the  legacies,  donations  and  annual  subscrip- 
tions recorded  in  these  pages,  whether  large  or  small, 
whether  reaching  thousands  of  dollars  or  limited  to 
modest  sums,  we  are  truly  and  profoundly  grateful  to 
those  who  gave  them. 

We  cannot  refrain  from  alluding  in  this  connection 
to  a  gift  of  $50,  which  was  sent  to  us  in  memory  of 
Miss  Eliza  F.  Wadsworth,  and  which  is  one  of  the 
most  touching  tributes  to  a  deceased  friend  that  we 
have  ever  known.  Miss  Wadsworth  lost  her  sight 
while  she  was  studying  with  several  others  at  the  city 
hospital  to  become  a  trained  nurse.  Through  the 
efforts  of  the  young  women  with  whom  she  was  work- 
ing she  was  admitted  to  the  Perkins  institution  for 
the  blind  as  a  day  scholar.  There  she  proved  to  be  a 
person  of  superior  intelligence,  of  uncommon  refine- 
ment and  of  true  nobility  of  character.  She  was 
doing  excellent  work  at  the  school  and  exerting  a 
most  wholesome  influence  over  the  girls,  when  she 
was  seized  by  a  sudden  attack  of  illness.  She  died 
at  the  city  hospital,  where  she  had  been  removed  for 
treatment.  In  grateful  appreciation  of  what  the  in- 
stitution did  for  her  during  the  time  that  she  was  con- 
nected with  it  and  of  the  kindness  which  she  received 
therein,  the  friends  who  were  associated  with  her  at 
the  training  school  before  she  became  blind  presented 


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the  above  named   amount  of  money  to  the    kinder- 
garten. 

Appeal  to  Annual  Subscribers. 

Heaven  is  round  us  yet, 

Where  pity's  voice  is  heard, 
And  age  and  suffering  get 

The  kind  and  healing  word  ! 
While  earth's  kind  spirits  like  true  angels  go. 

Administering  to  want  and  soothing  woe  ! 

—  Very. 

To  the  friends  of  the  little  blind  children. 

The  return  of  the  autumn,  the  season  of  harvest, 
reminds  us  of  the  blessings  of  the  past  year,  of  the 
prosperity  and  growth  of  the  kindergarten  and  the 
debt  of  gratitude  due  to  its  loyal  friends  and  generous 
benefactors.  We  thank  you  one  and  all  very  warmly  for 
the  many  gifts,  whether  of  sympathy,  time  or  money, 
which. alone  have  enabled  us  to  carry  on  our  work. 
The  kindergarten  is  what  you  have  made  it ! 

But  alas !  The  very  abundance  of  the  harvest  gives 
anxiety  to  the  farmer,  whose  barns  cannot  contain  the 
gathered  wheat !  Where  shall  he  put  the  golden  ears 
that  must  rot  on  the  ground,  if  they  are  not  promptly 
housed  ?  Our  condition  is  precisely  that  of  such  a 
husbandman,  for  our  work  has  so  grown  and  pros- 
pered upon  our  hands,  that  we  literally  have  no  place 
in  which  to  put  the  little  ones,  who,  like  the  wheat, 
are  in  danger  of  perishing,  if  they  are  not  garnered 
into  a  safe  storehouse ! 

We  are  glad  and  proud  of  this  development  of  the 
kindergarten.  We  rejoice  exceedingly  in  the  in- 
crease of  the  good  work,  which  it  is  now  able  to  ac- 
complish, and  we  are  most  anxious  and  eager  to  keep 
our  gates  wide  open  to  all  who  have  a  claim  to  enter 


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them.  But  we  must  point  out  to  our  friends  and  to 
the  public  generally,  that  unless  contributions  even 
more  liberal  than  those  of  past  years  are  given,  it  will 
be  impossible  to  meet  the  new  demands  upon  us.  In- 
deed it  will  be  very  dilHcult  to  carry  on  our  work 
upon  its  present  scale,  unless  the  sad  gaps  made 
among  the  ranks  of  our  old  friends  by  death  are  filled 
by  new  volunteers.  Within  the  last  few  years  many 
of  the  original  subscribers  and  not  a  few  of  the  dis- 
tinguished benefactors  of  the  kindergarten  have  died, 
and  there  is  urgent  need  that  others  should  come  for- 
ward to  take  their  places.  Are  there  not  any  who 
are  willing  to  enroll  their  names  in  the  golden  book 
of  the  friends  and  helpers  of  the  little  blind  children  ? 
Is  it  not  possible  for  you,  descendants  of  the  old  and 
highly  honored  families  of  Boston,  to  follow  the  ex- 
ample of  your  noble  ancestors  and  take  under  your 
protection  these  maimed  lambs  of  the  human  flock  ? 

Fate  may  fashion  their  surroundings, 
But  your  power  it  never  can  fetter. 
Oh,  let  your  generous  hand  lead  them  forth 
Into  the  land  of  happiness  and  love. 

It  may  be  truly  said  that,  having  advanced  so  far, 
we  have  no  right  to  stop  where  we  are  and  to  go  no 
farther.  We  are  in  honor  and  conscience  bound  to 
carry  out  this  undertaking,  which  has  so  far  been 
greatly  blessed  and  prospered,  to  its  logical  conclu- 
sion. Having  demonstrated  so  clearly  that  all  the 
world  can  see  the  beneficent  effects  of  the  kindergar- 
ten training  on  little  blind  children,  having  estab- 
lished a  school  which  meets  their  needs,  physical, 
mental  and  moral,  as  no  other  does  or  can,  we  must 
extend  these  advantages  to  all  in  the  commonwealth 
who  need  them,  or  we  shall  be  unfaithful  to  our  trust. 


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To  those  who  come  to  us  asking  for  bread  we  cannot 
offer  a  stone. 

Fortunately  no  present  anxiety  need  be  felt  with 
regard  to  the  little  boys.  Thanks  to  the  new  build- 
ing erected  for  them  three  years  ago,  we  are  enabled 
to  welcome  into  our  midst  everyone  who  requires  our 
help.  But  alas,  for  the  difference  in  the  case  of 
the  little  girls !  Their  one  kindergarten  building  is 
already  crowded  to  overflowing,  and  the  number  of 
tiny  applicants  awaiting  admission  is  truly  appalling. 

What  becomes  of  such  a  child  turned  away  sadly 
from  our  doors  ?  Misery,  sickness,  suffering,  neglect, 
degeneration  will  only  too  probably  be  her  portion, 
left  to  languish  in  idleness  in  the  close,  stifling  air 
of  a  small  room  in  a  tenement  house,  or  to  play  in 
the  crowded  streets  and  dirty  alleys  of  some  dingy 
city  quarter.  For  we  must  never  lose  sight  of  the 
fact  that  blindness  is  most  common  among  the  poor, 
whose  children  have  a  hard  struggle  for  life  and 
health,  even  when  possessed  of  all  their  senses.  But 
the  blind  child,  impelled  by  the  natural  activity  of  the 
young  creature,  yet  with  no  outlet  for  this,  no  school 
but  the  street,  what  is  to  become  of  her  ?  We  cannot 
longer  leave  her  in  this  sad  condition,  for  if  she  per- 
ishes, her  blood  will  be  upon  us  and  upon  our  children. 

Surely  the  people  of  Boston,  of  Massachusetts,  will 
not  leave  these  little  human  beings  longer  in  such 
peril !  In  these  times  of  national  wealth  and  pros- 
perity the  money  to  put  up  and  equip  the  needed 
building  can  undoubtedly  be  raised  without  distress- 
ing anyone  if  our  citizens  once  understood  the  crying 
need  for  it.  In  this  difficulty  we  turn  anew  to  the 
warm-hearted  philanthropists,  who  have  never  yet 
failed    to  respond   to  an   appeal,  the  justice  of  which 


they  recognize,  and  we  beg  them  to  reheve  our  pres- 
ent embarrassment  by  supplying  us  with  the  means 
for  the  erection  of  the  primary  building  for  girls  and 
with  the  necessary  funds  for  its  equipment  and  for  the 
support  of  its  occupants. 

If  each  one  of  the  kind  and  generous  friends  of  the 
kindergarten  will  interest  others  in  its  behalf,  our 
cause  will  be  won,  and  the  new  home-school,  for  which 
we  have  waited  so  long,  will  be  a  solid  reality,  a  refuge 
for  those  who  so  sadly  need  one. 

11  n  fIDemoriam. 

Death  of   Friends  of  the  Kindergarten. 

Leaves  have  their  time  to  fall, 

And  flowers  to  wither  at  the  north  wind's  breath, 
And  stars  to  set  —  but  all. 

Thou  hast  all  seasons  for  thine  own,  oh  !  death. 

—  Mrs.  Hemans. 

The  hand  of  death  has  fallen  heavily  on  the  friends 
and  benefactors  of  the  little  blind  children,  during 
the  period  covered  by  this  report,  and  twenty  of  our 
nearest  and  best  have  been  taken  from  us.  In  the 
list  of  the  deceased  are  included  the  honored  and 
beloved  names  of  George  W.  Armstrong,  Rev.  Cyrus 
Augustus  Bartol,  D.D.,  Mrs.  Samuel  Downer,  Miss 
Mary  M.  Dutton,  Mrs.  Charles  Faulkner,  Jonathan 
French,  Thomas  Gaffield,  Miss  Mary  J.  Garland,  Miss 
Matilda  Goddard,  Edward  W.  Hooper,  Miss  Rebecca 
S.  Melvin,  Mrs.  J.  Alfred  Phipps,  Mrs.  Edward  Pick- 
ering, Mrs.  Henry  Saltonstall,  Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wain- 
wright.  Master  Ralph  Watson,  Mrs.  William  R.  Wil- 
son, Hon.  Roger  Wolcott,  Benjamin  Edward  Woolf 
and  Charles  L.  Young. 


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George  W.  Armstrong  died  at  his  summer  resi- 
dence in  Centre  Harbor,  New  Hampshire,  from  the 
shock  of  a  surgical  operation,  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
June,  1 90 1,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
a  citizen  of  Boston  widely  known  and  one  who  made 
many  friends  by  his  genial  and  generous  nature.  He 
was  in  more  ways  than  one  a  remarkable  man.  His 
career  was  a  notable  instance  of  the  possibilities 
flowing  from  ceaseless  energy  directed  by  native 
shrewdness  and  intelligence.  He  began  life  as  a  poor 
boy  and  ended  it  in  the  possession  of  an  abundant 
fortune.  He  was  early  thrown  upon  his  own  re- 
sources, but  he  had  within  him  the  seeds  of  success, 
which  in  later  years  germinated  so  marvellously.  He 
was  quick  to  foresee  coming  events  and  to  take  advan- 
tage of  opportunities  as  they  appeared.  His  unblem- 
ished record  shows  a  list  of  achievements,  which  will 
serve  as -an  encouragement  to  successive  generations 
of  young  men.  He  was  one  of  those  genial  persons, 
whom  it  was  always  a  pleasure  to  meet.  It  would 
have  been  impossible  to  pass  even  half  an  hour  with 
him  without  sharing  his  youthful  energy  and  enthu- 
siasm and  without  being  exhilarated  by  his  lively 
spirit,  his  unaffected  optimism,  his  benevolent  dispo- 
sition and  his  evident  enjoyment  of  life.  He  was 
warm-hearted,  unsophisticated,  frank  and  open,  sur- 
charged with  a  love  for  work  which  was  irresistible  in 
its  influence  on  those  around  him.  Activity  was  as 
natural  to  him  and  as  pleasurable  apparently  as  are 
ease  and  relaxation  to  the  average  mortal.  Yet,  no 
matter  how  many  his  cares  and  how  perilous  the 
state  of  this  or  that  venture,  outwardly  at  least  he 
showed  no  anxiety  nor  the  effects  of  the  burden 
of    responsibility.     In   addition    to  his    extraordinary 


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business  ability  Mr.  Armstrong  had  much  human  sym- 
pathy and  tenderness  of  feeh'ng.  Since  1894  he  has 
been  a  regular  annual  subscriber  to  the  fund  for  cur- 
rent expenses  of  the  kindergarten  and  has  never  failed 
to  send  his  contribution.  He  will  be  best  remem- 
bered by  his  friends  for  his  whole-souled  good  nature 
and  for  his  heartiness  of  manner,  which  were  quite 
astounding  in  view  of  the  magnitude  and  multiplicity 
of  the  enterprises  he  had  in  hand.  He  respected  cult- 
ure and  revered  talent;  he  was  deeply  interested  in 
everything  which  helped  to  increase  the  knowledge 
and  promote  the  material  welfare  of  his  fellow-men. 
Those  who  stood  near  him  were  his  greatest  admirers, 
and  the  longer  they  knew  him  the  more  they  felt  the 
"  high  stern  featured  beauty  " — 

Of  plain  devotedness  to  duty. 

Steadfast  and  still,  nor  paid  with  mortal  praise, 

But  finding  amplest  recompense 

For  life's  ungarlanded  expense 
In  work  done  squarely  and  unwasted  days. 

The  death  of  Rev.  Cyrus  Augustus  Bartol,  D.D., 
which  occurred  at  his  residence,  No.  17  Chestnut 
street,  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1900,  has 
removed  a  figure  alike  patriarchal  and  picturesque. 
Dr.  Bartol  was  a  burning  and  shining  light.  He  was 
a  man  who  had  a  distinction  of  his  own  in  an  age 
remarkable  for  originality  developed  in  the  sphere  of 
which  he  was  a  conspicuous  star.  According  to  the 
testimony  of  one  of  his  classmates,  in  his  college  days 
"he  was  refined,  polished,  perfect,  almost  saintly,  so 
that  nothing  gross  or  profane  could  approach  him." 
He  derived  from  his  international  ancestry  a  rare 
combination  of  fine  intellectual  qualities,  producing 
a  sort  of  texture  at  once    firm  and  sparkling.     The 


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movements  of  his  mind  were  quick,  bright,  eager, 
rapid,  joyous.  He  was  a  poet  by  nature  and  by 
thought.  When  Victor  Hugo  spoke  of  the  saintly 
sister  of  his  ideal  bishop  as  having  just  enough  body 
to  serve  as  a  pretext  for  retaining  her  soul  on  earth, 
he  describes  a  type  of  half-etherialized  beings,  among 
which  Dr.  Bartol  was  popularly  held  to  belong.  But 
his  organic  system,  although  it  was  looked  upon  as 
created  out  of  mere  filmy,  spider-web  tissue,  was  so 
compact  of  nervous  fibre  and  of  all  the  subtlest  and 
fieriest  elemental  forces  of  nature,  that  it  would  gen- 
erate an  immense  amount  of  energy  and  heat  and 
would  enable  his  mind  to  soar  on  a  wide-winged  im- 
agination to  the  celestial  regions  of  idealism  and  to 
pursue  therein  the  true,  the  beautiful  and  the  good. 
Dr.  Bartol  was  Boston's  Ariel.  He  could  "  put  a 
girdle  round  about  the  earth  in  forty  minutes."  He 
was  a  sort  of  a  liberator,  who  made  all  that  came  in 
contact  with  him  feel  free  of  the  hospitality  of  the 
universe.  There  were  no  hard  and  fast  horizon  lines. 
Throwing  overboard  all  ballast  of  mere  logical  argu- 
ment, he  had  solved  for  himself  the  problem  of  aerial 
navigation  by  pure  spirit  power  and  took  his  followers 
along  with  him  in  his  airship.  He  was  one  of  the 
rare  men  whose  insights  might  often  recall  Tenny- 
son's description  of  the  poet. 

He  saw  through  life  and  death,  through  good  and  ill, 

He  saw  through  his  own  soul, 
The  marvel  of  the  everlasting  will, 
An  open  scroll 
Before  him  lay. 

For  many  years  Dr.  Bartol  buffeted  the  outer  crest 
of  radicalism ;  but  he  was  placid  amid  all  storms  and 
inspired  respect  even  where  he  failed  to  secure  con- 


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viction.  Many  among  the  most  intellectual  and  cul- 
tivated people  had  a  great  admiration  for  him.  His 
prominence  and  popularity  among  the  transcenden- 
talists  and  reformers  of  New  Ens^land  attest  the 
charm  and  ascendancy  of  his  character.  For  he  was 
often  smilingly  witty.  The  keen  blade  of  his  trench- 
ant comment  cut  into  many  opponents,  though  he 
smiled  in  the  deed.  Of  Dr.  Bartol's  kindliness  of 
heart  and  generosity  of  disposition,  as  well  as  of  his 
readiness  to  aid  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children, 
we  cannot  speak  too  highly.  In  April,  1887,  when 
the  first  building  of  the  kindergarten  \yas  finished 
and  was  to  be  dedicated  to  its  holy  work,  he  was  re- 
quested by  the  writer  of  this  tribute  to  join  the  dis- 
tinguished group  of  speakers  of  that  occasion.  Dr. 
Samuel  Eliot,  Dr.  Andrew  Preston  Peabody,  Dr. 
Phillips  Brooks,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe,  Rev.  Brooke 
Herford  and  Hon.  J.  W.  Dickinson,  and  to  make  a 
brief  address.  He  not  only  consented  promptly  and 
with  evident  pleasure,  but  soon  afterwards  preached 
a  most  eloquent  sermon  in  the  west  church  on 
*' blindness  and  the  blind,"  making  a  most  powerful 
appeal  in  behalf  of  the  institution,  sent  a  generous 
gift  of  money  to  the  kindergarten  and  never  ceased 
to  be  from  that  time  to  the  end  of  his  noble  life  a 
regular  annual  subscriber  to  its  fund  for  current  ex- 
penses. The  following  lines  may  be  most  appro- 
priately quoted  in  connection  with  Dr.  Bartol's  writ- 
ings:— 

In  the  sweet  words  of  grace 
Dropped  from  his  pen,  his  power  for  good  we  trace. 
Those  words  of  truth  with  inspiration  fraught, 
Whose  deepest  meaning  was  from  heaven  caught, 
No  lapse  of  time  or  change  can  e'er  efface. 


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Mrs.  Nancy  Melville  Downer  died  at  her  resi- 
dence, No.  151  Pleasant  street,  Dorchester,  on  the 
eighth  day  of  June,  1901,  in  the  eighty-seventh  year 
of  her  age.  She  was  the  widow  of  Samuel  Downer, 
the  friend  and  admirer  of  Horace  Mann,  Dr.  Samuel 
G.  Howe,  Charles  Sumner  and  Theodore  Parker. 
Her  relations  with  the  family  of  Dr.  Howe  were  most 
intimate,  and  therefore  her  interest  in  the  blind  and 
their  education  has  been  of  long  standing.  For 
several  years  she  has  been  a  regular  contributor  to 
the  endowment  fund  of  the  kindergarten  and  her  in- 
terest in  it  was  shared  by  other  members  of  her 
family  and  especially  by  her  daughter,  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Scudder,  under  whose  direction  a  group  of  young 
people  held  a  fair  at  Crow  Point,  Hingham,  in  aid  of 
the  little  school,  the  net  proceeds  of  which  amounted 
to  $278.39.  In  purity  of  life,  in  sweetness  of  char- 
acter and  in  domestic  efificiency  Mrs.  Downer  could 
not  be  excelled.  She  was  great  in  her  goodness  and 
charming  in  her  simplicity  and  humility,  and  when 
we  think  of  her  benevolence  and  of  her  numerous 
acts  of  charity  we  feel  the  truth  of  the  poet's  words : 

Her  hand  and  heart  committed  those  deeds 
That  love  for  man  and  faith  in  God  beget. 

A  noble  woman  of  keen  intellect,  of  earnest  and 
unselfish  purpose,  of  uncommon  goodness  and  large 
benevolence  has  been  lost  to  the  ranks  of  the  bene- 
factors of  the  little  blind  children  by  the  decease  of 
Miss  Mary  M.  Dutton,  which  occurred  at  the  resi- 
dence of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Mandell,  No.  302 
Commonwealth  avenue,  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
April,  1 901.  Miss  Dutton  was  a  typical  example  of 
the  well  born  and  gently  bred  ladies  of  New  England. 


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She  was  unassuming,  sympathetic,  courteous  and  re- 
fined ;  she  was  public-spirited,  conscientious  and  eager 
to  help  those  who  were  in  need  of  assistance  and  to 
be  just  to  everyone.  Her  life  was  enriched  by  many 
deeds  of  beneficence,  and  the  world  was  made  better 
by  her  dwelling  in  it.  She  inherited  the  sterling 
virtues  and  the  liberal  instincts,  which  characterized 
her  ancestors,  and  she  was  a  constant  and  intelligent 
giver  to  many  good  causes.  From  the  date  of  the 
foundation  of  the  kindergarten  both  she  and  her 
sisters  have  been  firm  believers  in  the  holiness  of  its 
mission,  and  their  annual  subscriptions  to  its  funds 
were  as  regular  as  the  returning  seasons  of  the  year. 
When  the  earthly  career  of  one  of  the  two  unmarried 
ladies  was  closed  some  time  ago,  the  other  continued 
to  contribute  the  same  sum  as  both  had  given  before 
for  the  benefit  of  the  little  blind  children.  The 
sudden  death  of  Miss  Dutton  came  like  a  crushing 
blow  not  only  to  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  whose  privi- 
lege it  was  to  enjoy  the  cordial  clasp  of  her  hand,  but 
to  many  sufferers,  whose  needs  drew  a  quick  response 
from  her  tender  and  generous  heart  and  who  feel 
since  the  departure  of  her  beautiful  spirit  as  if  their 
best  friend  had  left  them.  Those  who  knew  well  this 
saintly  woman  fully  realize  that  — 

A  whiter  soul,  a  fairer  mind, 
A  life  with  purer  course  andaim, 
A  gentler  eye,  a  voice  more  kind 
They  may  not  look  on  earth  to  find. 

The  kindergarten  has  met  with  a  most  severe  loss 
in  the  sudden  departure  from  among  us  of  Mrs. 
Anne  S.  Faulkner,  widow  of  Charles  Faulkner,  who 
died  in  Magnolia  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  June,  1901. 


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She  was  one  of  the  most  generous  and  constant  con- 
tributors to  the  funds  of  the  little  school  from  the 
date  of  its  foundation  to  the  close  of  her  earthly 
journey,  and  her  memory  is  a  precious  one  in  its  his- 
tory. Both  her  name  and  that  of  her  daughter,  Miss 
Fanny  M.  Faulkner,  who  is  a  worthy  inheritor  of  the 
spirit  of  benevolence,  which  characterized  her  parents, 
are  indelibly  and  gratefully  engraved  in  the  golden 
book  of  the  benefactors  of  the  blind  of  New  England 
and  will  be  praised  and  cherished  for  generations  to 
come.  Mrs.  Faulkner,  was  faithful  to  every  duty, 
friendly  to  the  forlorn  and  poor,  helpful  to  the  needy 
and  suffering  and  so  true  and  steadfast  in  all  social 
and  domestic  relations  that  there  is  no  one  who  knew 
her  who  would  not  invoke  a  blessing  upon  her 
memory.     To  borrow  Emerson's  words,  she  lived  — 

Considerate  to  her  kind  !     Her  love  bestowed 
Was  not  a  thing  of  fractions,  half-way  done, 
But  with  a  mellow  goodness,  like  the  sun, 
She  shone  o'er  mortal  hearts. 

The  death  of  Jonathan  French,  which  took  place 
at  his  residence  in  Marlborough  street  on  Sunday, 
the  twelfth  day  of  May,  1901,  removed  from  the  circle 
of  the  benefactors  of  the  blind  one  who  has  been  a 
warm  friend  of  the  kindergarten  and  a  regular  con- 
tributor to  its  funds.  In  this  as  well  as  in  all  other 
paths  of  beneficence  he  was  closely  followed  by  his 
devoted  daughter,  Miss  Cornelia  Anne  French,  who 
is  a  worthy  heir  of  his  virtues  and  generous  instincts. 
Mr.  French  was  a  gentleman  of  spotless  character,  of 
genial  disposition  and  of  strong  individuality.  He 
was  an  able,  thoughtful,  earnest,  public-spirited  citi- 
zen.    His  Americanism  was  unaffected  and  uncompro- 


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misinor.  The  blood  that  coursed  in  his  veins  was  an 
ichor  of  patriotism.  It  would  not  let  him  entertain 
an  ideal  that  was  not  consistent  with  the  peculiar 
glory  of  his  country  as  the  home  of  liberty  and  as  an 
example  of  self-government.  He  was  strictly  con- 
scientious, just  and  upright  and  free  from  narrow 
prejudices.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  floriculture 
and  horticulture.  To  meet  the  demands  of  duty  and 
to  respond  to  the  calls  of  friendship  was  one  of  his 
principal  characteristics.  All  honor  to  his  memory. 
Mr.  French  has  been  most  kindly  favored  by  time,  if 
we  may  regard  longevity  a  blessing,  for  very  few  at- 
tain his  age  of  five  score  lacking  two  years. 

Why  weep  ye  then  for  him,  who,  having  run 
The  bound  of  man's  appropriate  years,  at  last. 
Life's  blessings  all  enjoyed,  life's  labors  done, 

Serenely  to  his  final  rest  has  passed  ? 
While  the  soft  memory  of  his  virtues  yet 
Lingers,  like  twilight  hues,  when  the  bright  sun  is  set. 

The  name  of  Thomas  Gaffield,  who  died  at  his 
home  in  Boston  on  the  sixth  day  of  December,  1900, 
when  he  had  nearly  completed  his  seventy-sixth  year, 
deserves  to  be  added  to  the  shining  list  of  noted  citi- 
zens of  Boston,  who  have  borne  a  handsome  part  in 
the  history  of  this  city  during  the  last  half  of  the  past 
century.  He  was  a  man  of  liberal  views  and  catholic 
spirit,  one  whose  human  interests  were  many  and  va- 
rious. Wherever  sickness  and  sorrow  came,  where 
political  economy  or  social  philosophy  beckoned, 
where  science  challenged  or  practical  benevolence 
held  court,  there  Thomas  Gaffield  was  sure  to  be 
found.  In  his  years  of  vigorous  activity  he  acquired 
and  held  a  large  degree  of  public  confidence.  He  was 
highly   esteemed   by  everyone  who   came   in  contact 


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with  him  and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  oc- 
cupied numerous  positions  of  honor  and  trust,  civic 
and  financial,  with  dignity  and  fidelity.  In  1884 
when  we  were  endeavoring  to  secure  a  suitable  estate 
for  the  kindergarten,  he  volunteered  to  help  us  in  the 
matter,  and  ever  after  continued  to  take  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  little  school  and  its  work.  He  possessed 
many  excellent  qualities  of  character,  which  endeared 
him  to  his  friends  and  acquaintances.  To  unques- 
tioned integrity  and  purity  of  life,  he  united  a  most 
unselfish  disposition,  a  healthy  temperament  and  a 
wealth  of  patience  and  good  cheer,  which  made  it 
easy  for  him  to  move  "  without  haste,  without  rest " 
and  with  a  minimum  of  friction  amid  all  rivalries  of 
opinion  and  interest, — 

As  sunbeams  stream  through  liberal  space 
And  nothing  justle  or  displace. 

Mr.  Gaffield's  useful  career  is  now  closed,  but  his 
memory  will  long  be  cherished  in  the  city,  whose 
schools  and  influences  shaped  his  character  and  de- 
veloped his  noble  and  aspiring  nature. 

By  the  death  of  Miss  Mary  J.  Garland,  which 
took  place  suddenly  at  the  sanitarium  of  Dr.  Patch 
in  Framingham,  Mass.,  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
July,  1901,  the  cause  of  the  new  education  lost  one 
of  its  sturdy  pioneers  and  shining  lights.  She  was 
born  at  Machias,  Maine,  on  the  sixteenth  of  March, 
1834,  but  her  parents  moved  to  Calais  when  she  was 
about  eighteen  months  old,  and  it  was  there  that  she 
was  brought  up.  Her  education  was  obtained  for  the 
most  part  in  private  schools  and  academies.  After 
her  graduation  she  acted  as  a  teacher  —  first  in  a 
school  established  by  herself  in   Calais,  then  in   the 


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academy  of  Houlton,  Maine,  and  later  in  Montreal 
where  she  taught  six  years.  Afterwards  she  served 
for  a  year  as  secretary  of  the  president  of  Vassar  Col- 
lege. In  1 87 1  she  came  to  Boston,  where  she  made 
her  home  until  the  end  of  her  earthly  career.  Here 
her  attention  was  called  to  the  movement,  the  further- 
ance of  which  was  destined  to  be  her  life-work.  She 
was  first  led  to  it  by  Mrs.  Mary  Mann,  widow  of 
Horace  Mann,  but  later  her  interest  in  it  was  fostered 
and  strengthened  by  the  exhortations  of  that  saintly 
champion  and  tireless  promoter  of  the  kindergarten 
system,  the  late  Miss  Elizabeth  P.  Peabody,  through 
whose  apostolate  and  unremitting  efforts  Froebel's 
marvellous  creation  was  planted  in  the  American  soil, 
where  it  has  taken  such  deep  root.  Miss  Garland 
began  at  once  to  study  with  Madame  Kriege,  a  native 
of  Germany  and  a  woman  of  fine  character,  under 
whom  she  received  the  regular  kindergarten  training. 
Having  completed  her  course  in  this,  she  opened  a 
training  school  of  her  own  at  No.  98  Chestnut  street. 
One  of  Miss  Garland's  first  students  was  Miss  Rebecca 
J.  Weston,  who  became  associated  with  her  teacher 
and  labored  with  her  until  her  death  in  1895.  For  a 
score  of  years  these  ladies  conducted  a  kindergarten 
and  school,  which  was  "  one  of  the  early  strongholds 
of  the  new  education."  They  also  kept  in  perfect 
working  order  their  training  class  of  young  women, 
which  invariably  represented  the  highest  ideals  both 
in  the  selection  of  its  students  and  in  the  instruction 
given  to  them.  They  were  strong  and  uncompromis- 
ing advocates  of  the  most  thorough  preparation  and 
most  complete  equipment  of  every  one  who  aspired 
to  become  a  kindergartner,  and  they  insisted  upon 
these  points  with  a  pertinacity  that  was  unswerving. 


20I 

No  considerations  pecuniary  or  of  any  other  kind 
could  induce  them  to  lower  their  standard  of  attain- 
ments or  to  depart  from  the  principles  that  governed 
their  establishment.  These  were  supreme  and  un- 
alterable, and  all  personal  claims,  desires  and  weak- 
nesses were  subordinated  to  them.  Thus  their  work 
was  nobly  planned  and  faithfully  performed,  and  its 
beneficent  effects  are  strikingly  reflected  in  the  un- 
selfish characters,  the  public  spirit  and  the  love  of 
humanity  together  with  the  many  social  and  moral 
graces,  which  adorn  the  lives  of  a  host  of  young  men 
and  women,  who  in  their  early  childhood  were  nurt- 
ured in  the  spirit  of  truth  and  kindness  by  these 
ladies  and  were  brought  up  under  their  elevating 
influence  or  that  of  the  many  admirable  kindergart- 
ners  whom  they  trained.  The  hospitable  spirit,  which 
was  one  of  the  finest  characteristics  of  Miss  Garland 
and  her  partner,  actuated  them  to  receive  within  the 
circle  of  their  students  two  of  our  graduates,  whose 
sense  of  sight  was  imperfect,  and  to  give  them  an 
opportunity  to  join  their  class  and  to  go  through 
their  regular  course  of  training.  One  of  these  was 
Miss  Aona  Emilie  Poulsson,  the  author  of  the 
"  finger-plays "  and  the  editor  of  the  Kindergarten 
Review,  who  has  already  won  a  most  prominent  place 
among  the  leading  kindergartners  in  America  and  of 
whose  achievements  as  a  lecturer  and  a  writer  we 
have  ample  reason  to  be  proud.  When  our  kinder- 
garten was  established  Miss  Garland  and  Miss  Wes- 
ton manifested  a  most  profound  interest  in  its  success, 
and  many  were  the  ways  in  which  they  endeavored 
to  raise  funds  in  its  behalf. 

Miss  Garland  was  a  woman  of  extraordinary  abil- 
ity, endowed   with   a  strong    intellect,  acute    insight, 


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iron  will  and  a  warm  love  for  children.  Strict  and 
candid,  frank  and  unassuming,  keen  witted  and  merry, 
just  and  generous,  sincere  and  well-poised  always,  she 
was  dearly  beloved  and  highly  respected  by  her  stu- 
dents and  her  numerous  friends.  She  had  the  unre- 
lenting manner  of  the  Puritan  or  the  soldier  of  duty 
and  possessed  in  full  measure  the  stout  virtues  of  New 
England;  but  beneath  her  apparent  austerity  or  ha- 
bitual reserve  there  was  beating  a  tender  and  loving 
heart,  full  of  sympathy  and  of  lively  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  mankind.  In  all  matters  which  came  be- 
fore her  she  was  eager  to  obtain  the  exact  facts  and 
the  absolute  truth  —  nothing  less  than  the  most  irrefu- 
table proof, —  and  this  tendency  of  hers  had  the  re- 
sult of  imparting  faith,  security  and  positive  con- 
fidence in  the  fitness  of  those  who  were  unreservedly 
recommended  by  her.  Miss  Garland  was  a  worthy 
disciple  of  Froebel  and  a  most  admirable  coworker 
of  Miss  Elizabeth  P.  Peabody.  She  gave  herself  in 
generous  devotion  to  all  that  makes  for  rational  edu- 
cation, for  progress  and  for  righteousness,  and  her  life 
is  a  perfect  illustration  and  a  glorious  example  — 

Of  toil  unsevered  from  tranquillity, 
Of  labor,  that  in  lasting  fruit  outgrows 
Far  noisier  schemes,  accomplished  in  repose, 
Too  great  for  haste,  too  high  for  rivalry. 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard,  whose  death  occurred  in 
her  residence.  No.  251  Newbury  street,  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  April  last,  in  the  eighty-seventh  year 
of  her  age,  was  one  of  the  noblest  and  loveliest  women 
in  the  state  of  Massachusetts.  She  was  born  in  a 
typical  Boston  home,  the  influence  of  which  was  to 
her   like    sound    seed    sown    in  a  strong  and    fertile 


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ground.  It  germinated,  blossomed  and  ripened  into 
a  rich  fruition.  Like  her  mother  she  became  a  most 
saintly  woman.  There  was  something  singularly 
charming,  benignant,  gentle  and  refined  in  her  char- 
acter and  manner,  which  enlisted  sympathy  and  in- 
spired confidence.  In  her  eyes,  there  was  a  look  of 
sweet  and  innocent  candor,  which  gave  a  child-like 
appearance  and  extraordinary  attraction  to  her  face. 
From  early  youth  she  consecrated  herself  to  the  cause 
of  humanity  and  continued  to  serve  it  to  the  end  of 
her  days  with  exemplary  unselfishness  and  uncom- 
mon energy.  Many  were  the  societies  and  humane 
enterprises  which  she  aided  with  money  and  personal 
service.  Among  these  was  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind,  to  which,  in  addition  to  having  been  a  regular 
annual  contributor,  she  left  a  legacy  of  $300  by  her 
will.  Bent  upon  doing  good.  Miss  Goddard.  did  not 
confine  her  zeal  and  her  ministrations  to  a  narrow 
channel.  She  gave  intelligent  consideration  and  ear- 
nest attention  to  a  variety  of  interests, —  philanthropic, 
educational,  political,  sociological,  religious.  Pos- 
sessed of  a  considerable  yearly  income,  she  was  en- 
tirely forgetful  of  her  own  ease  and  welfare  and  found 
great  delight  in  giving  liberally  wherever  she  saw  fit 
opportunity  to  do  so.  Indeed,  she  made  it  a  practice 
to  go  about  and  seek  out  cases  of  poverty  and  des- 
titution, often  taking  the  last  dollar  her  pocket-book 
contained  to  supply  the  needs  and  alleviate  the  mis- 
fortunes of  others,  and  then  returning  home  to  refill 
the  purse,  which  was  always  open  for  the  relief  of  suf- 
fering humanity.  She  never  h-esitated  to  carry  in  per- 
son large  bundles  of  clothing  or  other  necessities  and 
has  been  known  frequently  to  leave  her  house,  laden 
with  pails  of  soup  or  baskets  of  provisions  for  some  des- 


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olate  home  where  these  comforts  were  sorely  needed. 
In  her  many  charitable  and  philanthropic  enterprises 
she  was  associated  with  her  sister,  Rebecca  A.  Goddard, 
and  her  brother,  Thomas  A.  Goddard,  both  of  whom 
cooperated  heartily  with  her  in  her  numerous  bene- 
factions. Intellectually  she  was  keenly  alive  to  cur- 
rent events,  and  for  years  was  a  frequent  contributor 
to  the  Boston  Commonwealth.  In  her  religious  asso- 
ciations, she  was  a  follower  and  strong  supporter  of 
Theodore  Parker,  and  after  his  death  a  friend  of  his 
successors  in  the  pulpit  of  the  Parker  memorial  hall. 
The  Rev.  Charles  G.  Ames,  the  minister  of  the 
church  of  the  disciples,  who  conducted  her  funeral, 
paid  a  graceful  tribute  to  her  blessed  memory.  Miss 
Goddard's  unselfish  life  and  benevolent  works  were  a 
most  beneficial  lesson  to  those  with  whom  she  came 
in  daily  -contact.  So  well  were  recognized  the  rare 
qualities,  which  adorned  her  character,  that  her  life- 
long friend,  Mrs.  Edna  Dow  Cheney,  called  her  affec- 
tionately "  Saint  Matilda ;  "  and  if  any  human  being 
ever  deserved  to  be  canonized,  it  was  this  ministering 
angel  of  charity,  who  spent  the  whole  of  her  life  in 
doing  good  and  in  rendering  the  world  better  than 
she  found  it.  For  her  unostentatious  but  efficient 
service  in  all  causes  her  judgment  approved,  for  her 
conscientious  performance  of  her  duty  towards  her 
fellow-beings,  for  her  unceasing  devotion  to  the  high- 
est and  best  in  life,  and  for  her  modesty  and  purity, 
her  sincerity  and  her  self-abnegation,  and  indeed  for 
every  virtue  which  gives  to  womanhood  strength  and 
grace,  Miss  Matilda  Goddard  will  be  cherished  in 
memory  as  one  of  those  ideal  women,  whose  influence 
and  example  will  always  remain  a  noble  inspiration 
and  whom  to  know  was  to  love  and  honor. 


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So  from  the  grave  she  still  may  speak, 
Still  help  the  sorrowing  world  to  bless, 

Still  live,  though  dead,  and  swell  the  tide 
Of  human  hqpe  and  happiness. 

In  the  death  of  Mr.  Edward  William  Hooper, 
which  occurred  in  Waverley  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
of  June  last,  we  mourn  the  loss  of  another  valued 
friend  of  the  little  blind  children.  Like  Mrs.  Francis 
C.  Foster,  the  late  Epes  Sargent  Dixwell,  Mrs.  James 
Greenleaf  and  Mrs.  Cyrus  F.  Woodman,  he  was  one 
of  the  unfailing  and  most  generous  regular  sub- 
scribers to  the  fund  for  support  of  the  kindergarten, 
which  is  raised  in  Cambridge  every  year  through  the 
loving  care  and  unremitting  efforts  of  Mrs.  Louis 
Agassiz,  the  noble  and  large-hearted  granddaughter  of 
Col.  Thomas  H.  Perkins.  Mr.  Hooper  was  quite 
apart  from  the  ordinary  run  of  men.  He  seemed  to 
have  been  cast  in  an  antique  mould.  Like  a  Greek, 
of  the  olden  time,  he  dealt  at  first  hand  with  men  and 
things.  Hellenic  was  also  his  passionate  and  sincere 
love  for  the  beautiful.  He  united  in  equal  measure 
the  ideal,  the  aesthetic,  the  poetical  and  the  spiritual 
with  the  soundest  common  sense.  Born  in  the 
purple  of  Boston  society  and  culture,  he  has  been 
closely  associated  with  the  leading  citizens  of  his 
native  town  and  was  extremely  fond  of  the  company 
of  those  who  earnestly  follow  liberal  callings  or  pro- 
fessions. Nevertheless  he  considered  nothing  human 
alien  to  himself.  He  was  unfailingly  courteous  to  all 
persons.  He  bestowed  kindness  with  an  exquisite 
tact,  which  made  the  receiver  feel  that  it  was  he  him- 
self who  was  conferring  the  favor.  He  was  calm  and 
undemonstrative ;  but  beneath  his  quiet  manner  there 
lay  an  intensity  of  temperament,  which  he  had  so  well 


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in  hand  that  few  suspected  its  existence.  Outwardly, 
he  was  a  representative  of  his  time,  a  Bostonian  of 
the  familiar  type.  Inwardly  he  was  a  man  of  world- 
wide sympathy  and  keen  sensibility  to  spiritual 
things.  His  nature  was  well-fitted  for  the  highest 
duties,  and  yet  he  was  glad  indeed  to  take  upon  him- 
self the  humblest  tasks,  if  only  he  might  serve  his 
friends  and  humanity.  He  was  eminently  charitable, 
and  in  all  relations  of  life  his  generosity,  his  sense  of 
honor  and  his  devotion  to  duty  were  matched  by  his 
fervent  desire  to  render  help  to  those  of  his  fellow- 
men  who  were  in  need  of  his  assistance. 

He  loved  to  feel  when  sinks  the  sun 
That  there  is  something  he  had  done 
For  which  the  world  is  better. 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin  died  at  her  residence, 
Hotel  Brunswick,  in  Boston  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
May,  1 901.  She  was  the  embodiment  of  goodness, 
benevolence  and  consecration  to  duty.  She  possessed 
all  the  qualities  of  strength  and  loveliness,  of  gracious- 
ness  and  holiness  which  are  characteristics  of  her  sex. 
Her  quiet,  simple  way,  her  unostentatious  manner, 
her  readiness  to  assist  any  deserving  cause,  and  the 
splendid  look  of  her  eyes  and  face,  all  made  her  a 
woman  to  be  constantly  missed  and  never  forgotten. 
She  lived  an  exemplary  life,  and  her  loss  is  mourned 
by  a  large  number  of  people.  Miss  Melvin  has  been 
for  years  an  active  and  generous  friend  of  the  kinder- 
garten and,  in  disposing  of  her  worldly  possessions 
by  will,  she  made  it  a  residuary  legatee  of  one-eighth 
of  her  estate.  The  little  sightless  children  and  those 
who  are  wholly  devoted  to  the  promotion  of  their 
cause  will  always  cherish  and  bless  the  memory  of 


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this  modest  and  unassuming  benefactor  and  will  as- 
sociate with  her  earthly  career  and  mark  in  her  nu- 
merous charitable  deeds  — 

The  holy  pride  of  good  intent, 
The  glory  of  a  life  well  spent. 

The  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  has  sustained 
a  very  severe  loss  in  the  death  of  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 
widow  of  John  Alfred  Phipps,  which  took  place  in 
Colorado  Springs  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  April 
last.  She  was  a  generous  and  unfailing  contributor 
to  the  fund  for  the  support  of  the  kindergarten  and 
her  annual  gifts  to  it  were  terminated  by  a  legacy  of 
$2,000,  which  she  bequeathed  to  it  by  her  will.  Mrs. 
Phipps  had  a  clear  mind,  a  resolute  independence  of 
character  and  an  ardent  desire  to  bestow  help  upon 
deserving  causes.  Her  heart  was  filled  with  sym- 
pathy and  pulsated  with  tenderness.  Everything  that 
was  lovely,  kindly  and  of  good  report  found  an  abid- 
ing place  in  her  great  soul.  The  glory  of  her  life 
was  in  her  love  for  truth,  in  her  devotion  to  the  prin- 
ciples of  right  and  justice,  in  the  extent  of  her  mercy 
and  the  quantity  of  her  charities ;  it  was  in  the  fidel- 
ity with  which  she  did  the  simplest  things  and  in  the 
earnestness  which  she  threw  into  the  discharge  of 
the  lowliest  duty.  Her  decease  is  mourned  by  a 
large  number  of  people  who  have  been  benefited  by 
her  unostentatious  bounty  and  who  rise  up  to  call  her 
blessed  and  to  bear  grateful  testimony  to  her  gener- 
osity. 

When  hearts,  whose  truth  was  proven, 

Like  hers,  are  laid  in  earth, 
There  should  a  wreath  be  woven, 

To  tell  the  world  their  worth. 


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The  death  of  the  widow  of  Edward  Pickering,  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Pickering,  which  occurred  at  her  resi- 
dence in  Mt.  Vernon  street,  Boston,  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  May  last,  has  taken  from  the  community  a 
woman  widely  respected  for  her  numerous  virtues 
and  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart  and  has 
robbed  the  kindergarten  of  one  of  its  most  sincere 
friends  and  most  constant  contributors  to  its  funds. 
She  was  of  sound  old  Puritan  stock,  full  of  good 
works  and  scrupulously  upright,  just  and  merciful. 
Her  sweet  disposition,  her  unassuming  manners  and 
her  kindly  sympathy  and  gentle  courtesy  endeared 
her  to  those  who  were  fortunate  enough  to  come 
within  the  sphere  of  her  influence.  In  describing  her 
characteristics  in  as  few  words  as  possible,  it  is  emi- 
nently proper  to  say  that  she  verily  was  — 

Patience,  abnegation  of  self  and  devotion  to  others. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Georgiana  Crowninshield 
Saltonstall,  which  took  place  at  her  home  in  Com- 
monwealth avenue,  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  January, 
1 90 1,  was  a  great  loss  to  the  cause  of  the  little  sight- 
less children.  She  was  one  of  the  typical  women  of 
Boston, —  liberal,  benevolent,  gentle,  gracious,  sympa- 
thetic. Imbued  with  the  spirit  of  true  charity  and 
following  the  promptings  of  her  heart,  she  performed 
many  deeds  of  kindness  and  generosity  in  a  quiet 
manner  and  filled  her  life  with  earnest  endeavor  and 
with  perfect  trust.  Like  her  late  husband,  Mr. 
Henry  Saltonstall,  she  was  a  regular  contributor  to 
the  support  of  the  kindergarten  and  always  ready  to 
give  assistance  to  the  needy  and  afflicted  members  of 
the  human  family.  She  was  noted  for  her  love  of 
justice  and   for   the  unfailing  kindliness  of   her  dis- 


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position.  These  qualities,  together  with  her  warm 
and  sympathetic  nature,  gave  her  a  consecrated  place 
in  the  affections  of  those  who  knew  her  best  and  left 
with  them  memories,  which  will  continue  to  be  a 
precious  possession.  Of  her  it ,  may  be  truly  said 
that,  although  she  has  left  us, — 

The  generous  deed,  the  gentle  word, 
The  private  act  of  pure  benevolence, 
Unseen  by  men,  but  marked  by  angel  eyes  — 
These  are  not  lost. 

In  the  death  of  Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright 
which  occurred  at  her  home,  No.  409  Marlborough 
street,  Boston,  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1901,  a 
firm  and  devoted  friend  of  the  kindergarten  has  gone 
from  among  us.  She  was  a  woman  of  marked  no- 
bility of  character,  of  absolute  sincerity,  of  perfect 
loyalty  to  truth  and  of  the  most  kindly  disposition. 
She  was  endowed  with  the  spirit  and  energy  of  love, 
shown  in  her  eagerness  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  the 
poor  and  needy  and  in  that  charming  spirit  which,  in 
all  things,  large  or  small,  puts  self  entirely  out  of  the 
account.  She  will  be  sadly  missed  by  the  little  blind 
children  and  their  friends  in  whose  hearts  she  had 
gained  a  warm  place.  For  many  years  she  was  a 
regular  subscriber  to  the  fund  for  the  maintenance  of 
the  kindergarten,  and  her  annual  contributions  to  it 
have  been  rendered  permanent  by  a  legacy  of  one 
thousand  dollars,  which  the  executor  of  her  will  has 
already  paid  to  our  treasurer.  Miss  Wainwright 
commanded  admiration  for  her  earnest  desire  to 
benefit  her  fellow-men,  as  well  as  for  her  fine  power 
of  discernment,  and  the  words  of  the  poet  seem  to  be 
eminently  fitted  to  describe  her :  — 


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Her  eyes  were  anointed  to  see 

The  beautiful  and  true, 
And  her  hands  seemed  ever  ready 

All  blessed  deeds  to  do. 

From  the  date  of  the  foundation  of  the  kindergar- 
ten, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Watson  of  Weymouth, 
Mass.,  have  been  among  its  best  friends  and  have 
taken  a  profound  interest  in  its  prosperity.  They 
have  contributed  liberally  to  its  endowment  fund,  and 
at  the  same  time  they  have  implanted  and  cultivated 
in  the  hearts  of  their  children  a  spirit  of  sympathy 
with  the  tiny  victims  of  one  of  the  severest  of  physi- 
cal calamities.  Acccompanied  by  their  mother,  the 
four  children, —  Thomas,  Helen,  Ralph  and  Esther, — 
called  at  the  kindergarten,  when  they  were  very 
young,  and  saw  our  little  pupils  and  what  was  done 
to  rescue  them  from  the  bondage  of  their  infirmity. 
Their  visit  made  a  deep  impression  upon  their  minds 
and  touched  their  feelings,  and,  a  few  years  later  when 
they  learned  that  the  little  institution  was  in  need  of 
funds,  they  immediately  proposed  to  save  what  money 
belonged  to  them  and  give  it  to  the  little  sightless 
children.  Their  father  encouraged  them  in  their  re- 
solve by  promising  to  add  to  their  contribution  an 
amount  equal  to  that  which  they  might  raise,  and  a 
good  sum  was  sent  to  us  by  them.  Thus,  these  dear 
children  were  baptized  during  the  tender  years  of 
their  lives  in  the  spirit  of  active  philanthropy  and 
were  brought  up  not  to  think  wholly  of  themselves 
and  to  care  solely  for  their  personal  comforts  and 
pleasures,  but  to  be  unselfish,  generous,  public-spir- 
ited, benevolent  and  helpful  to  those  upon  whom  the 
burden  of  afHiction  is  heavily  laid.  It  is  always  a 
cause  of  rejoicing  to  us  when  we  see  young  people 


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growing  up  in  the  right  way  and  fitting  themselves  to 
be  of  service  to  their  fellow-men.  We  consider  them 
as  the  coming  ministers  of  mercy  and  as  the  embodi- 
ment of  the  hope  and  promise  for  the  future  welfare 
of  society.  Our  hearts  were  bowed  with  grief  when 
we  received  the  sad  news  last  August  that  Ralph, 
the  second  son  of  Mr.  Watson,  had  been  ruthlessly 
cut  down,  like  a  flower  in  the  fulness  of  its  bloom,  by 
the  cruel  hand  of  the  grim  reaper.  Or,  to  borrow  a 
more  appropriate  expression  from  Shakespeare, — 

Death  lies  on  him  like  an  untimely  frost 
Upon  the  sweetest  flower  of  all  the  field. 

Our  warmest  sympathy  goes  out  to  the  parents  of 
the  dear  boy  in  their  mournful  bereavement,  and  we 
use  no  formal  phrase  in  saying  that  we  share  their 
sorrow  most  sincerely.  In  memory  of  her  beloved 
son,  Mrs.  Watson  has  sent  to  the  kindergarten  all 
his  savings  from  gifts,  and  small  earnings,  amounting 
to  $237.92.  This  sum  will  be  entered  in  the  list  of 
permanent  funds  with  the  name  of  Ralph  attached  to 
it,  and  it  will  be  kept  there  as  his  memorial  for  all 
time  to  come. 

In  the  death  of  Mrs.  Maria  Gill  Wilson,  the 
beloved  wife  of  Mr.  William  R.  Wilson  of  Boston, 
which  occurred  in  Nahant  on  Sunday,  the  second  of 
June,  1 90 1,  a  generous  woman  has  been  taken  from 
us,  whose  sympathy  with  the  little  blind  children  was 
evinced  in  a  most  substantial  manner  and  whom  no 
one  could  know  without  realizing  her  sweet  disposi- 
tion, her  charitable  temperament,  her  native  goodness 
and  her  self-abnegation.  As  daughter,  sister,  wife 
and  friend  she  performed  her  duty  well,  never  sparing 
herself  in  her  devotion  to  her  parents  and  younger 


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sisters.  She  was  noted  for  her  unfailing  kindness, 
for  the  wisdom  of  her  counsels  and  for  her  unosten- 
tatious benevolence :  for  her  faithfulness  in  every 
relation  of  life  and  for  the  cheerfulness  with  which 
she  bore  her  illness  of  more  than  five  years'  duration 
and  the  enforced  idleness  so  foreign  to  her  tempera- 
ment. Hers  was  a  nature  "  true  to  the  kindred 
points  of  heaven  and  home."  She  lived  so  nobly  that 
when  she  was  summoned  to  join  the  innumerable 
caravan,  which  moves  to  a  mysterious  realm,  she  was 
ready  and  sustained  and  soothed  — 

By  an  unfaltering  trust,  approached  her  grave 
Like  one  who  wraps  the  drapery  of  his  couch 
About  him  and  lies  down  to  pleasant  dreams. 

Again  the  axe  has  been  laid  at  the  root  of  a  stately 
tree,  and  a  choice  cedar  in  Lebanon  has  fallen  in  all 
its  beauty,  grace  and  strength.  The  ex-governor  of 
Massachusetts,  Hon.  Roger  Wolcott,  died  at  his 
home,  No.  173  Commonwealth  avenue,  on  the  twenty- 
first  day  of  December,  1900,  at  the  age  of  fifty-three 
years.  The  decease  of  this  distinguished  son  of  Bos- 
ton was  a  terrible  blow  to  his  family  and  friends  and 
an  irreparable  loss  to  the  citizens  of  the  state.  He 
was  an  admirable  example  of  the  man  who  employs 
to  the  full  his  education,  his  ability  and  his  renown 
in  the  service  of  the  public,  displaying  that  robust 
sense  of  obligation  to  the  community,  which  charac- 
terized his  ancestry  and  the  survival  of  which  is  the 
most  hopeful  augury  for  the  future  of  our  institu- 
tions. He  was  of  a  type  of  character  of  which  Wash- 
ington was  the  peerless  personification,  simple  and 
modest,  quiet  and  conservative,  but  capable  of  great 
energy  when  need  was.     In  dignity,  in  courtesy,  in 


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strength  of  will  and  in  manly  bearing  he  was  unsur- 
passed by  any  of  his  contemporaries.  The  charm  of 
his  tall  and  strikingly  handsome  figure,  the  inde- 
scribable grace  of  his  manner  which  put  everyone  at 
ease,  the  purity  of  his  thought  and  the  rectitude  of 
his  purpose  marked  him  as  a  man  to  be  trusted,  hon- 
ored and  admired, —  a  politician  without  a  stain,  a 
statesman  without  reproach.  To  him  parents  might 
point  as  a  model  for  their  sons  in  everything  that  was 
honorable  and  virtuous  and  manly.  He  was  an  or- 
nament to  society  and  a  leader  of  men.  He  sprang 
from  the  very  best  of  New  England  stock,  but  his 
rise  in  political  life  and  in  the  highest  public  esteem 
was  due  to  his  own  worth.  He  was  wealthy  without 
a  shadow  of  vulgarity,  sturdy  and  independent  with- 
out pride  or  ostentation,  conspicuously  just  yet  with- 
out severity,  in  every  station  to  which  he  was  called. 
Standing  where  men  are  liable  to  incur  envy  and  en- 
mity, he  lived  without  detraction  and  died  unassailed 
by  hostile  criticism.  His  ideals  were  lofty  and  his 
every  act  was  in  keeping  with  them.  He  held  no 
office  which  did  not  receive  as  much  honor  from  him 
as  it  conferred  upon  him.  In  the  cause  of  the  little 
blind  children  he  took  a  very  deep  interest  and  was 
always  ready  to  aid  it  whenever  he  was  asked  to  do 
so.  Throughout  his  career  he  stood  forth  promi- 
nently as  one  of  the  ablest,  truest  and  most  earnest 
sons  of  Massachusetts,  and  he  left  behind  him  a  rec- 
ord of  sterling  character,  of  invaluable  public  service 
and  of  supreme  devotion  to  duty  that  constitutes  a 
more  enduring  monument  to  his  memory  than  any 
bronze  statue  or  granite  shaft  that  can  be  raised  by 
popular  subscription.  It  is  very  hard  to  have  such  a 
rare  man  taken  away  from  us  in  his  prime,  when  he 


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should  long  have  served  as  a   model  for  our  young 
men. 

What?     Could  not  death,  with  unsunned  wings,  forbear 

Across  his  brow  its  icy  breath  to  sweep  ? 

Why  should  he  lie  in  such  majestic  sleep 
Whose  feet  were  set  earth's  highest  peaks  to  dare  ? 

The  kindergarten  lost  another  valued  friend  in  the 
person  of  Benjamin  Edward  Woolf,  who  died  in  his 
residence,  No.  169  West  Brookline  street,  Boston,  on 
the  seventh  day  of  February,  1901.  He  was  born  in 
London,  England,  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  February, 
1836,  and  was  brought  to  this  country  three  years 
later.  He  was  of  Jewish  ancestry.  He  possessed  a 
rare  native  capacity  which  he  had  cultivated  by  wide 
reading.  As  he  grew  to  manhood  he  developed  an 
artistic  talent  and  an  intellectual  strength  and  ver- 
satility rarely  surpassed.  He  was  a  natural  musician, 
playing  easily  upon  several  instruments,  and  had  a 
share  of  knowledge  of  almost  every  subject.  He  had 
long  been  distinguished  for  his  independence  of  judg- 
ment and  for  the  unhesitating  expression  of  his 
opinions.  When  the  kindergarten  was  opened  in 
May,  1887,  his  attention  was  called  to  it,  and  he  was 
so  deeply  impressed  with  the  beneficence  of  its  work 
and  the  urgency  of  its  needs  that  he  lent  to  it  from 
time  to  time  the  aid  of  his  forceful  and  scholarly  pen- 
Several  .powerful  and  touching  appeals  in  behalf  of 
the  infant  institution,  written  by  him,  were  published 
in  the  columns  of  the  Saturday  Evening  Gazette,  in 
the  editorial  department  of  which  his  was  the  ruling 
spirit.  In  thinking  of  Mr.  Woolf's  voluntary  service 
to  the  cause  of  the  blind  and  of  the  quiet  way  in 
which  he  rendered  it,  we  can  readily  imagine  that  the 
best  and  noblest  features  of  his  life  were  — 

His  nameless,  unnumbered  acts 
Of  kindness  and  love. 


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Another  great  bereavement  has  befallen  the  kinder- 
garten in  the  death  of  Charles  L.  Young,  which 
occurred  in  Beverly  Farms  on  Monday,  the  ninth  of 
September.  He  was  born  in  Boston  seventy  years 
ago  and  belonged  to  an  old  family  characterized  by 
intelligence,  refinement,  gentleness  and  benevolence. 
He  possessed  many  fine  qualities  which  made  him 
a  model  citizen  and  a  man  of  rare  character.  The 
constant  aim  of  his  life  was  to  do  good  and  to  aid 
those  who  were  in  need  of  help,  and  many  are  the 
poor  and  suffering,  who  will  rise  and  call  him  blessed. 
Upright  and  honorable,  sincere  and  liberal,  thought- 
ful and  modest,  he  was  held  in  the  highest  esteem  in 
the  community  and  enjoyed  the  most  implicit  confi- 
dence of  those  who  knew  him  well.  He  was  always 
courteous  in  manners  and  speech  in  his  intercourse 
with  others,  and  his  uniform  good  temper  and  amiable 
disposition  were  the  natural  expressions  of  a  kindly 
heart  and  sweet  nature.  His  funeral  took  place  in 
the  Arlington  street  church  on  Wednesday  noon,  the 
eleventh  of  September,  and  the  attendance  of  rela- 
tives and  friends  was  very  large.  The  Rev.  James 
DeNormandie,  D.D.,  of  the  first  religious  society  of 
Roxbury,  conducted  the  services,  and  from  his  brief 
but  excellent  eulogy  of  the  deceased  we  quote  the 
followino-  words:   "  In  the  midst  of  our  activities  how 

O 

sweet,  helpful  and  reassuring  it  is  to  look  back  upon 
a  life  which  stood  for  fidelity,  integrity,  honor,  charity 
and  glory."  Like  his  brother  Alexander,  who  had 
many  a  time  used  his  facile  and  elegant  pen  in 
furtherance  of  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children, 
Mr.  Young  was  one  of  the  warmest  friends  of  the 
kindergarten  and  contributed  liberally  to  its  funds, 
unsolicited.     Not  infrequently  our  public  appeals  for 


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assistance  found  their  way  to  his  heart  and  purse  and 
a  substantial  response  was  given  quietly  and  without 
ostentation.  He  was  strongly  averse  to  show  and 
publicity  of  any  kind. 

Noiseless  as  light  that  melts  the  darkness  is, 

He  wrought  as  duty  led  and  honor  bid. 
No  trumpet  heralds  victories  like  his, 

The  unselfish  worker  in  his  work  is  hid. 

All  these  departed  friends  and  great  benefactors  of 
the  little  blind  children  were  persons  who  by  gen- 
erous deeds  and  a  long  life  of  integrity  and  usefulness 
had  won  the  respect  and  confidence  of  their  fellow 
men  in  a  marked  degree.  Their  high  and  well  mer- 
ited standing  in  the  community  in  which  they  lived 
and  died,  their  large-heartedness  and  active  benevo- 
lence, their  deep  interest  in  the  unfortunate  and  least 
favored  members  of  the  human  family,  all  these  ren- 
dered their  connection  with  the  kindergarten  of  espe- 
cial advantage  to  its  progress  and  to  the  efficiency  of 
its  ministrations.  They  gave  freely  and  without  stint 
of  their  means  and  of  their  influence  to  secure  the 
development  and  promote  the  well-being  of  the  little 
boys  and  girls  committed  to  our  care.  May  the  de- 
scendants of  these  remarkable  men  and  women  fill 
worthily  the  places  made  vacant  by  the  decease  of 
their  distinguished  ancestors  and  may  they  imbibe 
their  philanthropic  spirit  and  continue  to  perform  in 
the  best  possible  manner  the  educational  and  humane 
work,  which  constitutes  the  glory  of  Boston  and  is 
one  of  the  most  precious  jewels  in  the  crown  of  Mas- 
sachusetts ! 

Man  can  invent  nothing  holier  than  humanity. 


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Annual  Reception  at  the  Kindergarten. 

They  are  welcome  all ;  let  them  have  kind  admittance : 
Music,  make  their  welcome. 

—  Shakespeare. 

On  the  22nd  of  April  occurred  the  annual  recep- 
tion held  by  the  ladies  of  the  visiting  committee  at 
the  kindergarten.  As  on  the  previous  year,  Dame 
Nature  was  in  a  frowning  mood,  and  no  rival  attrac- 
tions of  sunlit  and  verdure  clad  lawns  called  the  at- 
tention of  the  guests  from  those  little  centres  of  hap- 
piness and  cheerful  content,  the  children,  each  of 
whom  drew  around  him  his  own  planetary  system  of 
interested  friends  who  soon  found  themselves  almost 
unconsciously  reflecting  the  brightness  of  these  little 
ones.  They  chatted  gaily  over  their  work  and  en- 
joyed to  the  full  this  novel  change  from  daily  routine 

In  the  pleasant  school-rooms,  whose  windows,  filled 
with  beautiful  plants,  threw  a  soft  light  over  the 
interior,  the  low  tables  were  surrounded  by  busy  little 
folk,  each  intent  upon  his  allotted  task  and  eager  to 
present  a  finished  article,  which  should  merit  a  word 
of  commendation  from  teacher  or  visitor.  Here  the 
tiniest  fingers  of  all  were  engaged  in  some  delightful 
kindergarten  occupation ;  there  an  older  boy  or  girl 
read  aloud  the  story  from  embossed  print,  which  his 
rapidly  moving  fingers  traced  out,  or  showed  his  skill 
in  writing  the  "  square-hand "  or  the  Braille  system. 
Here  again  little  hands  plied  the  needles  under  which 
grew  some  useful  article,  to  be  exhibited  with  pride  by 
its  little  manufacturer;  there,  the  older  boys,  pro- 
moted to  the  use  of  harder  materials,  were  wielding 
hammer  and  saw,  chisel  and  plane,  engrossed  in  the 


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successful  completion  of  their  models.     On  all  sides 
were  healthful  life  and  fruitful  industry. 

Everywhere  the  work  was  proceeding  along  its 
accustomed  lines,  impressing  the  visitors  with  the 
fact  that  this  was  no  mere  show,  without  relation  to 
every-day  life,  but  was  simply  one  period  of  the  daily 
programme,  lifted  out  of  its  ordinary  setting  for  the 
entertainment  of  the  friends  of  the  kindergarten. 
Everything  spoke  of  growth  and  development  and 
the  proper  training  of  childish  activities,  while  so 
aofreeable  and  interestins^  were  their  tasks  that  not 
one  iota  of  happiness  or  of  naturalness  was  lost, —  a 
happiness  which  could  be  theirs  nowhere  in  the  world, 
save  in  this  beautiful  garden  of  childhood. 

At  3.30  o'clock,  both  the  guests  and  the  little  hosts 
and  hostesses  of  the  occasion  were  gathered  in  the 
hall  where  the  exercises  arranged  for  the  afternoon 
took  place.  The  following  programme  was  rendered 
by  the  children  :  — 

Song,  Morning  Invitatioji.  Veazie. 

By  the  Boys  and  Girls. 
Flute  Solo,  TJmne  and  variations.  Weber. 

John  Wetherell. 
Song,  Sleep  little  Baby  of  Mine.  •  Dennee. 

Ludge  Jean. 
Recitation,  The  Alder  by  the  River.  Mrs.  Thaxter. 

Three  Kindergarten  Boys. 
Pianoforte  Solo,  Scherzo  in  F.  Kullak, 

Edward  Ray. 
Song,  The  Lambs.  Roeske. 

Five  Kindergarten  Boys. 
Quartette  for  Violins  and  Pianoforte.  Weiss. 

Four  Kindergarten  Boys. 
Song,  The  Voices  of  Spring.  Labbett. 

The  Kindergarten  Boys. 
Songs  and  Recitations,  The  Coining  of  Spring. 

By  the  Girls. 
Mazurka.     By  the  Kinder  Orchestra. 


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Their  happy  voices  and  sunny  faces  added  to  the 
blithesomeness  of  their  songs  and  recitations,  and  the 
excellence  of  their  performance  upon  pianoforte,  vio- 
lin or  fiute  proved  that  a  good  foundation  in  musical 
knowledge  had  been  laid,  while  to  their  hearers  it 
brought  satisfaction  in  the  thought  that  here  was  one 
art,  which  offered  perfect  pleasure  to  these  little  ones, 
without  reminding  them  of  their  deprivation. 

The  principal  feature  of  the  programme  was  the 
delightful  address  of  the  speaker  of  the  afternoon,  the 
Rev.  Edward  Cummings,  who  was  introduced  by  Mr. 
Anagnos  in  the  following  words  :  — 

Not  very  long  ago  I  was  honored  with  a  friendly  invitation  to 
dine  at  one  of  the  leading  clubs  of  the  city  of  Boston,  where  I 
met  a  company  of  distinguished  men.  Among  these  there  were 
presidents  and  professors  of  colleges  and  universities,  ministers 
of  different  denominations,  editors  of  newspapers,  lawyers,  phy- 
sicians, bankers,  financiers  and  merchants  of  every  description. 
The  occasion  was  a  brilliant  one,  and  the  provision  for  the  satis- 
faction of  the  physical  man  was  more  than  ample ;  it  was  sump- 
tuous. When  the  material  part  of  the  banquet  was  over,  there 
followed  a  luxurious  feast  of  reason.  The  speakers  were  nu- 
merous and  vied  with  one  another  in  the  display  of  eloquence  and 
in  learning ;  but,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  remarks  made  by 
one  of  them  on  the  subject  of  racial  traits,  the  general  tone  of 
the  addresses  was  that  of  commercialism  and  industrialism. 
They  treated  of  the  material  and  natural  resources  of  the  domain 
of  the  United  States,  of  the  expansion  of  business,  of  the  open- 
ing of  new  markets  for  the  mechanical  and  agricultural  products 
of  the  country  and  of  the  funds  that  are  needed  for  colleges  and 
polytechnic  schools  to  give  to  young  men  a  practical  scientific 
education,  which  will  enable  them  to  become  mining  engineers, 
metallurgists,  electricians,  manufacturers,  clerks,  brokers,  wealth- 
gatherers.  There  seemed  to  be  a  perfect  unanimity  of  views  and 
ideas  concerning  these  subjects,  a  clear  understanding  and  uni- 
form exposition  of  the  thoughts  and  aspirations,  which  are  char- 
acteristic of   the   present   times.     In  this   harmonious    chorus  of 


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praise  and  supplication  for  material  blessings  there  was  but  a 
single  jarring  voice.  Only  one  of  the  orators  of  the  evening 
struck  a  keynote  entirely  different  from  those  which  had  been 
already  sounded.  He  rose  far  above  the  summits  of  commercial- 
ism and  urged  the  importance  of  maintaining  high  social  and 
moral  ideals  in  the  community.  He  spoke  fervently  of  the  com-, 
manding  duties  of  a  citizen,  of  his  obligations  to  his  fellow-men, 
of  his  earnest  cooperation  in  all  movements  relating  to  the  reform 
and  purification  of  the  political  and  civic  organism,  of  the  active 
part  which  he  must  take  in  the  management  of  the  public  schools, 
and  of  the  personal  service  which  he  must  render  whenever  it  is 
needed.  These  remarks  came  with  peculiar  freshness  to  me  and 
elicited  my  cordial  appreciation  and  sincere  admiration  of  their 
author.  When  he  had  finished  speaking  I  said  to  myself,  "  here 
is  a  man  of  heart  and  of  deep  feeling,  who  ought  to  be  asked 
to  plead  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  at  some  public 
gathering."  There  and  then  I  made  up  my  mind  to  call  upon 
him  at  the  very  first  opportunity  that  might  present  itself.  I  car- 
ried out  this  decision,  and  as  the  result  I  have  the  privilege  and 
the  great  pleasure  of  introducing  to  you  Rev.  Edward  Cummings. 

The  announcement  of  the  name  of  the  speaker  was 
received  with  earnest  applause.  When  this  had  died 
away  Mr.  Cummings  spoke  as  follows  :  — 

ADDRESS    BY    REV.    EDWARD    CUMMINGS.  ' 

It  is  very  pleasant  to  be  allowed  to  come  and  hear  all  this 
entertainment.  But  I  am  under  almost  more  obligation  for  the 
entertainment  given  me  before  I  came  into  this  room ;  although  I 
have  enjoyed  everything  very  much,  and  wondered  a  great  deal 
that  you  were  able  to  do  so  well.  I  went  first  to  another  room 
where  some  girls  were  reading ;  and  one  of  the  things  they  read 
about  after  I  went  in  was  a  kind  of  fairy  bridal  party,  which  some 
insect  had  on  one  occasion.  Perhaps  some  of  you  girls  remember 
about  that.  And  I  could  not  help  wondering  whether  you  had  in 
those  wonderful  printed  books  of  yours  another  story  that  I  used 
to  have  when  I  was  a  child.  I  wonder  whether  you  have  in  your 
books  the  story  about  the  enchanted  princess  —  the  princess  who 
did  something  she  was  told  she  must  not  do ;  whereupon  she  fell 


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asleep,  and  so  did  all  the  people  around  her,  and  all  her  pets  at 
the  very  same  moment.  I  wonder  if  you  have  read  that  story 
anywhere.  She  fell  asleep  for  about  a  hundred  years.  Every- 
body stopped  doing  the  thing  he  was  doing  just  where  he  was. 
Somebody  was  spinning ;  and  she  stopped  spinning  right  there 
and  slept  for  about  a  hundred  years.  It  seems  a  pretty  long  time, 
we  think.  But  they  enjoyed  it.  Her  pet  dog  was  just  going  to 
say,  "Bow-wow";  and  he  just  got  to  "Bow"  and  left  off.  And 
the  parrot  was  going  to  say,  "Polly  wants  a  cracker,"  and  he  got 
as  far  as,  "Polly  wants — "  and  stopped  right  there.  Somebody 
was  playing  to  the  princess  on  the  piano,  and  got  right  in  the 
middle  of  a  bar,  and  stopped ;  and  went  right  on  a  hundred  years 
afterward.  Somebody  w^s  reading  to  her — about  that  same 
firefly  you  read  to  me  about,  very  likely, —  and  got  to  the  point 
when  they  were  tr}nng  to  climb  over  the  will-o'-the-wisp, —  and 
went  right  to  sleep.  Everything  stopped  for  about  a  hundred 
years.  Only  they  had  a  hedge  around  the  jDalace,  and  that  kept 
on  growing.  After  they  all  went  to  sleep  there  wasn't  anybody 
to  cut  the  hedge  down,  and  it  grew  so  high  no  one  could  see  the 
princess's  palace  at  all,  and  no  one  knew  it  was  there.  So  by  and 
by,  there  came  along  a  fine  prince,  a  very  fortunate  young  man, 
handsome  and  courageous;  and  he  broke  through  the  hedge  and 
went  in  and  he  found  the  whole  household  asleep :  —  the  pussy  cat 
that  had  said  "Me  —  "  and  had  left  off  the  —  eow,  and  the  prin- 
cess's page  who  had  been  playing  on  the  piano  and  had  left  off  in 
the  middle  of  a  note  ;  and  those  who  had  been  singing.  He  found 
them  all  asleep.  So  he  went  up  and  looked  at  the  princess ;  and 
she  was  very  beautiful,  and  he  loved  her  greatly.  So  he  bent  over 
her  and  kissed  her.  Whereupon  she  woke  right  up  and  said  she 
was  very  glad  to  see  him ;  and  straightway  the  cat  said  "  — eow  ", 
and  the  polly  said  "  —  a  cracker  ",  and  the  dog  said  "  wow  ",  and 
the  boy  went  right  on  with  the  music,  and  everybody  went  on 
doing  the  thing  he  or  she  had  been  doing  when  they  all  went  to 
sleep,  a  hundred  years  before.  So  the  prince  and  the  princess 
married ;  and  they  hved  happy  ever  afterwards. 

At  this  time  of  year  I  am  always  reminded  of  that  fine  story 
about  the  prince  and  the  princess,  because,  as  you  were  singing  in 
your  song,  everything  is  waking  at  this  time  of  the  year.  You  go 
into  the  woods,  and  you  find  all  these  pussy  willows  growing,  and 
all  the  flowers  blooming,  and  all  the  blades  of  grass  and  the  trees 


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and  everything  else  waking  up  out  of  the  long  sleep  of  winter. 
And  I  rather  think  that  the  earth  is  like  the  enchanted  princess. 
The  earth  has  been  asleep,  not  a  hundred  years,  but  about  a  hun- 
dred days.  And  then  this  warm  sun,  this  beautiful  prince  comes 
and  kisses  her ;  and  she  wakes ;  and  you  have  the  fragrant 
flowers  and  the  singing  of  the  birds. 

Just  recall  how  it  all  happened.  Last  autumn  everything  was 
going  along  out  of  doors  just  as  nicely  as  could  be ;  —  beautiful 
leaves  on  the  trees,  and  fragrant  flowers  and  beautiful  colors 
everywhere.  And  there  were  lots  of  beautiful  creatures  running 
round  in  the  grass.  Those  frogs  you  were  talking  about  were 
singing;  and  there  were  flies  and  bats,  and  all  sorts  of  things. 
Then  suddenly  along  came  Jack  Frost, —  and  touched  them  ;  and 
they  all  fell  asleep,  and  slept  a  hundred  days.  The  flowers  just 
bowed  down  their  heads  and  went  off  to  sleep ;  and  the  fruits 
stopped  growing  and  went  to  sleep ;  and  the  grasshoppers  —  I 
don't  know  what  they  did  do  —  they  hopped  off  to  other  parts  — 
and  went  where  it  was  warmer,  and  disappeared.  You  can  re- 
member how  it  was  in  the  winter ;  how  after  they  fell  asleep,  the 
snow  came  to  spread  a  beautiful  white  cloak  to  cover  them  all  up 
warm.  Then  after  a  hundred  days,  along  came  the  beautiful 
prince  in  the  spring  time  ;  and  he  kissed  the  earth ;  and  she  woke 
from  her  sleep.  The  flowers  bloomed  with  all  their  fragrance,  and 
the  birds  began  again  to  sing, —  only  I  think  they  sing  better  now 
than  they  did  last  autumn ;  and  the  trees  began  to  bud  again. 
Now  the  beautiful  world  is  awake  again.  Every  day  you  may  go 
out,  and  find  more  and  more  birds  singing,  and  plants  growing, 
and  new  leaves  on  the  trees,  and  flowers ;  —  all  perfectly  happy, 
just  as  they  used  to  be. 

I  don't  know  that  I  ought  to  be  allowed  to  explain  fairy 
stories  ;  but  I  always  had  a  fancy  that  it  was  this  hundred  days 
sleep  of  winter  that  they  were  telling  about  in  that  old  fairy 
story ;  and  that  the  princess,  the  enchanted  and  beautiful  sleeping 
princess  was  the  earth. 

But  I  had  another  reason  for  telling  you  this.  For  this  fairy 
story  describes  the  work  that  the  teachers  and  all  the  other  people 
who  help  us,  and  love  us,  and  work  for  us,  do  for  our  minds. 
You  see  there  are  all  kinds  of  things  that  sleep  in  one's  mind, — 
all  kinds  of  seeds  of  ideas  that  might  grow  into  kind  words  and 
loving  deeds  if  they  are  only  wakened  into  life.     That  is  precisely 


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what  your  teachers  do,  isn't  it?  They  let  in  the  light,  and 
warmth ;  and  give  you  the  love ;  and  quicken  the  soul  into  life. 
That  is  what  all  your  beautiful  books  do. 

I  cannot  help  thinking,  also,  that  you  who  are  privileged  as 
patrons  to  participate  in  this  work,  by  helping  Mr,  Anagnos  and 
these  faithful  teachers,  must  feel  that  you  have  a  chance  here 
to  do  what  we  so  often  wish  we  could  do, —  a  chance  to  be  fairy 
godmothers  or  princes,  and  to  perform  some  great  miracle  such 
as  the  story  books  of  our  youth  used  to  describe  to  us.  For  that 
is  precisely  what  it  is  your  privilege  to  do.  Here  stand  these 
men  and  women  who  are  able  to  work  really  little  short  of  the 
kind  of  miracle  which  love  wrought  for  the  sleeping  princess  :  — 
who  are  really  able  to  bring  to  life,  to  bring  to  new  and  more 
joyous  and  useful  life,  these  sleeping  minds  and  sleeping  hearts ; 
to  bring  sunshine,  and  love  and  music  to  them  ;  to  bring  capa- 
bilities for  usefulness  and  enjoyment ;  to  develop  their  souls ;  to 
resurrect  them,  almost,  as  the  spring  resurrects  the  earth  after 
the  sleep  of  winter.  This  is  your  noble  opportunity.  And  I  can 
conceive  of  no  more  inspiring  opportunity. 

The  speech  was  punctuated  throughout  by  the 
laughter  and  exclamations  of  the  little  people,  which 
brought  answering  smiles  to  the  lips  of  their  elders  even 
while  their  eyes  were  filled  with  tears  at  the  pathos 
surrounding  the  lives  of  these  blighted  blossoms  of 
humanity  and  at  the  fresh  sense  of  personal  responsi- 
bility so  keenly  brought  home  to  them  by  Mr.  Cum- 
mings'  words. 

In  truth,  as  we  have  previously  said,  it  is  not  for 
these  that  the  tears  should  flow,  but  rather  for  those 
denied  the  blessed  privileges  of  the  kindergarten,  for 
lack  of  room.  So  hard  is  it  in  the  face  of  actualities  to 
realize  conditions  which,  though  their  existence  is  rec- 
ognized, are  largely  unknown  to  the  mass  of  the  peo- 
ple, that  one  could  wish  for  an  object  lesson  here  and 
now.  With  a  word  we  would  sweep  away  these  joy- 
ous little  singing  birds  and  living  flowers  and  in  their 


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stead  we  would  place  the  little  blind  children  who  now 
wait  in  their  homes,  only  too  often  neglected  and  for- 
lorn, for  a  chance  to  share  this  happy  life.  In  appear- 
ance the  difference  may  not  be  striking,  save  that  the 
smiles  are  quite  wanting  and  that  dull  apathy  takes  the 
place  of  alertness  and  eager  effort.  But  where  now  is 
the  merr)'  song  ?  Ah,  these  little  ones  are  more  ac- 
customed to  harsh  and  unlovely  tones,  and  how  then 
should  they  know  any  childish  songs  ?  Let  us  set  them 
to  the  fascinating  work  of  clay-modelling.  But  the 
inert  little  hands  can  not  even  grasp  tightly  the  clay, 
and  knowing  naught  of  leaf  or  flower,  of  bird  or  nest, 
how  can  they  shape  things  they  never  saw?  Shall  we 
interest  them  by  a  stor)'  ?  They  will  not  understand 
it.  Their  untrained  little  minds  cannot  follow  your 
meaning  ;  your  allusions  are  lost  upon  them  ;  your  sim- 
plest words  transcend  their  experience.  This  is  in- 
deed the  starting-point  of  training,  the  initial  step  in 
the  path  of  education.  If  this  work  can  not  be  under- 
taken at  once,  for  lack  of  accommodations,  what  an 
irreparable  loss,  what  an  unspeakable  deprivation,  it 
will  be, — what  a  crime  against  trusting  childhood  ! 
Then  indeed  may  sympathy  be  wisely  given ;  but  bet- 
ter still,  and  best  of  all,  may  it  take  the  fonn  of  sub- 
stantial assistance  in  this  present  difficulty. 

The  specific  needs  of  the  little  school  were  presented 
in  the  following  plea  addressed  to  the  audience  at  the 
close  of  the  entertainment :  — 

ADDRESS    BY    MR.  ANAGNOS. 

I  thank  you  most  heartily  for  your  kindness  in  braving  this 
inclement  weather  and  coming  out  here  to  witness  the  exercises 
of  our  little  children,  I  am  deeply  grateful  to  you  both  for  your 
attendance  and  for  the  lively  interest  which  you  are  so  very  good 


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as  to  manifest  in  the  kindergarten  and  its  work.  I  can  not 
presume  to  speak  impressively  in  behalf  of  these  boys  and  girls, 
because,  be  my  appeal  ever  so  strong,  it  cannot'  possibly  equal 
that  which  the  children  themselves  make  to  you.  I  have  no 
doubt  that  the  presence  of  these  little  ones,  their  recitations,  their 
vocal  and  instrumental  music  and  the  pathos  of  their  condition, 
all  go  directly  to  your  hearts  and  arouse  your  warm  interest  in 
them.  The  only  reason  for  which  I  stand  before  you  is  because 
I  deem  it  necessary  to  say  a  few  words  about  the  specific  needs 
of  the  institution,  which  are  just  now  relentlessly  pressing  upon 
us,  and  to  indicate  the  way  in  which  these  can  be  supplied. 

The  kindergarten  owes  its  existence  and  its  present  flourishing 
condition  to  the  benevolence  of  the  people  of  Boston  and  of  the 
neighboring  towns,  and  especially  to  that  of  women  and  children. 
They  have  been  the  most  liberal  givers  to  this  beneficent  cause 
and  its  stanchest  supporters.  When  we  look  into  the  accounts  we 
find  that  the  greater  part  of  the  funds,  which  have  been  raised  for 
this  enterprise,  has  been  contributed  by  them.  As  this  audience 
consists  principally  of  the  benefactors  and  helpers  of  the  cause  of 
the  blind,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  come  before  you  again  and  state 
that  we  find  ourselves  in  very  great  perplexity. 

So  far  as  the  boys'  side  of  the  house  is  concerned,  thanks  to 
your  generosity,  we  are  all  right.  There  we  have  two  buildings, 
—  one  for  the  kindergarten  and  the  other  for  the  primary  depart- 
ment. As  soon  as  a  pupil  is  through  with  the  course  of  training 
pursued  in  the  former,  he  is  transferred  to  the  latter,  and  thus 
there  is  enough  room  made  for  the  prompt  admission  of  every 
new  applicant.  This  arrangement  is  perfectly  satisfactory,  and 
many  are  the  blessings  resulting  therefrom.  Through  it  we  are 
enabled  to  keep  the  boys  in  this  beautiful  and  wholesome  place 
until  they  are  thirteen  or  fourteen  years  of  age.  Thus  most  of 
them  continue  to  live  in  the  atmosphere  o"f  the  kindergarten,  to 
breathe  pure  and  fresh  air,  to  exercise  freely  on  the  extensive  and 
well  protected  grounds,  to  enjoy  the  benefits  of  a  home-Uke  family 
life  and  to  be  trained  in  accordance  with  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples of  Froebel's  system  of  education.  Furthermore,  they  have 
an  excellent  opportunity  to  grow  so  strong  physically,  mentally 
and  morally  as  to  be  able  to  resist  all  the  temptations  and  evil 
influences,  to  which  they  may  be  exposed  when  they  are  thrown 
among  older  young  men  with  formed  habits. 


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The  case  is  entirely  different  in  the  girls'  part  of  the  establish- 
ment. Here  we  have  only  one  building,. which  is  filled  to  over- 
flowing. In  order  to  save  some  of  the  tiny  applicants,  whose 
condition  was  so  pitiful  as  to  demand  immediate  attention,  we 
have  been  forced  to  put  a  few  cribs  among  the  beds ;  but  we 
can  crowd  in  no  more  of  these.  Hence  the  want  of  accommo- 
dations makes  it  utterly  impossible  for  us  to  receive  just  at  the 
proper  time  all  who  seek  admission.  On  account  of  lack  of  room, 
we  are  obliged  to  turn  away  a  number  of  little  girls  who  are  eager 
to  enter  the  kindergarten  and  whose  removal  from  their  present 
environment  ought  not  to  be  delayed  a  single  day.  These  stricken 
lambs  of  the  human  fold  are  just  at  the  tender  age  at  which  the 
soil  of  their  minds  and  hearts  can  be  advantageousl}'  cultivated 
and  freed  entirely  from  the  seeds  of  weeds  and  tares  before  these 
germinate  and  take  deep  root.  A  few  years  later  it  will  certainly 
be  hard  work,  perhaps  impossible  to  accomplish  for  the  redemp- 
tion of  these  hapless  human  beings  what  can  now  be  done  so 
easily  and  with  a  good  prospect  of  success.  Yet,  in  spite  of  these 
urgent  reasons  for  their  admission,  many  little  girls  are  left  out  in 
the  cold,  because  we  have  no  place  for  them.  They  appeal  touch- 
ingly  to  our  sense  of  compassion,  but  no  door  is  opened  to  them  ; 
they  must  remain  where  they  are  regardless  of  the  woes  and  perils 
which  surround  them  and  of  the  sorrow  and  misery  which  threaten 
to  become  their  companions  for  life. 

This  state  of  things  is  not  only  wrong,  it  is  wholly  inexcusable. 
It  might  be  overlooked  and  allowed  to  exist  in  some  insignificant 
and  remote  part  of  the  country,  but  not  in  an  enlightened  com- 
munity, renowned  for  its  liberality.  It  must  not  be  tolerated 
much  longer.  It  must  be  rectified  at  once,  and  its  radical  cure 
can  be  effected  by  the  erection  of  a  primary  building.  We  have 
no  money  at  our  disposal  to  pay  for  this.  We  deem  it  very  un- 
wise to  act  upon  the  suggestion,  which  has  been  repeatedly  made 
to  us,  namely,  that  we  should  take  sixty-five  or  seventy  thousand 
dollars  from  the  endowment  fund  for  this  purpose.  Verily,  it 
would  be  a  suicidal  policy  to  lessen  the  permanent  sources  of  the 
income  of  the  institution  while  we  are  increasing  its  annual  cur- 
rent expenses  by  at  least  eight  thousand  dollars,  which  addi- 
tional amount  will  be  required  for  the  support  of  the  new  family 
as  soon  as  this  is  organized.  The  only  safe  and  proper  way  to 
deal  with  this  perplexing  question  is  to  raise  the  means  which  are 


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needed  for  the  construction  and  furnishing  of  the  proposed  edifice. 
This  remedy  you  have  abundantly  in  your  hands.  Will  you 
apply  it? 

Thus  -another  of  these  pleasant  yearly  events  passed 
into  memory,  leaving  its  impress  upon  the  children  in 
its  renewal  of  friendships  and  cordial  greetings,  upon 
the  teachers  in  the  fresh  impetus  given  to  their  work 
by  a  kind  word  of  encouragement  or  a  warm  clasp  of 
the  hand,  upon  the  guests  in  a  deeper  appreciation  of 
the  holiness  of  the  work  for  these  sightless  little  ones 
and  a  firmer  purpose  to  uphold  it  and  enlarge  its 
scope  until  not  one  stricken  lamb  is  barred  out  from 
the  fold. 

Thomas  Stringer. 

He  is  complete  in  feature  and  in  mind, 
With  all  good  grace  to  grace  a  gentleman. 

—  Shakespeare. 

From  year  to  year  the  story  of  the  education  of 
this  remarkable  boy  has  been  fully  told  in  these 
pages.  Here  was  given  the  first  authentic  account 
of  the  helpless  and  most  distressing  condition  of 
this  child  at  the  time  of  his  admission  to  the  kin- 
dergarten in  April,  1891.  Here  were  minutely  ex- 
plained the  means  and  processes  used  to  penetrate 
the  thick  walls  within  which  his  mind  was  im- 
prisoned and  to  open  a  way  of  communication 
between  it  -and  the  outer  world.  Here  were  faith- 
fully recorded  the  initiative  steps  taken  to  rouse 
him  from  a  state  of  torpidity  and  inertia  and  to 
lead  him  to  one  of  motion  and  normal  child-life. 
Here  were  described  with  scrupulous  care  and  abso- 
lute correctness  the  various  stages  of  his  physical  and 
intellectual  development,  as  well  as  the  methods  em- 


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ployed  in  training  his  faculties   and  in  fostering  his 
creative  powers  and  natural  aptitudes. 

It  is  no  exaggeration  to  say  that  Froebel's  phil- 
osophic system  of  rational  education,  seconded  by 
the  humane  and  refining  influences  that  reign  su- 
preme in   the  kindergarten,  has  done  more  for  Tom 

than  for  any  other  child 
that  has  come  to  us. 
It  has  brought  him  out 
of  the  tomb  of  awful 
darkness  and  stillness 
into  light.  It  has  awak- 
ened his  dormant  brain, 
vivified  his  languid  ener- 
gies, nurtured  his  men- 
tal functions,  cultivated 
his  imagination,  im- 
parted strength  to  his 
muscles  and  dexterity 
to  his  hands  and  engen- 
dered in  him  the  habit 
of  learning  by  doing. 
Through  its  agency  a 
marvellous  transforma- 
tion has  been  accom- 
plished. Out  of  a  puny, 
dull,  spiritless  little  Creature,  with  flabby  muscles, 
flaccid  flesh  and  elementary  animal  instincts,  not  unlike 
those  of  a  puppy,  has  been  triumphantly  evolved  a 
noble  boy  of  fine  physical  form,  endowed  with  many 
virtues  and  with  mental  qualities  of  a  high  order. 

The  likeness  of  Tom  on  this  page  represents  him 
just  as  he  appeared  in  April  1891.  Compare  this  with 
the  one  which  was  taken  last  year,  and  which  is  placed 


TOMMY  .SlRlXuER  AS  UK  APPEARED 

SHORTLY  AFTER  ARRIVING 

IX  BOSTON. 


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at  the  beginning  of  this  account,  and  then  say  whether 
or  not  a  veritable  educational  miracle  has  been  per- 
formed in  his  case. 

Indeed,  Tom  is  a  remarkable  lad,  a  splendid  speci- 
men of  human  development.  He  has  a  superb  physique 
for  a  boy  of  his  age.  He  is  five  feet  four  inches  and 
a  half  tall  and  weighs  one  hundred  and  .twenty-four 
pounds.  He  is  well  proportioned,  erect  and  of  fine 
presence.  He  has  a  shapely  head,  reddish  brown  hair 
and  symmetrical  features.  Both  vigor  and  alertness 
are  shown  in  his  bearing  and  manner,  while  he  is  very 
particular  about  his  dress  and  personal  appearance. 
His  chest  is  broad,  his  hand  strong  and  his  step  firm. 
He  enjoys  excellent  health  and  is  as  playful  as  a  lamb 
and  as  happy  and  cheerful  as  the  day  is  long.  The  sun, 
which  has  no  effect  whatever  upon  his  darkened  eyes, 
shines  constantly  into  his  heart.  He  is  fresh,  naive, 
unspoiled  and  full  of  fun,  mischief,  life  and  spring. 
He  possesses  great  ingenuity  and  uncommon  manual 
dexterity  and  a  decided  turn  for  mechanics. 

Tom's  face  is  decidedly  of  the  intellectual  and  stu- 
dious type,  and  not  infrequently  is  illumined  by  the 
radiance  of  a  pleasant  thought,  an  earnest  purpose,  an 
absorbing  endeavor.  He  is  very  keen  in  his  percep- 
tions and  possesses  a  fair  share  of  imagination.  While 
his  hands  are  constantly  busy  in  giving  concrete  ex- 
pression to  some  technical  conception  of  his  clever 
brain, — 

His  mind  seems  soaring  upward 
As  if  on  eagle's  wings. 

He  is  bright  and  quick  to  learn,  and  his  knowledge 
of  a  great  variety  of  subjects  connected  with  physics 
and  mechanics  is  both  extensive  and  accurate.  The 
electric  light,  the    telegraph,  the  telephone,  the  steam 


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engine,  the  locomotive  and  numerous  other  wonderful 
inventions  are  no  longer  mysteries  to  him. 

The  programme  of  the  commencement  exercises 
could  not  be  regarded  as  complete,  if  it  did  not  contain 
some  example  of  Tom's  work  during  the  preceding 
year.  These  occasions  enable  one  whose  personal 
knowledge  of  the  boy  may  be  limited  to  this  yearly 
exhibition  to  note  the  progress,  which  he  has  exhibited 
on  each  successive  annual  appearance,  and  the  iimier 
mental  grasp  which  his  systematic  and  symmetrical 
training  has  induced.  This  year  a  great  stride  was 
perceptible  from  his  former  descriptions  of  objects, 
graphic  as  these  were,  to  the  clear  and  lucid  explana- 
tion of  some  phases  of  cause  and  effect,  which  he  pre- 
sented, fully  illustrated  by  the  use  of  apparatus,  as  fol- 
lows :  — 

HOW    THE    OCEAN    DOES    ITS    SHARE    OF    THE    WORLD'S    WORK. 

The  ocean  is  one  of  our  great  helpers.  Three-fourths  of  the 
earth  is  covered  by  it.  It  is  Uke  a  path  between  the  continents, 
and  ships  are  the  messengers  that  ride  over  it.  The  ocean's  share 
in  the  world's  work  is  to  carr}^  these  messengers.  If  the  ocean 
did  not  do  its  work  we  could  not  go  to  the  countries  on  the  other 
side  of  the  world,  and  Columbus  would  not  have  found  America. 
It  can  do  its  work  because  it  has  wonderful  power,  which  floats  a 
sea-weed  or  an  ocean  steamer  upon  its  surface.  With  this  ball 
\_exhibiting  if\  we  can  prove  the  ocean's  secret.  \Workmg  2uitJi 
apparatus?^ 

1.  Let  this  cylinder  of  water  represent  the  ocean  ;  this  ball,  a 
ship.  Measure  the  depth  of  the  water  in  the  tube  before  the  ball 
is  placed   n  the  water,  and  mark. 

2.  Place  the  ball  in  the  water.     We  find  it  floats. 

3.  Since  two  bodies  cannot  occupy  the  same  space  at  the  same 
time,  some  of  the  water  here  (in  the  cylinder)  must  be  displaced 
now  that  the  ball  is  in  the  water. 

4.  Measuring,  we  find  this  true. 

5.  To  prove  that  a  floating  body  displaces  its  own  weight  of 
water :  — 


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First.     Balance  the  empty  beaker. 

Next.  Compare  the  weight  of  the  water  displaced,  with  that 
of  the  ball  \dr awing  of  the  water  and  weighing  it^  We  find  that 
the  weight  is  equal. 

Therefore :  —  Any  floating  body  displaces  its  own  weight  of 
water,  and  that  is  why  a  ship  will  float. 

The  first  man  to  learn  the  ocean's  secret  was  a  Greek,  two 
thousand  years  ago. 

The  strength  and  excellence  of  Tom's  moral  char- 
acter are  even  more  remarkable  than  his  physical  and 
mental  vigor.  He  is  upright,  honorable,  faithful  in 
all  things,  absolutely  truthful  and  entirely  free  from 
low  desires  and  evil  propensities.  From  all  outward 
seeming,  his  soul  is  as  white  as  a  lily,  and  holiness  is 
becoming  the  fixed  habit  of  his  life.  He  is  thor- 
oughly shielded  from  all  deceitful  and  hypocritical 
influences,  which  tend  to  produce  vanity,  self-conceit, 
falsity,  jealousy  and  envy.  He  lives  in  a  world  of 
goodness  and  righteousness  and  has  no  inclination  to 
do  wrong,  feels  no  remorse,  experiences  no  want  and 
is  wholly  a  stranger  to  pain  and  to  the  blemishes 
caused  by  sin.  He  has  implicit  faith  in  his  fellow- 
men  and  his  views  concerning  human  nature  are 
eminently  optimistic.  He  is  exceedingly  fond  of  his 
associates  and  friends  and  thoughtful  of  their  feelings. 
Indeed  kindness  to  others  is  the  finest  trait  of  his 
character ;  it  is  love  working  in  various  delicate  ways. 
Nevertheless  he  is  a  boy  in  the  full  sense  of  the  word. 

Tom  is  continuing  his  studies  at  the  Lowell  public 
grammar  school  in  Roxbury  with  strict  regularity 
and  marked  success.  The  principal,  the  teachers 
and  the  pupils  of  that  institution  are  as  kind  to  him 
and  as  deeply  interested  in  his  welfare  and  progress  as 
ever,  leaving  nothing  undone  which  could  contribute 
to  his  comfort  and    convenience.     We   owe    a  o:reat 


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debt  of  gratitude  to  one  and  all  of  them  for  their 
friendliness  towards  him.  At  the  opening  of  the 
present  school  year  he  was  promoted  to  a  higher 
grade,  and  he  is  striving  to  keep  up  with  his  class- 
mates in  every  particular  and  to  graduate  with  them. 
In  order  to  facilitate  the  accomplishment  of  this  pur- 
pose we  have  found  it  necessary  to  allow  him  to  make 
his  home  at  the  primary  department  of  the  kindergar- 
ten, instead  of  transferring  him  to  South  Boston. 
This  arrangement  will  enable  him  to  be  near  his 
school  and  to  attend  to  his  work  without  any  loss  of 
time. 

Miss  Helen  S.  Conley,  Tom's  devoted  teacher  and 
beloved  friend,  is  inseparable  from  him.  She  accom- 
panies him  everywhere,  sits  by  him  in  his  classroom, 
interprets  for  him,  assists  him  in  the  study  of  his 
lessons,  advises  him,  answers  all  his  questions  con- 
cerning worldly  or  spiritual  affairs  in  a  judicious 
manner  and  guides  him  in  the  pathway  of  honor  and 
goodness.  She  keeps  a  diary,  in  which  she  records 
with  great  care  his  movements,  his  doings  and  his 
sayings,  and  from  her  own  notes  she  has  compiled  an 
excellent  account  of  his  life  and  education  during  the 
past  year,  which  is  given  below :  — 

An  apt  comparison  likens  the  process  of  education  to  the 
slow  and  toilsome  ascent  of  a  spiral  stairway, —  so  much  effort 
that  seems  but  repetition  and  yet  a  constant  progress.  This 
simile  affords  the  briefest  possible  record  of  Tom's  work  and 
development  during  the  past  year.  No  startling  changes  or 
significant  events  can  be  chronicled  of  these  twelve  months, 
but  it  is  apparent  that  Tom  has  made  advancement,  that  the 
unseen  forces  have  wrought  upon  his  mind  no  less  than 
upon  his  body.  Like  the  average  normal  boy,  far  removed 
from  the  wonderful  or  miraculous,  Tom  has  developed  simply 


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and  naturally,  with  an  alert  mind,  a  keen  understanding  and 
an  active  interest  in  all  about  him.  "  Will  you  tell  me 
everything  ?  "  was  a  recent  question  which,  although  pathetic 
in  its  acknowledgment  of  his  dependence  upon  others  for 
enlightenment,  is  an  encouraging  indication  of  his  attitude 
toward  knowledge  and  of  his  fear  lest  some  fact  should 
escape  his  eager  mind. 

With  the  opening  of  the  school  year  Tom  resumed  work 
at  the  Lowell  school,  entering  the  next  higher  grade,  and 
his  interest  and  application  have  been  well  sustained.  The 
same  unfailing  kindness  and  consideration,  which  marked 
the  previous  year,  have  been  continually  shown  by  the 
teachers  and  principal,  and  to  them  is  due,  in  no  small  meas- 
ure, Tom's  happiness  in  his  school-life.  He  is  now  passing 
through  a  period  of  foundation  work  when  much  of  the 
required  study  seems  drudgery,  but  for  the  most  part  Tom's 
interest  has  been  in  his  work.  Once  make  a  study  a  living 
truth,  infuse  it  with  your  enthusiasm,  and  Tom's  attention 
is  unfailingly  assured.  Over  the  thorny  path  of  fractions,  he 
has  passed  to  the  more  complex  one  of  interest  and  percent- 
age. When  Tom  began  the  study  of  grammar  so  universally 
disliked  by  children,  his  teacher  felt  many  misgivings,  but, 
ignorant  of  the  opprobrium  cast  upon  it,  he  is  deluded 
enough  to  regard  it  as  "a  nice  little  game."  A  result  of 
this  work  has  been  a  decided  improvement  in  his  power  of 
expression.  Constant  drill  in  synonyms  has  been  of  value 
in  enlarging  his  vocabulary,  although  such  work  presents 
many  a  pit-fall,  as  when  Tom,  having  been  told  that  "  busi- 
ness "  meant  the  work  in  which  one  was  engaged,  remarked 
that  he  had  "  businessed  with  his  tools." 

For  the  purpose  of  strengthening  his  memory  and  inducing 
appreciation  of  the  fine  descriptive  passages,  Tom  has  been 
encouraged  to  learn  several  standard  poems.  The  cultivation 
of  a  taste  for  poetry  seems  particularly  desirable  in  view  of 
his  limitations,  but  it  is  somewhat  up-hill  work.  After  a  vivid 
explanation  of  the  lines  — 

A  band  of  exiles  moored  their  baric 
On  the  wild  New  England  shore, 


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Tom's  token  of  responsiveness  was  the  question  :  "  How  big 
an  anchor  did  it  take  to  moor  the  Mayflower  ?  "  But,  on  the 
other  hand,  a  word  or  expression  once  comprehended  is  not 
forgotten  and  is  often  unexpectedly  used.  Asked  to  suggest 
a  suitable  name  for  a  ship,  he  at  once  gave  "The  Ocean 
Eagle,"  a  phrase  treasured  from  the  poem  he  had  last 
learned. 

After  his  trip  by  boat  to  New  York,  Tom  was  anxious 
to  use  the  nautical  terms,  acquired  on  that  occasion.  While 
riding  his  wheel  one  day,  soon  after  his  return,  he  was  en- 
deavoring to  impress  upon  his  companion  his  ability  to  furnish 
all  the  motive  power  necessary  to  propel  it.  "  Do  not  work," 
said  he  earnestly,  "you  may  be  the  pilot,  but  I  will  be  the 
engine." 

A  memorable  event  of  Tom's  life  was  a  second  visit  to 
Philadelphia  during  the  Easter  holidays.  Through  the  kind- 
ness of  Mr.  O.  T.  Taylor,  transportation  by  the  Fall  River  line 
was  again  furnished,  and  a  day  in  New  York  gave  opportunity 
for  a  trip  to  Central  Park  and  the  obelisk,  a  first  ride  on  the 
elevated  road,  a  visit  to  the  aquarium  and  an  acquaintance 
with  some  of  the  buildings.  As  Tom  neared  the  top  of  one 
of  the  twenty-three-storied  structures,  he  inquired:  "Does 
the  roof  touch  the  sky  .''  " 

The  year's  work  in  history  had  prepared  Tom  for  the  ap- 
preciation and  enjoyment  of  some  of  the  historical  places  in 
Philadelphia,  and  the  week  spent  there,  through  the  untiring 
interest  and  efforts  of  his  good  friend,  Mr.  William  T.  Ellis, 
brought  a  succession  of  varying  pleasures.  Doubtless,  Tom 
would  have  counted  as  among  the  greatest  his  afternoon  at 
the  Cramps*  shipyard.  Here  his  mechanical  bent  revelled  in 
the  construction  of  the  great  vessels;  and  his  countless  ques- 
tions, such  as  "  how  can  the  ocean  float  such  heavy  ships  .''  " 
exhibited  an  interest  through  which  his  exercise  for  com- 
mencement day  was  developed. 

Through  the  medium  of  geography  and  reading  Tom  has 
travelled  delightedly  in  many  other  lands,  but  an  actual  jour- 
ney, surpassing  anything  which  he  had  ever  known  or  even 
dreamed,  was  entailed  by  his  visit  to  Buffalo  and  the  exposi- 
tion, a  veritable  sojourn  in  wonderland. 


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Through  the  generosity  of  one  who  finds  his  greatest  pleas- 
ure in  ministering  to  these  children  of  affliction,  Mr.  William 
Wade  of  Oakmont,  Pennsylvania,  this  delightful  trip  was 
planned  and  carried  out,  and,  as  a  result,  eight  deaf-blind 
students,  with  their  teachers,  spent  ten  long-to-be-remembered 
days  together  at  Buffalo,  To  attend  the  exposition,  with  eyes 
and  ears  sealed  to  the  beauties  and  the  wonders  on  every 
hand,  might  seem  to  some  a  well-nigh  profitless  experience, 
but  to  follow  these  children  from  day  to  day,  as  they  went 
from  one  exhibit  to  another,  could  leave  no  vestige  of  doubt 
in  the  mind  of  even  the  most  sceptical,  as  to  the  keen  pleasure 
and  boundless  benefit  which  they  were  constantly  receiving. 
Because  of  the  actual  observation  of  the  people  and  products 
of  other  countries,  their  reading  and  study  will  always  be  in- 
vested with  a  better  understanding  of  these  and  a  keener  in- 
terest, while  the  teacher's  task  has  been  wonderfully  light- 
ened, since  the  statement,  "  I  know.  I  saw  it  in  Buffalo," 
often  obviates  the  necessity  for  a  difficult  and  tedious 
explanation. 

It  was  interesting  to  note  the  individuality  of  the  children 
as  evinced  by  their  widely  differing  preferences  among  the 
exhibits.  The  government  building  was,  perhaps,  the  most 
fascinating  of  all  to  Tom.  Tales  of  the  sea,  previously 
heard,  became  very  real  when  the  perfect  models  of  light- 
houses and  buoys  were  his  to  examine.  The  hours  spent 
with  the  coast  survey  and  life-saving  crew  were  filled  with 
absorbing  interest,  and  Tom,  climbing  into  the  breeches-buoy 
for  a  practical  demonstration  of  its  use,  imagined  himself  for 
that  short  time  a  ship-wrecked  sailor. 

The  midway  certainly  possessed  a  charm  of  its  own,  and 
the  children  usually  begged  for  a  daily  visit  there.  That 
"touch  of  nature"  which  "makes  the  whole  world  kin,"  — 
a  chivalrous  sympathy, —  overcame  the  barriers  of  nationality 
and  speech,  and  Arab  and  Turk,  African  and  Japanese  vied 
with  each  other  in  their  generous  efforts  to  give  the  children 
pleasure.  Unfailing  kindness  and  ever-ready  courtesy  from 
all  with  whom  they  came  in  contact,  exhibitor  and  porter 
alike,  were  shown  to  the  children  on  every  hand  and  ren- 
dered the  experience  one  never  to  be  forgotten. 


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A  day  was  spent  at  Niagara,  and,  although  the  only 
tangible  facts  to  them  were  the  mighty  jarring  of  the  earth 
beneath  their  feet  and  the  spray  falling  on  their  faces,  they 
listened  with  intense  interest  to  the  description  given  to 
them,  and  glory  in  the  thought  that  they  have  "  seen 
Niagara." 

Perhaps  no  lesson  among  all  with  which  Tom  has 
struggled  during  this  year  has  been  harder  to  learn  than 
that  of  self-control,  but  he  has  manfully  made  the  effort  to 
conquer  the  quick  temper  which  is  his  inheritance.  During 
a  talk  on  this  subject  one  day,  a  simile  was  sought,  which 
would  appeal  to  Tom,  and  the  one  of  a  horse,  which  must  be 
held  in  check  lest  it  should  run  away  with  its  rider,  was 
used.  Evidently  impressed  with  the  idea,  Tom  replied,  after 
a  moment  of  deep  thought  :  "Yes,  it  might  kill  me."  Then, 
with  sudden  determination,  he  added :  "  I  must  hold  it 
tight."  More  than  once  since  then,  when  a  flash  of  resent- 
ment threatened,  he  has  checked  it  with  the  words  :  "  No,  I 
will  hold  it  tight." 

Thus,  step  by  step,  Tom  is  gaining  the  knowledge  gleaned 
from  books  and  also  the  harder  lessons  in  the  larger  school  of 
life.  The  old,  familiar  story  of  a  chosen  people,  guided,  in 
spite  of  obstacles  innumerable,  into  a  promised  country  with 
but  the  one  command,  "go  forward,"  might  be  made  the 
parallel  of  Tom's  short  history.  In  those  early  years  of  ob- 
livion he  passed  through  his  wilderness,  and  now  have  come 
the  obstacles.  With  the  dawning  of  intelligence  he  heard 
the  words  that  bade  him,  too,  "go  forward,"  and  his  whole 
nature  answered  in  glad  responsiveness.  Standing  now  on 
the  border  line,  with  childhood  almost  behind  him,  he  sees 
and  dreams  of  a  promised  land  before  him  and  longs  to  enter 
in  and  possess  it. 

On  his  return  from  Buffalo  Tom  went  directly  to 
Wrentham,  where  he  was  received  with  open  arms 
in  the  family  of  his  dear  friend,  the  Rev.  William  L. 
Brown,  and  treated  as  its  youngest  member.  There 
he  spent  his  summer  vacation    in    happy  usefulness, 


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assisting  his  landlord  in  taking  care  of  the  property, 
making  repairs  on  different  parts  of  the  house  and  on 
the  fences  of  the  farm,  working  on  the  sloyd  bench, 
which  was  provided  for  him  through  the  unfailing 
generosity  of  Mrs.  Quincy  A.  Shaw,  and  riding  for  ex- 
ercise and  recreation  on  the  double  bicycle,  which  was 
purchased  for  his  personal  use  by  his  thoughtful 
friend,  Mrs.  William  H.  Slocum  of  Jamaica  Plain. 
Next  to  the  kindergarten  Wrentham  is  the  most  at- 
tractive spot  on  earth  to  Tom.  During  his  stay  there 
he  has  had  the  valuable  advantage  of  the  company 
and  guidance  of  his  former  teacher  and  wise  adviser. 
Miss  Laura  A.  Brown,  who  has  written  the  following 
statement  of  his  life  and  doings  while  under  her 
father's  roof :  — 

The  record  of  Tom's  vacation  varies  little  from  that  of 
past  midsummer  holidays.  The  same  activities  occupied  the 
all  too  fleeting  hours,  for  Tom  was  never  idle,  except,  occa- 
sionally, on  Sunday  when  he  would  sit  still,  but  with  busy 
mind  if  with  quiet  body. 

From  the  generous  friend,  who  made  possible  the  wonder- 
ful trip  to  Buffalo,  to  which  Tom  often  referred,  came  addi- 
tional benefaction  in  the  form  of  a  fine  chest  of  tools.  Tom 
was  too  happy  for  words,  but  his  radiant  face  and  eager 
manner  showed  how  much  he  appreciated  this  splendid  gift. 
Realizing  the  fact  that  the  tools  were  "very  nice,"  he  ex- 
pressed his  intention  of  taking  good  care  of  them,  and  most 
faithfully  has  he  kept  his  word,  for  among  Tom's  many 
traits  is  an  earnest  disposition  to  accept  the  responsibility 
of  his  belongings.  As  he  examined  his  new  possessions  he 
bethought  himself  of  the  injury  which  he  had  done  to  Mr. 
Brown's  brace  the  year  previous,  rendering  it  almost  useless. 
He  decided  that  this  was  his  opportunity  to  right  the  wrong, 
so,  selecting  one  from  his  set,  he  gave  it  to  Mr.  Brown  to 
replace  the  injured  brace. 


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Hardly  a  day  passed  when  the  tools  were  allowed  to  re- 
main unused.  One  of  the  first  of  Tom's  undertakings  was 
the  making  of  a  small  screen  door  for  an  opening  between 
the  attic  and  shed.  The  inserting  of  a  lock  required  aid,  but 
after  the  mortise  had  been  cut,  Tom  completed  the  door  and 
hung  it,  making  the  crack  wasp  proof,  for  well  he  knew 
that  the  attic  was  a  favorite  place  for  the  wasps'  nests. 
Now  the  heated  atmosphere  of  the  garret  would  be  cooled 
while  these  unpleasant  visitors  would  be  barred  out.  At  the 
opposite  end  of  the  attic  was  a  door  opening  into  Tom's 
sleeping  room,  and  he  liked  to  enter  his  room  by  way  of  the 
stairs  in  the  shed  rather  than  using  those  in  the  house.  The 
eleventh  of  September  was  set  as  the  proper  date  for  remov- 
ing the  screen  door  and  rehanging  the  "winter  one"  as 
Tom  called  it,  and  the  change  was  duly  effected  on  that 
day. 

The  little  building  which  he  is  allowed  to  use  freely  was 
again  the  scene  of  many  hours  of  toil.  Some  of  the  improve- 
ments, which  he  had  considered  "very  nice"  last  year,  now 
seemed  crude  to  the  more  mature  mind  of  the  fifteen-year- 
old  boy,  so  these  were  removed  or  altered  according  to  his 
later  ideas. 

Not  all  of  his  plans  were  practicable,  but  he  was  usually 
allowed  to  attempt  the  work,  since  experience  must  be  his 
best  teacher.  One  important  piece  of  carpentering  was  a 
partition  wall  in  the  already  small  space  of  his  "  playhouse."- 
Tom  labored  hard  and  long  to  make  it  firm  and  satisfactory, 
only  to  find  the  corner  thus  shut  off  too  small  for  service. 
Nothing  daunted,  Tom  pulled  the  wall  down  and  set  about 
some  new  scheme. 

A  wooden  packing-box  was  nailed  to  the  outside  wall  and 
a  pipe  therefrom  was  led  into  the  building,  so  that,  when  the 
box  had  been  filled  with  water,  Tom  might  draw  from  this 
tank  to  wash  his  hands.  A  reserve  box  was  secured  to  the 
top  of  the  roof,  with  pulleys  arranged  for  drawing  up  the 
pails  of  water  needed  to  supply  it.  Tom  wanted  a  faucet  for 
his  pipe,  but  he  soon  contrived  a  simple  but  effective  means 
of  checking  the  flow  of  the  water  at  will.     This  was  a  cork, 


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with  a  wire  attached,  which  was  led  through  the  pipe  and 
terminated  in  a  spring,  inside  the  box. 

Tom's  plans  were  laid  for  weeks  in  advance,  but  as  school- 
time  approached  it  became  evident  that  his  calculations  were 
correct,  for  his  work  and  vacation  ended  together.  Every- 
thing about  the  little  building  was  put  in  good  order  a  short 
time  before  the  holidays  were  over,  and  Tom  brought  two 
baskets,  piled  high  with  chips,  into  the  shed,  asking 
anxiously  if  he  had  cleared  them  all  away  from  the  playhouse 
and  from  the  ground  outside. 

Tom's  time  was  not  all  spent  in  seeking  his  own  pleasure. 
He  was  often  called  upon  to  render  such  services  as  a  strong, 
willing  boy  of  his  age  is  capable  of  doing,  and  as  he  has  done 
formerly  he  housed  a  large  pile  of  wood.  Twice  he  picked  a 
pailful  of  blueberries  and  gave  them  to  a  dear  friend. 

Every  day,  for  a  time  lasting  from  an  hour  and  a  half  to 
two  hours,  Tom  studied,  practising  reading  or  writing  or  work- 
ing with  his  type-slate.  Sometimes  the  period  was  prolonged 
by  his  own  desire,  in  order  to  enable  him  to  correct  some  sum 
or  complete  some  other  lesson. 

Thus  he  returned  to  school  strong  in  body  and  active  in 
mind,  ready,  as  he  wrote  to  a  friend,  "to  study  hard  to  be- 
come a  wise  man." 

Briefly  but  very  accurately  the  foregoing  state- 
ments tell  the  story  of  Tom's  life  and  work  at  school 
and  at  his  summer  home  in  Wrentham  and  also  of 
his  visit  to  Buffalo  with,  his  impressions  of  the 
various  features  of  the  great  fair  and  his  percep- 
tions and  sensations  at  Niagara  Falls.  The  narrative 
of  his  doings  and  experiences  during  the  past  year 
forms  a  most  interesting  chapter  in  the  history  of  his 
evolution  and  education. 

We  cannot  refrain  from  stating  that,  so  far  as 
achievement  of  results  is  concerned,  Tom's  record 
surpasses  that  of  all  other  persons  of  his  condition. 
It  bears  convincing  testimony  to  the  remarkable  de- 


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velopment  of  his  intellectual  and  moral  powers,  the 
steadily  growing  amiability  of  his  disposition  and  the 
constant  gaining  of  his  character  both  in  strength  and 
sweetness.  Marvellous  success  has  crowned  the  ear- 
nest efforts,  which  have  been  put  forth  to  arouse  and 
stimulate  his  mental  faculties  and  to  raise  him  from 
the  depths  of  lethargy  to  the  higher  rounds  of  the 
ladder  of  human  intelligence.  In  saying  that  this 
wonderful  work  could  nowhere  else  be  so  well  done 
as  it  has  been  at  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind  in 
Jamaica  Plain,  we  claim  no  more  credit  for  the  little 
institution  than  the  facts  in  the  case  show  to  be  its 
due.  If  the  unfortunate  child  had  not  been  received 
here,  he  would  have  been  sent  to  an  almshouse  and 
he  would  have  been  there  today,  leading  the  miser- 
able existence  of  an  animal.  The  school  for  the  blind 
in  Pittsburgh,  which  is  not  very  far  from  his  native 
town,  was  not  able  to  do  the  least  thing  for  his  deliv- 
erance from  his  sad  condition. 

The  greater  part  of  the  money  needed  for  the  sup- 
port and  education  of  Tom  has  been  raised  in  Boston 
and  the  neighboring  towns  among  the  friends  of  the 
kindergarten.  The  most  prominent  contributors,  to 
whose  unfailing  generosity  the  accomplishment  of  the 
work  done  is  mainly  due,  are  a  dearly  beloved  anony- 
mous friend,  who  has  cheerfully  paid  from  time  to 
time  the  amount  needed  over  and  above  the  subscrip- 
tions to  pay  his  annual  expenses  and  upon  whom  we 
shall  be  obliged  to  call  this  year  for  $191,  Mr.  Joseph 
B.  Glover,  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  Mrs.  George  W. 
Wales,  Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews,  Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wallace  L.  Pierce,  Mrs.  Quincy  A. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  William  H.  Slocum,  "A.  B.,"  Mrs.  John 
Jay  Chapman  of  New  York,  Mrs.  Lucia  A.  Dow  of 


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Milton,  The  Junior  Children's  Aid  society  of  Wash- 
ington county,  Penn.,  Miss  Susan  Day  Kimball,  Mrs. 
J.  Conklin  Brown  of  Berkeley,  Cal.,  Mrs.  Kingsmill 
Marrs,  Miss  Eleanor  G.  May,  trustee  of  the  Lydia 
Maria  'Child  fund,  Miss  Flora  E.  Rogers  of  New 
York,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie  Newell,  Miss  Mary  D.  Sohier, 
Mr.  Robert  Swan,  Mrs.  A.  A.  Ballou  of  Detroit,  Mich., 
Mrs.  B.  L.  Young  and  many  others,  whose  names 
are  printed  in  full  in  another  part  of  this  report. 
All  these  generous  and  kind-hearted  givers  have 
ample  reason  to  rejoice  over  the  splendid  results 
which  have  been  obtained  by  the  help  of  their  gifts. 
Through  their  unfailing  liberality  Tom  has  been  re- 
stored to  human  fellowship,  and  is  enjoying  the  bene- 
fits of  a  thorough  education  and  the  blessings  of  do- 
mestic life.  Nay  more,  he  takes  a  deep  interest  in  all 
that  goes  on  about  him,  so  thoroughly  has  his  mind 
been  aroused. 

Feeling  that  a  surer  and  more  permanent  source 
of  income  than  that  supplied  by  annual  subscriptions 
ought  to  be  procured  for  the  dear  boy,  while  the  in- 
telligent and  well-to-do  members  of  our  community 
are  still  manifesting  both  a  profound  interest  in  him 
and  his  work  and  a  disposition  to  lend  him  a  helping 
hand,  we  have  decided  to  take  immediate  action  for 
the  accomplishment  of  this  end.  Hence  a  movement 
has  been  inaugurated  to  raise  a  fund,  which  shall  be 
large  enough  to  yield  an  annual  interest  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars  at  least,  with  the  distinct  and  explicit 
understanding  that  only  the  net  income  of  this  fund 
is  to  be  given  to  Tom  so  long  as  he  is  not  provided 
for  in  any  other  way  and  is  unable  to  earn  his  living. 
At  his  death  or  when  he  ceases  to  be  in  need  of  this 
assistance,  the  income  of  this  fund   is  to  be  applied 


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to  the  support  and  education  of  some  child,  who  is 
both  blind  and  deaf  and  for  whom  there  is  no  provi- 
sion made  either  by  the  state  or  b}-"  private  indi- 
viduals. 

The  total  amount  of  money,  contributed  for  this 
purpose  during  the  past  year,' is  $2,356.22. 

We  are  exceedingly  glad  to  state  that  Mrs.  William 
McCracken,  Jr.,  and  the  For  Others  circle  of  King's 
Daughters  of  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  have  shown 
an  active  interest  in  this  movement.  Through  the 
efforts  of  these  kind  ladies  there  was  given  last  spring 
an  excellent  musical  entertainment  for  Tom's  benefit. 
This  was  patronized  by  the  leading  people  of  the  city 
and  proved  highly  successful  both  in  a  financial  and 
in  a  social  point  of  view.  When  it  was  announced 
by  the  newspapers  that  a  good  sum  of  money  had 
been  realized  for  the  unfortunate  boy,  everybody  re- 
joiced at  the  results  of  the  concert.  The  only  unhappy 
man  in  the  community  was  the  superintendent  of  the 
Western  Pennsylvania  school  for  the  blind,  Mr.  H.  B. 
Jacobs.  He  was  highly  displeased  with  what  has 
been  accomplished  by  a  society  of  benevolent  women 
in  behalf  of  an  afflicted  chil^  and  spoke  in  a  most  un- 
seemly way  against  it.  His  utterances,  published  in 
the  Pittsburgh  Dispatch  and  copied  extensively  by  the 
daily  papers  of  Boston,  gave  the  impression  that  the 
trustees  of  his  institution  were  planning  to  take  Tom 
away  from  us.  This  report  created  a  feeling  of  un- 
easiness among  the  devoted  friends  of  the  lad,  and 
we  received  innumerable  expressions  of  deep  regret  at 
the  new  misfortune,  which  was  threatening  to  overtake 
the  poor  fellow.  At  first  we  were  inclined  to  attribute 
some  seriousness  to  the  matter ;  but  soon  afterwards 
we  deemed  it  beneath  our  contempt  and  dropped  it, 


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because  we  became  thoroughl}-  convinced  that  the 
statements  published  in  the  newspapers  did  not  rep- 
resent the  deliberate  thoughts  of  a  responsible  board 
of  gentlemen,  but  were  the  irresponsible  utterances  of 
an  individual,  who,  for  reasons  which  we  can  only 
guess,  did  not  hesitate  to  circulate,  through  the  public 
prints,  injurious  misstatements,  ascribing  mercenary 
motives  to  the  managers  of  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind  and  calculated  to  mislead  the  public  and  lessen 
the  prospects  of  securing  a  reliable  source  of  income 
for  the  support  of  a  hapless  lad. 

We  seize  this  opportunity  to  state  most  emphati- 
cally that  Tom  came  to  us  not  from  the  school  for 
the  blind  in  Pittsburgh  —  he  never  was  inside  of  it, — 
but  from  the  Allegheny  general  hospital.  The  ar- 
rangements for  his  admission  to  the  kindergarten 
were  made  by  the  late  William  McGreery,  then  presi- 
dent of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  hospital,  and  by 
the  writer  of  this  account.  There  was  no  promise  nor 
agreement  of  any  kind  to  send  him  back  to  Pittsburgh  ; 
nor  have  we  at  a  later  period  nor  under  any  circum- 
stances made  an  avowal  to  this  effect.  All  statements 
to  the  contrary  are  absolutely  false.  The  dear  boy  is 
perfectly  contented  and  happy  under  our  care.  He  is 
pursuing  a  regular  course  of  training  with  remarkable 
success,  and  we  mean  to  keep  him  with  us  until  he  is 
through  with  it.  We  love  him  too  well  to  allow  him 
to  go  to  Pittsburgh  and  share  the  fate  of  Margaret 
O.  Castor, —  a  girl  who  has  been  at  the  Western 
Pennsylvania  school  for  the  blind  since  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  February,  1896,  and  is  still  there.  Poor 
Margaret !  Of  more  than  a  dozen  blind-deaf  children, 
who  are  being  educated  in  schools  in  different  parts 
of  the  country,  she  is  the  only  one  who,  with  the  ex- 


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ception  of  a  few  disconnected  words,  has  never  been 
taught  the  use  of  language  even  in  its  elementary- 
forms. 

We  appeal  most  earnestly  to  the  public  in  general 
and  to  Tom's  loyal  friends  and  benefactors  in  particu- 
lar, asking  them  for  gifts  toward  this  permanent  fund, 
as  well  as  for  a  sufficient  number  of  annual  subscrip- 
tions to  pay  his  current  expenses,  and  we  fervently 
hope  that  this  request  will  meet  with  a  favorable  re- 
sponse. 

From  the  depths  of  the  dense  darkness  and  awful 
stillness  in  which  he  is  plunged,  the  unfortunate  boy 
is  as  incapable  of  pleading  his  own  case  in  eloquent 
words  as  he  is  of  singing  a  song  of  glee  or  a  carol  oi 
joy.  His  voice  can  be  of  no  service  to  him  in  por- 
traying his  condition  or  in  presenting  his  claim  to  a 
thorough  education,  which  is  to  him  the  veritable 
bread  of  life  and  therefore  of  infinitely  greater  impor- 
tance than  to  children  possessed  of  all  their  faculties. 
In  all  probability  he  does  not  realize  fully  the  extent 
of  his  indebtedness  to  his  benefactors,  and  therefore 
he  does  not  take  up  his  pencil  to  write  a  few  words 
to  them,  acknowledging  their  goodness  towards  him 
and  expressing  his  sentiments  of  high  appreciation 
and  of  profound  gratitude  to  them  for  what  they  have 
done  for  him.  Nevertheless,  he  is  gradually  becom- 
ing conscious  of  the  inestimable  value  of  the  aid 
which  they  bestow  upon  him,  and,  although  mutely 
and  unostentatiously  yet  touchingly  and  earnestly, — 

He  sends  a  prayer  from  his  heart's  deep  core, 
And  flings  a  plea  upwards  to  heaven's  door, 

for  their  spiritual  well-being,  as  well  as  for  their  hap- 
piness and  continued  prosperity. 


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In  the  whole  range  of  humble  and  pathetic  suppli- 
cations is  there  one,  which  can  reach  the  throne  of 
glory  more  quickly  or  will  be  heard  more  attentively 
than  that,  which  emanates  from  the  white  soul  and 
the  sealed  lips  of  Tom  Stringer  ? 

Let  us  strive  to  reach   Perfection. 

The  higher  Nilus  swells, 
The  more  it  promises. 

—  Shakespeare. 

Thus  runs  the  story  of  the  kindergarten,  its  work 
and  needs,  as  well  as  of  the  aspirations  and  struggles 
of  its  friends  and  promoters.  It  is  told  in  a  straight- 
forward unadorned  manner. 

This  brief  review  of  the  excellent  work  which  has 
been  accomplished  during  the  past  year,  added  to  the 
annual  accounts  of  a  similar  character  published  in 
former  reports,  cannot  fail  to  convince  the  reader  that 
the  little  school  is  a  most  beneficent  one  and  that  the 
opportunity  and  facilities,  which  it  affords  for  the  re- 
demption and  early  development  and  training  of  the 
victims  of  one  of  the  direst  of  human  afflictions,  are  of 
inestimable  value  to  them. 

Encouraged  by  what  has  been  so  well  accomplished 
in  the  past,  we  must  strive  to  achieve  still  greater  re- 
sults in  years  to  come. 

Both  the  imperative  duty  of  rescuing  as  large  a  num- 
ber of  hapless  children  as  possible  from  the  doom  of 
misery  and  wretchedness  and  the  marked  success,  with 
which  our  humble  endeavors  in  this  direction  have 
met,  urge  us  to  go  on  with  our  task  and  inspire  us  to 
put  forth  more  strenuous  efforts  in  serving  the  cause 
of  suffering  humanity. 


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The  kindergarten  has  now  better  prospects  before  it 
and  a  more  cheering  outlook  than  ever  before.  It  has 
thus  far  been  growing  very  steadily  and  doing  a  splen- 
did work  ;Jyet  the  possibilities  of  its  development  are 
by  no  means  exhausted.  Let  us  then  cultivate  its 
growth  with  care  and  earnestness,  and  — 

Wait  until  the  unseen  flower  blows ; 
Wait  till  the  jewels  hang  in  precious  fruit. 

Respectfully  submitted  by  . 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS. 


WORK  OF  THE  KINDERGARTEN. 


Extracts  from    the   Reports   of  the   Teachers, 

The  following  extracts,  taken  from  the  accounts 
written  by  the  teachers  in  the  different  departments 
of  the  kindergarten,  give  a  clear  idea  of  the  daily 
life  in  the  little  school  and  of  the  work  which  is 
therein  done  for  the  mental  development  of  the 
children  and  the  upbuilding  of  their  character. 

Girls'  Section.  Kindergarte7i.  The  beneficence 
of  Froebel's  work  in  behalf  of  little  children  is  nowhere 
more  fully  exemplified  than  in  our  kindergarten  for 
the  blind,  and,  if  the  great  man  could  have  seen  the 
buds  in  our  garden,  expanding  under  the  genial  rays 
which  never  before  had  touched  their  petals,  finding 
here  the  interpretation  of  the  world  of  nature  to  their 
hungry  minds  and  thirsty  hearts,  he  would  indeed  have 
tasted  of  the  fruits  of  his  labors  and  been  satisfied. 
These  little  ones  may  be  likened  to  blossoms  which 
have  sprouted  in  dark  places.  They  are  weak  and 
colorless,  and  if  they  remain  there,  they  must  droop 
lower  and  lower  until  they  touch  the  mire  and  lose 
all  possibility  of  beauty  and  purity ;  but  if  saved  from 
this  fate  before  it  is  too  late,  by  being  transplanted 
into  our  sunny  garden,  they  will  soon  regain  strength 
and  vigor,  the  tint  of  health  will  steal  into  their  pallid 
cheeks,  sad  silence  will  give  way  to  laughter  and  the 
merry  chatter  of  childhood,  and  happiness  will  obliter- 
ate all  memory  of  former  joylessness.     Ah  !  it  is  when 


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the  rescue  does  not  come  in  time,  when  a  place  to 
grow  and  to  rejoice  in  the  sunshine  must  be  denied 
for  lack  of  room,  that  the  sympathies  should  be 
stirred  and  the  heart  should  be  deeply  moved.  Not 
for  the  sightless  children  gathered  in  the  kinder- 
garten fold,  but  for  those  who  have  blindness  with 
mental  and  rnoral  starvation,  let  the  tears  flow. 

Miss  Alice  E.  Shedd  gives  the  following  account 
of  her  little  charges  and  their  progress :  — 

The  twenty-sixth  of  June,  1901,  brought  to  an  end  another 
year  of  school-life  at  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind.  It  had  been 
a  period  of  much  anxiety  on  account  of  illness  and  of  irregular 
attendance  by  the  children,  but  the  work  followed  the  regular 
course  as  nearly  as  possible. 

Of  the  eighteen  children  belonging  to  the  kindergarten  classes, 
not  more  than  sixteen  gathered  at  the  morning  hour  at  any  time 
during  the  year,  while  for  some  weeks  in  the  winter  there  were 
only  eight  present  in  the  class.  As  one  by  one  the  chairs  were 
left  vacant,  a  sense  of  the  seriousness  of  the  situation  was  ex- 
pressed on  the  children's  faces,  and  many  were  the  questions 
asked  concerning  their  sick  friends.  When  the  circle  began  to 
grow  larger,  their  joy  was  delightful  to  see.  Each  returning 
playmate  was  treated  like  a  new  pupil,  and  attentions  were 
lavished  upon  her.  New  toys  were  exhibited,  new  work  or  games 
were  eagerly  explained,  the  stories  which  they  had  heard  in  her 
absence  were  re-told,  and  she  was  assisted  in  every  way  to  recover 
lost  ground. 

The  daily  work  of  the  year  followed  much  the  same  lines  as  in 
preceding  years.  The  hours  spent  in  the  class-room  were  en- 
riched by  healthful  impressions  of  outdoor  life,  gained  by  many 
walks  in  the  park  near  by.  If  one  of  the  party  had  seen  a  bird 
singing  on  a  slender  twig  or  a  squirrel  eating  his  meal  in  a  tree- 
top,  the  effect  on  the  others  was  as  if  each  had  been  able  to  see 
it,  too  ;  and  the  incident  was  not  lost.  In  the  morning  circle,  in 
the  games  or  at  the  table  with  gift  or  occupation  it  would  re- 
appear, to  be  embodied  in  the  children's  work.  Near  the  end 
of  the  spring  term  one  little  girl  said :  "  I  did  not  know  there  was 
so  much  out  of  doors." 


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Individual  progress  has  been  satisfactory,  and  four  little  girls 
were  advanced  to  the  primary  class  at  the  end  of  the  year. 

Primary  Class.  When  the  little  hands  have 
learned  to  tell  to  the  childish  mind  the  story  of 
what  they  rest  upon  and  are  no  longer  limp  and 
listless  as  at  first,  their  owners  take  the  first  proud 
step  to  the  primary  class,  where  a  new  world  is 
opened  before  them.  Miss  Alice  M.  Lane  has  fur- 
nished the  following  report  of  the  year's  work  with 
these  little  girls :  — 

In  the  primary  class  of  the  girls'  department  the  pupils  have 
received  daily  instruction,  in  periods  of  forty-five  minutes  each, 
in  arithmetic,  writing,  reading,  use  of  language,  study  of  nature 
and  gymnastics. 

On  Saturday  mornings,  spelling  and  the  reading  of  poetry  and 
history  were  introduced,  the  latter  beginning  with  English  history 
and  extending  to  that  of  our  own  country.  These  novel  features 
aroused  such  enthusiasm  among  the  little  girls  that  they  looked 
forward  eagerly  to  that  day  of  the  week.  .  Dr.  Hale's  book,  The 
Family  Flights  Abroad  and  at  Home,  was  read  aloud  to  the  chil- 
dren. It  not  only  interested  them,  but  increased  their  store  of 
historical  and  geographical  knowledge. 

The  little  girls  have  been  willing  and  conscientious  in  their 
daily  tasks,  and  in  most  cases  the  progress  has  been  very 
satisfactory. 

Music  Department.  There  are  no  dullards  when 
the  tinie  for  music  comes  around,  for  these  children 
enjoy  the  "  concord  of  sweet  sounds "  as  much  as 
those  who  see,  if  not  more,  and  all  are  eager  for  its 
pleasures.  They  vie  with  each  other  in  giving  voice 
to  the  joy  which  is  in  their  hearts  or  in  sounding  forth 
the  strains  which  reecho  their  happiness.  Miss  Effie 
M.  Fairbanks,  the  teacher  of  this  department,  thus 
recounts  the  year's  achievements :  — 


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Satisfactory  results  have  been  attained  by  the  pupils  in  the 
music  department  during  the  past  year.  Thirteen  little  girls  have 
received  instruction  in  playing  on  the  pianoforte  and  two  on  the 
violin.  The  latter  joined  the  orchestra  during  the  winter  and 
although  their  practice  was  much  interrupted,  the  good  effects  of 
the  ensemble  playing  were  shown  in  all  their  musical  work. 

The  interest  in  music  shown  by  the  older  girls  was  most 
gratifying,  some  of  them  having  to  be  restrained  from  devoting 
too  much  time  to  that  branch  of  study. 

All  the  children  have  taken  part  in  the  daily  singing.  The 
girls  of  the  primary  class  found  a  source  of  much  pleasure  in 
several  three-part  songs  which  were  taught  to  them.  Lessons  for 
the  training  of  the  ear  and  in  elementary  harmony  have  been 
regularly  given. 

Boys'  Section.  Kindergarten.  The  little  children 
who  come  to  the  kindergarten  are  usually  sadly  de- 
ficient in  knowledge  of  the  great  world  about  them 
and  in  appreciation  of  the  beauties  of  nature,  for  "  com- 
munion with  her  visible  fonns  "  is  impossible  to  those 
whose  lives  are  spent  for  the  most  part  within  brick 
walls.  Thus,  the  actual  instruction  in  the  school- 
room forms  a  small  part  of  the  benefit  derived  by  them 
from  the  little  school,  for  fresh  air  and  sunshine,  grass 
and  trees,  birds  and  bees  all  have  a  share  in  the  de- 
velopment of  these  little  ones.  Miss  Ellen  Reed 
Mead  gives  the  following  account  of  the  little  boys  in 
her  charge :  — 

Excellent  work  has  been  accomplished  by  the  eleven  boys 
belonging  to  the  kindergarten  class,  both  with  the  gifts  and  in  the 
occupations,  in  spite  of  the  illness  which  proved  so  serious  a  hin- 
derance.  The  three  little  new  pupils,  who  joined  us  after  the  spring 
recess,  proved  to  be  interesting  and  interested  children  who  have 
made  remarkable  progress  during  their  short  stay. 

Nature  and  all  God's  wonderful  works  appeal  deeply  to  these 
little  ones,  and  fresh  delights  are  discovered  by  them  on  each  of 
the  daily  walks.     One  day,  while  visiting  the  park,  one  child  cried  : 


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"  O,  please  wait  a  minute.  What  is  it?  Listen!"  It  was  the 
wind  in  the  trees,  and  the  little  boy  stood  wrapt,  trying  to  distin- 
guish the  tones  in  the  music.  Many  times  during  the  walk  we 
were  begged  to  stop  and  listen.  Sometimes  the  children  bring 
home  insects  and  enjoy  feeling  the  motion  of  these  within  the  en- 
closure of  their  hollowed  hands. 

The  work  among  these  children  is  most  interesting  and  full 
of  possibilities,  for,  although  they  have  not  eyes,  yet  they  see. 
This  pleasant  school-home  admits  a  literal  interpretation  of  the 
great  injunction  —  "  come,  let  us  live  with  the  children." 

Primary  Class.  The  successful  completion  of  the 
kindergarten  work  brings  the  children  naturally  to 
this  higher  class,  through  which  the  transition  stage 
is  so  easily  passed  that  they  fail  to  realize  that  more 
of  play  and  less  of  work  has  been  exchanged  for  less 
of  play  and  more  of  work.  Miss  L.  Henrietta 
Stratton  speaks  as  follows  of  the  children's  prog- 
ress :  — 

The  course  of  study  pursued  by  the  primary  class  of  1901  has 
been  the  same  as  that  of  preceding  years.  xA.lthough  the  work 
has  been  so  interrupted  by  illness  that  the  results  are  not  so 
satisfactory  as  could  be  desired,  yet  some  compensation  for  this 
is  found  in  the  individual  attention,  which  could  be  given  to  those 
who  were  able  to  continue  their  school-work. 

The  tasks  of  writing  and  reading  have  been  very  creditably 
performed.  A  child  who  learns  to  read  at  the  age  of  seven  years 
becomes  a  more  rapid  reader  than  one  who  does  not  have  such 
an  opportunity  until  he  is  twelve.  The  latter  never  becomes  so 
proficient  and  does  not  care  for  reading  as  the  younger  boy  does. 
It  has  been  noticed  that  the  boy  who  has  musical  talent  makes  a 
better  reader  and  speller  than  the  lad  who  has  none. 

The  work  of  modelling  in  clay  has  done  more  than  any  other 
feature  of  this  department  to  prove  that  the  blind  pupil  under- 
stands the  lesson.  The  question  is  often  asked  :  "  How  do  you 
know  that  this  child  comprehends  what  you  are  explaining  to 
him  ?  "  The  best  answer  to  this  is  the  completed  model.  An 
ear  of  corn,  a  bunch  of  grapes,  a  pear  or  an  apple,  well  moulded 


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by  the  hands  of  a  child,  after  the  object  has  been  explained  to 
him,  shows  that  he  has  grasped  the  correct  idea  of  form  and  size 
through  the  sense  of  feeling.  Clay  is  also  the  medium  for  a  study 
of  the  contour  of  the  land,  since  it  is  more  pliable  than  sand  and 
keeps  its  shape  better. 

Our  walks  in  the  open  air  have  been  instructive  as  well  as 
pleasant  to  the  children,  for  they  have  learned  how  the  park 
roads  are  made,  have  listened  to  the  different  bird-notes  and 
have  noted  the  distinguishing  features  of  the  several  varieties  of 
trees. 

They  are  so  happy  and  grateful  for  any  little  favor  shown  to 
them  that  it  is  a  pleasure  to  make  their  lives  as  joyous  as  pos- 
sible, so  that  in  later  years  their  memories  of  school-life  may  be 
most  pleasant  ones, —  especially  those  of  their  kindergarten  days. 

Music  Depart7ne7it.  The  happiness  of  eveiy  heart 
in  the  child-garden  finds  fullest  expression  in  the 
songs,  which  break  forth  from  the  children's  throats 
and  in  the  melodies  evoked  from  instruments  by  thfeir 
tiny  fingers.  Of  this  delightful  occupation  the  teacher, 
Miss  Eleanor  Maud  Hamilton,  speaks  as  follows :  — 

The  work  in  music  has  proceeded  along  the  lines  of  the 
Fletcher  niuskal  simplex  method,  as  in  previous  years.  A  class  of 
five  pupils,  the  average  age  of  whom  was  seven  years,  began  the 
study  at  the  opening  of  the  school-year.  At  its  close  they  were 
perfectly  well  acquainted  with  the  keyboard  of  the  pianoforte  ; 
they  could  read  the  notes  of  both  staves,  could  distinguish  dif- 
ferent rhythms  and  could  count  simple  ones  from  dictation.  Four 
of  them  had  learned  the  Braille  musical  notation. 

The  older  classes  began  to  build  upon  the  foundation  already 
laid  by  this  method,  by  studying  more  difficult  music.  In  har- 
mony they  made  very  satisfactory  progress.  The  history  of  music 
and  the  training  of  the  ear  have  formed  important  adjuncts  to 
the  practical  work. 

Two  boys  received  instruction  on  the  violin  and  became  greatly 
interested  in  that  instrument.  A  third  began  the  study  of  the 
cornet  but  was  obliged  to  discontinue  it  on  account  of  illness. 

In  spite  of  the    interruptions  through  sickness,  a  marked  im- 


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provement  in  almost  every  case  may  be  noted  as  a  result  of  the 
year's  work. 

Department  of  Manual  Training.  This  most 
important  branch  of  the  instruction  and  training, 
afforded  to  our  little  boys  and  girls  by  the  kinder- 
garten, has  been  carried  on  with  indefatigable  zeal 
and  with  a  full  recognition  of  its  value  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  childish  mind.  Here  is  Miss  Laura 
A.  Brown's  account  of  what  has  been  accomplished 
in  this  direction:  — 

In  spite  of  the  serious  drawbacks  through  sickness,  the  record 
of  the  year's  work  shows  progress  in  this  department.  Eighty- 
five  pieces  of  work  were  completed  by  the  nineteen  little  boys 
under  instruction,  while  the  thirty-one  little  girls  knitted  two 
hundred  and  seventy-one  pieces  of  work.  A  good  report  may 
also  be  made  of  the  advance  in  sewing.  Some  of  the  boys  in 
the  primary  building,  who  had  entered  too  late  to  receive  in- 
struction in  this  branch,  expressed  a  desire  to  learn  to  knit.  A 
class  was  formed  for  their  benefit,  which  met  as  often  as  was 
permitted  by  their  other  work.  It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  the 
little  hands  of  both  boys  and  girls  were  often  busily  employed  in 
knitting  or  sewing  during  the  summer  vacation. 

Work  of  the  Primary  Department. 

With  the  promotion  from  the  kindergarten  building 
to  the  next  higher  grade,  the  primaiy  department,  the 
boys  feel  themselves  to  be  leaving  behind  them  child- 
ish things,  and  with  a  new  earnestness  they  lend 
themselves  to  the  conquest  of  their  daily  tasks.  These 
must  necessarily  entail  some  patient  plodding  in  lay- 
ing the  foundation  of  knowledge,  although  their  labor 
is  lightened  by  the  delights,  which  music  and  studies 
from  nature  afford  them,  and  by  the  daw^ning  appre- 
ciation of  the  fact  that  all  things,  even  those  involving 


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tiresome  drudger)',  are  related  and  will  one  day  blend 
together  into  a  perfect  whole.  A  satisfactory  record 
is  given  of  the  work  of  this  department,  which  showed 
fruition  at  the  end  of  the  year  in  the  transference  of 
five  boys  to  a  more  advanced  grade  of  work  at  South 
Boston.  Their  places  did  not  remain  vacant  for  six 
little  boys  w^ere  promoted  to  this  department  from  the 
kindergarten  building. 

Classes  i7i  the  common  branches  of  study.  Excellent 
results  are  the  outcome  of  the  natural  methods  used 
in  giving  these  boys  a  start  on  the  road  to  learning. 
The  benefits  of  these  are  found  in  the  alert  minds  of 
the  pupils,  in  their  spirit  of  investigation  and  in  the 
logical  sequence  of  their  thoughts.  Miss  Bertha  G. 
Hopkins,  the  principal  teacher  in  this  department,  thus 
speaks  of  the  year's  work  :  — 

The  twenty  boys  belonging  to  this  department  were  divided 
into  four  classes,  in  each  of  which  the  amount  of  work  accom- 
plished was  fully  equal  to  that  of  preceding  years  and  even,  in 
some  directions,  slightly  in  advance  of  it. 

The  chief  aim  has  been  not  only  to  give  the  boys  a  funda- 
mental knowledge  of  common  subjects,  but  also  to  afford  them  a 
mental  and  moral  training  which  shall  furnish  a  foundation  for 
growth  in  wisdom  and  strength  of  character. 

Music  Departme7it.  The  study  of  music  is  eagerly 
undertaken  by  these  boys  who  find  in  the  "  concord 
of  sweet  sounds  "  as  in  no  other  art  a  satisfaction  of 
their  aesthetic  craving.  They  gladly  set  themselves 
to  the  diligent  practice,  which  the  mastery  of  an  in- 
strument demands  and  which  has  been  so  happily 
arranged  for  young  students  by  Miss  Fletcher's  musi- 
cal simplex  system.  Miss  Minnie  C.  Tucker  has  thus 
summarized  the  work  of  her  pupils  in  music :  — 


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During  the  piast  year  eleven  boys  have  had  lessons  in  playing 
on  the  pianoforte,  one  on  the  violin,  one  on  the  flute,  one  on  the 
oboe,  two  on  the  clarinet  and  three  on  brass  instruments.  All 
have  evinced  interest,  and  progress  has  been  made  by  each  accord- 
ing to  his  ability.  Musical  notation  has  been  taught  by  the  use  of 
the  models  belonging  to  the  Fletcher  musical  simplex  system^  which 
has  proved  to  be  of  great  value  in  the  training  of  our  boys. 

Attention  has  been  given  to  simple  harmony  and  the  training 
of  the  ear.  A  daily  class  in  singing  has  been  held,  in  which,  in 
connection  with  vocal  culture,  simple  two-part  songs  were  taught. 

Most  of  the  boys  were  old  enough  to  realize  the  advantages 
afforded  them  and  seemed  to  appreciate  these. 

Department  of  Manual  Trainijtg.  Wood  sloyd 
is  the  medium  employed  in  the  education  of  these 
boys,  to  foster  manual  dexterity,  while  at  the  same 
time  concentration  of  mind,  prompt  decision  and 
independence  of  action  are  inculcated.  The  boys 
find  great  pleasure  in  completing  the  series  of  models 
in  due  course,  exhibiting  with  pride  those  they  have 
made  and  planning  happily  for  the  future  use  of  their 
skill  in  this  direction.  Miss  Martha  E.  Hall  has 
presented  the  following  report  of  this  work :  — 

The  progress  of  the  twenty  boys  who  received  instruction  in 
sloyd  varied  fully  as  much  as  in  previous  years,  but  a  further 
advance  may  be  noted,  since  third-year  work  was  for  the  first 
time  introduced  among  our  pupils. 

The  independence  developed  by  the  boys  in  the  highest  class 
was  very  gratifying.  Two  of  them  had  some  experience  in 
gluing  two  kinds  of  wood  together, —  a  work  requiring  much 
patient  care  in  planing  the  pieces  true  so  as  to  secure  tight 
joints.  One  boy  became  discouraged  and  wished  to  omit  that 
model ;  but,  after  his  perseverance  had  been  crowned  with  suc- 
cess, he  was  glad  that  he  had  not  been  allowed  to  give  it  up. 

Some  of  the  little  boys,  who  had  recently  entered  from  the 
kindergarten,  were  not  well  fitted  physically  for  the  work,  and 
therefore  advanced  slowly. 

The  majority  of  the  pupils  showed  so  much  interest  in  the 
course  that  it  was  a  pleasure  to  teach  them. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


To  the  many  friends,  who  hold  the  little  blind  children  in 
tender  remembrance  and  who  contribute  so  largely. to  their 
comfort  and  happiness,  we  beg  to  express  our  heartfelt  thanks 
and  to  record  here  the  benefactions,  which  they  have 
bestowed  upon  the  inmates  of  the  kindergarten  during  the 
past  year. 

Several  of  our  pupils,  whose  removal  to  the  children's  hospital 
in  Huntington  avenue  was  made  imperative  by  severe  illness, 
were  most  kindly  received  and  tenderly  cared  for  by  the  officers, 
physicians  and  employes  of  that  institution.  We  are  deeply  grate- 
ful for  these  favors,  which  have  been  given  to  us  free  of  charge,  in 
the  spirit  of  true  charity. 

One  of  our  little  boys  was  greatly  benefited  through  the  gener- 
ous interest  of  Miss  Helen  W.  Aubin,  who  arranged  for  him  to 
pass  two  months  at  the  Children's  Island  Sanitarium  in  Marble- 
head,  while  another  was  enabled  by  the  kindness  of  Rev.  M.  R. 
Deming  to  spend  several  weeks  of  convalescence  at  the  boys' 
home  in  Sharon. 

A  delightful  concert  was  given  at  the  hall  of  the  kindergarten 
under  the  auspices  of  the  "  Hospital  Music  Fund,"  through  Dr. 
John  Dixwell,  and  it  afforded  very  great  pleasure  to  the  children, 
as  did  also  the  flowers  which  were  presented  to  them. 

Flowers  were  also  sent  to  the  kindergarten  from  the  "  Herford 
Club "  of  the  Arlington  Street  Church ;  and  on  Piaster  Sunday 
each  child  was  remembered  by  the  gift  of  a  plant  from  the  Uni- 
tarian Church  of  Jamaica  Plain. 

Mr.  John  M.  Rodocanachi  has  remembered  the  children  with 
a  generous  supply  of  figs  and  dates,  and  they  appreciate  these 
annual  gifts  most  heartily  and  bless  the  giver. 

Fruit  and  vegetables  have  been  most  gratefully  received  from 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Slocum  and  Mrs.  Gill,  both  of  Jamaica  Plain,  from 
Mrs.  George  Miller  of  North  Chester,  Mrs.  F.  B.  Allen  of  Long- 
meadow  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Gray  of  Boston. 


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The  children  were  made  very  happy  by  gifts  of  ice-cream  from 
Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  Mrs.  E.  Preble  Motley  and  Mrs.  C.  L. 
Morgan,  and  by  confectionery  from  Miss  M.  J.  McDonald  of 
Brookline  and,  at  Christmas  time,  from  Mrs.  Joseph  Curtis.  Toys 
were  donated  for  the  children's  pleasure  by  Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Reed 
of  Boston. 

An  unknown  friend  supplied  the  means  for  a  feast  of  straw- 
berries in  June.  Money  has  also  been  received  from  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Kirkham  of  Springfield,  Mrs.  O.  H.  Stevens  of  Marlborough  and 
Miss  Mary  C.  Learned  who  gave  twenty  dollars  for  the  benefit  of 
the  little  school.  Mrs.  Walter  C.  Baylies  again  added  to  the 
children's  happiness  by  donating  ten  dollars  for  Christmas  gifts. 

Mrs.  O.  H.  Stevens  also  sent  clothing  for  the  children,  boun- 
tiful supplies  of  which  and  of  household  linen  have  come  from 
the  "  Ninety-nine  Sewing  Circle,"  through  Miss  Mary  S.  Hoague, 
from  Mrs.  Maurice  Stevens  of  Brookline,  Miss  Alice  Russell  of 
Cambridge,  Miss  Atwood  of  Chelsea,  and  the  "  Needlewoman's 
Friend  Society"  of  Boston. 

The  work  of  the  classes  in  knitting  was  greatly  assisted  by  a 
gift  of  yarn  from  Mr.  T.  D.  Whitney,  of  Whitney's  Linen  Store. 

A  music  box,  presented  by  the  Rev.  A.  T.  Connolly  of  Jamaica 
Plain,  became  a  source  of  infinite  pleasure  to  the  little  boys. 
Two  musical  instruments  were  added  to  the  equipment  of  the 
school  through  the  generous  action  of  the  pupils  of  Miss  Scand- 
lin's  school  in  Boston. 

A  stuffed  owl  from  Miss  Alice  M.  Lane  and  a  plaster  cast 
of  the  head  of  the  young  Augustus  from  Miss  L.  Henrietta 
Stratton  were  valuable  accessions  for  the  objective  teaching  of 
the  children. 

The  library  has  been  further  enriched  by  welcome  gifts  of 
books  from  Mrs.  S.  B.  Jackson,  from  Miss  Isabel  Greeley  who 
gave/(?//y  Good  Times,  from  Mrs.  A.  A.  Ballou  of  Detroit  who 
sent  A  Wonder  Book  and  from  Miss  L.  Henrietta  Stratton  who 
added  RoHo  in  Paris  and  Beautiful /oe  to  our  collection. 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Briggs  of  Newtonville  kindly  gave  a  year's  subscrip- 
tion to  Little  Folks,  and  the  Le7id  a  Hand  Record  and  Jamaica 
Plain  News  have  been  sent  regularly  to  the  school  through  the 
kindness  of  their  publishers. 


LIST  OF  THE  CHILDREN. 


Abbott,  Edna  May. 
Anderson,  Elizabeth. 
Barabesic,  Lucy. 
Boland,  Annie. 
Brannick,  Elizabeth. 
Brayman,  Edith  I. 
Burns,  Nellie. 
Clark,  Helen  F. 
Curran,  Mary  I. 
Driscoll,  Margaret. 
Finnegan,  Alice. 
Fisk,  Mattie  E.  L. 
Flaudo,  Rena. 
Flynn,  Marie  E. 
Foss,  Jessie  E. 
Goldrick,  Sophie  E. 
Goodale,  Elcina  A. 
Gray,  Nettie  C. 
Guild,  Bertha  H. 
Hamilton,  Annie  A. 
Holbrook,  Carrie  F. 
Hussey,  Lilla  B. 
Knap,  Mary  G. 
McGill,  Marie. 
Miller,  Gladys. 
Miller,  Margaret. 
Miller,  Mildred  H. 
Minahan,  Annie  E. 
Noonan,  Marion  L. 
Parcher,  Flora  M. 
Perella,  Julia. 
Randall,  Helen  I. 
Smith,  Elena. 


Walsh,  Annie. 
Watts,  Kate. 
Adler,  Morris. 
Anderson,  Adolf  A. 
Bardsley,  William  E. 
Bates,  Harold  W. 
Bixby,  Charles  A. 
Blood,  Howard  W. 
Casey,  Frank  A. 
Corliss,  William  A. 
Cotton,  Chesley  L. 
Crandall,  Daniel  L. 
Curran,  Edward. 
Curran,  John. 
Ellis,  John  W. 
Farley,  Charles. 
Gibson,  Leon  S. 
Gosselin,  Arthur. 
Goyette,  Arthur. 
Graham,  William. 
Hamlett,  Clarence  S, 
Hart,  D.  Frank. 
Hawkins,  A.  Collins. 
Holbrook,  William  F, 
Jean,  Ludge. 
Jordan,  John  W. 
Kettlewell,  Gabriel. 
Marshall,  Joseph. 
McDonough,  William. 
McQueeney,  William. 
Musante,  Anthony. 
Nelson,  Charles  S. 
Pepper,  John  F. 


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Pierce,  Charles  F. 
Rawson,  Willey. 
Rodrigo,  Joseph  L. 
Ryan,  Michael  J. 
Sacco,  Nicola. 
Safford,  Robert  F. 
Stringer,  Thomas. 
Sullivan,  Thomas  B. 


Tobin,  Paul. 
Tousignant,  Arthur. 
Tyner,  Edward  T. 
Wallochstein,  Jacob. 
West,  Paul  L. 
White,  Thomas  E. 
Woods,  Richard  E. 


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FINANCIAL   STATEMENT   OF   THE    KINDERGARTEN. 

For  the  Year  ending  August  31,  1901. 

Receipts. 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1900, $25,898.61 

Legacies  :  —  • 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 2,000.00 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes, 11,799.68 

Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden, 3,00000 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright, 1,000.00 

Thompson  Baxter 200.00 

Miss  Mary  W.  Wiley, 150.00 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware 500.00 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 2,000.00 

Gifts: — 

Fund  in  memory  of  Ralph  Watson 237.92 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund  (additional),      ....  900.00 

Endowment  fund, $5,681.31  ) 

Endowment  fund,  through  Ladies' Auxiliary                       >  7>369-3i 

Society, 1,688.00  ) 

Annual  subscriptions  through  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Society, .  7,031.63 

Donations  for  girls'  primary  building, 1,085.00 

Board  and  tuition, 7,900.71 

Rents, 1,082.12 

Income  from  investments, 16,929.37 

$89,084.35 


Expenses. 

Maintenance, $21,587.10 

Expense  on  houses  let,       494.80 

Bills  to  be  refunded, 168.97 

Taxes  and  annuity,  Jackson  estate,  Wachusett  street,  .     .  630.59 

Excavating,  etc., 693.55 

Invested 23,000.00 

$46,575.01 

Balance  September  i,  1901, -     42,509.34 

$89,084.35 


PROPERTY   BELONGING   TO   THE    KINDERGARTEN. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund, $13,000.00 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund, 500.00 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund, 90,000.00 

Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund, 6,000.00 

Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund 5,000.00 

Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund, 1,015.00 

Albert  Glover  fund, 1,000.00 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  "Warren  B.  Potter  fund, 26,000.00 

Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund, 8,500.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $152,015.00 


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Ainount  brought  forward, $152,015.00 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund 500.00 

Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund, 10,000.00 

Ralph  Watson  fund, 237.92 

Legacies:  — 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.   Baker, 2  500.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 9,000.00 

Sydney  Bartlett, 10,000.00 

Thompson  Baxter,               200.00 

Robert  C.  Billings, 10,000.00 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 4,250.00 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford, 100.00 

John  W.  Carter, 500.00 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney, 5,000.00 

George  E.  Downes 3,000.00 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes, 11,799.68 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dwight, 4,000.00 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 1,000.00 

John  Foster 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W.  Gay, 7,931.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Ha'l, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 700.00 

Elisha  T.  Loring, 5,000.00 

Augustus  D.  Manson, 8,134.00 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  Richard  Perkins 10,000.00 

Edward  D.  Peters, 500.00 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Caroline  S.  Pickman 1,000.00 

Francis  S.  Pratt,    .     .     .^ 100.00 

Miss  Dorothy  Roffe, 500.00 

Miss  Edith  Rotch, 10,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  Salisbury, 200.00 

Joseph  Scholfield, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Seymour, 5,000.00 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Cornelia  V.  R.  Thayer, 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Delia  D.  Thorndike, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Betsey  B.  Tolman, 500.00 

Royal  W.  Turner, 24,082.00 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner, 7,574.00 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware, 4,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright, 1,00000 

Mary  H.  Watson, 100.00 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Whitney 100.00 

Miss  Betsey  S.  Wilder 500.00 

Miss  Mary  W.  Wiley, 15000 

Miss  Mary  Williams, 5,000.00 

Almira  F.  Winslow, 306.80 

Transcript  ten-dollar  fund, 5,666.95 

Funds  from  other  donations, 61,564.65 

$427,712.00 

Real  estate  subject  to  annuity, 8,500.00 

Cash  in  the  treasury, 42,509.34 

Land,  buildings,  and  personal  property  in  use  of  the  kindergarten, 

Jamaica  Plain, 258,382.00 

^737.103.34 


KINDERGARTEN    ENDOWMENT   FUND. 
List  of  Contributors 

From  August  31,  1900,  to  September  i,  1901. 

A  friend,  through  Miss  Hamilton, $1.00 

Ahl,  Mrs.  Daniel, 25.00 

Allan,  Mrs.  Bryce, 25.00 

All  Souls'  Sunday-school  of  Roxbury, 25.00 

Anderson,  Mrs.  Larz,  Brookline, 100,00 

Bacon,  Mrs.  F.  E., 10.00 

Bissell,  H.,  West  Medford, 15.00 

Blake,  Dehon, 5.00 

Brett,  Miss  Anna  K.,  Avon, .  20.00 

Brewster,  Miss  Sarah  C, 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Samuel  N., 10.00 

Bryant,  Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews, 20.00 

BuUard,  Miss  Katherine  E., i5-oo 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Francis, 10.00 

Caldwell,  Miss  A.  E., 2.00 

Channing,  Miss  Eva, i.oo 

Children  of  Mrs.  Nancy  C.  Sweetser's  kindergarten  at 

West  Newton, 5.00 

Children  of  the  primary  class  in  the  Sunday-school  of 

Harvard  Church,  Brookline, 5.00 

Clapp,  Mrs.  Channing, 5.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  Charles  R., 10.00 

Codman,  Edward  W., 5.00 

Downer,  Mrs,  Samuel,  Dorchester  (since  died),       ,     .  50.00 

Draper,  Mrs.  George  A., 50.00 

Drew,  Frank,  Worcester, 2.50 

Ellis,  George  H., 75-oo 

Emmons,  Mrs.  Henry, 3.00 

Employes  of  the  Boston  Ice  Company, 50.00 

Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L., 10.00 

Farnham,  the  Misses, 5-oo 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 1,000.00 

Friend,  H.  H.  F,, 100,00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,664.50 


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Amount  brought  forward, $1,664.50 

Goddard,  Mrs.  Thomas, 3.00 

Haven,  Miss  Rebecca,  Philadelphia, 2.00 

Hemenway,  Miss  Clara, 20.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  James  Henry, 5.00 

Hunnevvell,  F.  W., 100.00 

larchy  Club  of  the  Milton  High  School, 1.50 

In  memory  of  William  Leonard  Benedict,  Jr.,     ,     .     .  50.00 

In  memory  of  Miss  Alice  M.  C.  Matthews,    ....  100.00 

In  memory  of  Miss  Eliza  F.  Wadsworth, 50.00 

In  memory  of  Dr.  Frederick  W.  Vogel, 10.00 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J.,  Westwood, 8.00 

Kendall,  Miss  H.  W., 50.00 

Knapp,  George  B., 25.00 

Lee,  ElHot  C, 125.00 

Lend-a-hand  Society  of  the  First  Unitarian  Church, 

Worcester, 5.00 

Lombard,  the  Misses, 10.00 

Lord,  John,  Methuen, 50.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B., 1,000.00 

Metcalf,  Mrs.  Isabel  Harris,  Providence,  R.I.,   .     .     .  5.00 

M,  M.  D., 100,00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold, 100.00 

Motley,  Mrs.  E.  Preble, 25.00 

Moulton,  Mrs.  Louise  Chandler, 25,00 

Moulton,  Miss  Maria  C, 25.00 

Newell,  Mrs,  M.  Abbie, 40.00 

Nichols,  Miss  Sarah  H,, 10,00 

Otis,  Mrs.  William  C, 20,00 

Parkman,  George  F,, 500,00 

Parsons,  Miss  Georgiana, 10.00 

Peabody,  the  Misses,  Cambridge, 50.00 

Peabody,  F.  H., 100.00 

Pennies  given  by  some  children 3.00 

Peyraud,  Mdlle.  Rosalie  J., 5.00 

Pierce,  Wallace  L., 100.00 

Primary  Department,  First    Congregational    Sunday- 
school,  Cambridge, 17.10 

A^noimt  carried forivard, $4,414,10 


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Amount  brought  forward , 

Primary  Department  of  the  Union  Church  Sunday- 
school  of  Weymouth  and  Braintree, 

Proceeds  of  fair  given  by  the  young  folks  of  Crow 
Point,  Hingham,  through  Mrs.  J.  D.  Scudder,  .  . 
Proceeds  of  fair  held  in  Cambridge  by  Evelyn  Bolles, 
Josephine  Dorr,  H.  EUzabeth  Ellis,  Mary  Gardner, 
Marion  Kavanaugh,  Edith  Rogers,  Ethel  Rogers, 
Lucy  Rogers,  Winifred  Rogers  and  Emily  Sibley,    . 

Proceeds  of  entertainments  given  by  the  pupils  of 
Perkins  Institution,  February  2  2d, 

Raymond,  Master  Fairfield  Eager 

Roby,  Mrs.  Cynthia  C, 

Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B., 

Rogers,  Miss  Catharine  L 

Rogers,  Mrs.  J.  F., 

Saltonstall,  Mrs.  Leverett. 

Sargent,  Joseph, 

Schmidt,  Arthur  P., 

S.  E.  A., 

Seabury,  the  Misses,  New  Bedford 

Sears,  Mrs.  F.  R., 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Otis,  Brookline, 

Sohier,  the  Misses, 

Story,  Mrs.  G.  O., 

Sunday-school  of  the  first  Church,  Boston 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas  H., 

Toffey,  Mrs.  Annie  S., 

Vose,  Miss  C.  C,  Milton 

Walnut  avenue  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E..  Roxbury 

Welch,  Charles  A., 

Wetherbee,  Mrs.  John  F 

White,  C.  J 

Whitehead,  Miss  Mary.  Roxbury  ($10  annual).  .      .      . 

Whiting,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Cambridge 

Whitney,  Miss  EUzabeth  J., 

Williams,  Miss, 

Williams,  Miss  Ruth, 

Young,  Charles  L.  (since  died) 


$4,414.10 

14.00 
278.39 

40.72 

113.92 
5.00 

5.00 
10.00 
15.00 

3.00 
15.00 
25.00. 
10.00 

1.00 
25.00 

20. OQ 

5.00 

50.00 

2.00 

87.18 

3.00 

10.00 

10.00 

3.00 

50.00 

1. 00 

25.00 

210.00 

10.00 

5.00 

15.00 

100.00 

100.00 

$5,681.31 


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GIRLS'   PRIMARY   BUILDING   FUND. 

Anonymous  friend  from  Roxbury, $2.00 

"Aunt  Mary," 25.00 

Bartol,  Miss  Mary, 25.00 

Batchelder,  Miss  Isabel, 5.00 

BuUard,  Mrs.  William  S., 10.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  S.  C,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Cobb,  Mrs.  Darius,  Newton  Highlands i.oo 

Coihn,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Constantinides,  M.  M.,        11.00 

Curtis,  Miss  Isabella  P., 10.00 

Drummond,  Mrs.  E.  A., 5.00 

Farnam,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  Haven, -5-oo 

Friend  C, 100.00 

"  From  a  friend," 150.00 

From  a  lady  at  the  Boston  Theatre i.oo 

Lee,  Mrs.  Joseph, 100.00 

Leeds,  Miss  Caroline  E.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Loring,  the  Misses, 100.00 

Loud,  Miss  Sarah  P., 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 50.00 

Phillips,  Mrs.  John  C, 100.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  George  H., ^S-oo 

Rotch,  Mrs.  William  J.,  New  Bedford, 25.00 

Russell,  Miss  Marian, 200.00 

Ward,  Miss  Ellen  M., 5.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Cambridge, '.     .  10.00 

Young,  Mrs.  B.  L.,    .     .     .     . 160.00 

$1,085.00 


CONTRIBUTIONS    FOR   CURRENT   EXPENSES. 

Annual  subscriptions  through  the  Ladies'   Auxiliary 

Society,  Miss  S.  E.  Lane,  treasurer, $5,713.50 

Cambridge    Branch,    through    Mrs.   E.    C.    Agassiz, 

treasurer, 655.13 

Ainoiuit  carried  forward, $6,368.63 


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Amount  brought  forward, $6,368.6-? 

Dorchester   Branch,    through    Mrs.    J.    Henry    Bean, 

treasurer, 170.00 

Lynn  Branch,  through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood,   .     ,     .     .     .  i3S-oo 
Milton  Branch,  through  Mrs.  William  Wood,  treasurer,  142.00 
Worcester  Branch,  through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Harring- 
ton, treasurer, 216.00 

$7,031.63 

All  cofitributors  to  the  fund  a7-e  respectfully  requested  to  peruse  the 
above  list,  and  to  report  either  to  Edward  Jackson,  Treasurer,  No. 
33  State  Street,  Boston,  or  to  the  Director,  M.  Anagnos,  South  Bos- 
ton, any  omissions  or  inaccuracies  which  they  7nay  find  in  it. 

EDWARD    JACKSON,  Treasurer. 

No.  53  State  Street  (Room  840),  Boston. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS   FOR   THOMAS   STRINGER. 

From  September  i,  1900,  to  August  31,  1901. 

A.  B., $10.00 

A  friend, 3.00 

Bancroft,  Miss  Elizabeth  Hope, 2.00 

Beaumont,  Mademoiselle, i.oo 

Bristoll,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  M.,  MinneapoUs,  Minn.,      .  2.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  J.  Conklin,  Berkeley,  Cal., 10.00 

Chapman,  Mrs.  EUzabeth  W.,  New  York,      ....  25.00 

Children    of    the    first   grade    of    Winthrop    School, 

Brookline,  through  Miss  Anna  M.  Taylor,      ...  i.oo 

Children    of    Miss    Clark's    private    kindergarten    at 

Northampton, 

Dow,  Miss  Lucia  A.,  Milton, 

Downes,  Mrs.  Lilla  A.,  Roxbury, 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 

George,  Mrs.  A.  J., 

Heath,  Mrs.  Sarah  A., 

Amount  carried  forward, $133.60 


I 

.60 

20, 

.00 

1. 

.00 

SO' 

,00 

I. 

,00 

5' 

,00 

267 

Amount  brought  forward, '    .     .     .  $133.60 

Hudson,  Miss  Mary  R., 2.00 

Income    from    house    in    Washington,    Pa.,    through 

A.  Leggate  and  Son, 54.55 

Infant  class  Lend-a-Hand  Club  of  Howard  Sunday- 
school,  Bulfinch  Place,  Boston, 3.05 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J., 2.00 

Junior  Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington  County, 

Pa., 20.00 

Kimball,  Miss  Susan  Day, *   25.00 

Kindergarten    at    Florence,   through    Miss    Mary    I. 

Smith, 5.00 

Lilly  Kindergarten  at  Florence,  through  Miss    Mar- 
garet Smith, 3.40 

Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland, 10.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B., 50.00 

May,  Miss  Eleanor  G.,  trustee  of  Lydia  Maria  Child 

fund, 35.00 

McKean,  Mrs.  H.  S.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  Rollins  (annual), 5.00 

Peyraud,  Mademoiselle  Rosalie  J.  (annual),  ....  i.oo 
Primary    department    of     Immanuel    Sunday-school, 

through  Miss  Antoinette  Clapp, 10.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York, 100.00 

Sohier,  Miss  Mary  D., 25.00 

Stanton   Street    Kindergarten,  Buffalo,  through  Miss 

Ella  C.  Elder, i.oo 

Sunday-school  of  First  Methodist  Protestant  Church 

of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  through  Mr.  Frank  A.  Foight,  ^7-25 

Swan,  Mr.  Robert,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Robert  Swan,  10.00 

Sylvia,  Miss  Elizabeth  L.,  Nantucket, 5.00 

Tisdale,  Miss  Mattie,  East  Middlebury,  Vt.,       .     .     .  7.00 

Wales,  Mrs.  George  W., 50.00 

Young,  Mrs.  B.  L., 10.00 

Zakrzewska,  Dr.  Marie, 5.00 

^590-85 

A  friend,  to  make  up  the  deficit  in  the  account  of  the 

previous  year, $86.00 


268 


PERMANENT   FUND    FOR  THOMAS   STRINGER. 


V. 


$2.44 
1.30 
1.00 
2.10 
5.00 
5.00 

^•15 

1-55 
1.50 

5.00 

2.00 

5-5° 
2.00 

1-75 
2.50 


$200.00 
1,000.00 

10. GO 


5.18 

5.00 


[This  fund  is  being  raised  with  the  distinct  understanding,  that 
it  is  to  be  placed  under  the  control  and  care  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  and 
that  only  the  net  income  is  to  be  given  to  Tom  so  long  as  he  is  not 
provided  for  in  any  other  way,  and  is  unable  to  earn  his  living,  the 
principal  remaining  intact  forever.  It  is  farther  understood,  that, 
at  his  death,  or  when  he  ceases  to  be  in  need  of  this  assistance,  the 
income  of  this  fund  is  to  be  applied  to  the  support  and  education 
of  some  child  who  is  both  blind  and  deaf  and  for  whom  there  is  no 
provision  made  either  by  the  State  or  by  private  individuals.] 

A.  B., 

A  friend, 

Ballon,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Detroit,  Mich.,  .... 
Children  of  Mrs.  Moore's  class  in   Sunday- 
school     of     First     Methodist     Protestant 

Church,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
Conant,  Miss  Grace  W.,  Wellesley  Hills, 
Eckersley,    Mr.    James,    Plattsburgh,    N 
collection  from  Tom's  boy-friends  : 

A  friend,  London,  England,     .     . 

Alnwick,  Fred,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,     . 

Barnekor,  Jefferson,  Newburg,  N.Y., 

Bradley,  Wilbur,  Newburg,  N.Y.,      . 

Clark,  LeRoix,  Rouse's  Point,  N.Y., 

Crooks,  Benjamin,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y., 

Dale,  J.  Elkins,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,    . 

Dubois,  Leo,  Newburg,  N.Y.,  .     .     . 

Embler,  Warren,  Newburg,  N.Y., 

Gaston,  George,  New  York,  N.Y.,     . 

Gordon,  Sidney,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  . 

Gowrie,  William,  Newburg,  N.Y., 

Graves,  Harry,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,     . 

Kinnicutt,  Harry,  Newburg,  N.Y.,     . 

Klock,  Frank  D.,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y., 

Ladue,  Glendon,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y., 

Amoutits  carried forzoard, 


$40.94      $1,220.18 


'  269 

Amounts  brought f 07 ward ^ $40.94      $1,220.18 

Madden,  Harry,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,        .     .  2.50 

Magnor,  Tom,  Burlington,  Vt.,     ....  i.oo 

McDougall,  Allen,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y..    .     .  1,50 

Merrill,  Seymour,  Bennington,  Vt.,    .     .     .  i.oo 

Moore,  George,  Newburg,  N.Y.,  ....  1.50 

Munger,  Clement,  Plattsburgh,  N. v.,     .     .'        1.70 
Myers,  John  P.,  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  .     .     .  5.00 

Parrott,  Will,  Newburg,  N.Y.,       ....  i.oo 

Rose,  Raymond,  Newburg,  N.Y.,       .     .     .  i.oo 

Smart,  Percy,  Boston,  Mass., 10.00 

Staniland,  Alfred,  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  ....  5.00 

Tom's  friend, 10.00 

Young,  Harry  O.,  New  York,  N.Y.,       .     .  5.00 

Total  of  contributions  below  one  dollar,     .  4.08  $91.32 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 200.00 

"  For    Others "    Circle    of    King's    Daughters,    Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  through  Mrs.  William  McCracken,  Jr.,  124.82 

Friend  C, 100.00 

"  From  a  friend," 150.00 

Gunaris,  Mr.  Andrew, 100.00 

Income  from  the  Glover  Fund, 50.00 

Lee,  Mr.  Elliot  C 100.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 100.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie, 10.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., 100.00 

Wing,  Mr.  George,  Brookline,      .     •. 10.00 

$2,356.22 


DONATIONS   THROUGH    THE   LADIES'     AUXILIARY. 

A  friend, $1.00 

Allan,  Mrs.  Bryce, 25.00 

Anonymous,     .    ' i.oo 

Anonymous, i.oo 

Bailey,  Miss  Elizabeth  H.,  Peterborough,  N.H.,      .     .  5.00 

Ballard,  Miss  Elizabeth, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward , $38.00 


270 

Amount  brotight  forward, $38.00 

Barr,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Bartlett,  the  Misses,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Basto,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  Roxbury 5.00 

Baylies,  Mrs.  Walter  C, 10.00 

Bennett,  Mrs.  M.  S., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Miss  Mary  A., •     .     .     .  10.00 

Black,  Mrs.  George  N., 50.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Arthur  W.,  Brookhne, 5.00 

Blanchard,  Mrs.  W.  G.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Bowditch,  Mr.  William  I., 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Thomas  C.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  George  E., 5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Joseph  S., 5.00 

Cabot,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Carruth,  Mr.  Frank  H.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Cary,  Miss  Georgiana  S., 4.00 

Cary,  Mrs.  Richard, 9.00 

Cheney,  Mr.  C.  W.,  Brookline 25.00 

Chester,  Mrs.  H.  C,  Brooklint 2.00 

Church,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Brookline i.oo 

Clark,  Miss  Eleanor  J., 25.00 

Cochran,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5.00 

Collar,  Mr.  William  C,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Colman,  Mrs.  Moses,  Lexington. 10.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  H.  S.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Cotting,  Mrs.  C.  E., 5.00 

Crafts,  Mrs.  James  M., 30.00 

Cram,  Mrs.  W.  A.,  Hampton  Falls,  N.H i.oo 

Crane,  Mrs.  James  B.,  Dalton, 10.00 

Crane,  Mrs.  Z.  Marshal,  Dalton, 35 -oo 

Crocker,  Mrs.  Uriel  H., 10.00 

Cross,  Dr.  H.  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Jr., 5.00 

Gushing,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Dabney,  Mr.  Lewis  S., 25.00 

Dabney,  Miss  Roxana  L., 3.00 

Dehon,  Miss  Cornelia, 5.00 

Amount  carried fonvard,        $381.00 


271 

Amount  brought  forward^ $381.00 

DeSilver,  Mrs.  E.  B., 5.00 

Drummond,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

DuBois,  Mrs.  L.  G., 10.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  H.  C,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Every  little  helps, i.oo 

Eustis,  Mr.  W.  Tracy,  Brookline, 2.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower, 5.00 

Farnam,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  Haven,  Conn.,      ....  25.00 

French,  Miss  C.  A.,        25.00 

Galloupe,  Mr.  Charles  W., 25.00 

Gardner,  Mr.  George  A., 10.00 

Gavett,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Glover,    Mr.  Joseph  B., 100.00 

Gooding,  Mrs.  T.  P., i.oo 

Gordon,  Miss  Regina, 5.00 

Green,  Mr.  Charles  G.,  North  Cambridge,     ....  10.00 

Greene,  Miss  Emily,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Grew,  Mr.  Edward  S., 25.00 

Guild,  Miss  Harriet  J., 5,00 

Guild,  Mrs.  S.  Eliot, 10.00 

Hall,  Miss  Laura  E., 5.00 

Hallowell,  Miss  Henrietta  T.,  Milton, i.oo 

Hayden,  Miss  Esther  F., 5.00 

Hill,  Mrs.  Lew  C, 5,00 

Hodges,  Mrs.  W.  T., 5.00 

HoUings,  Mrs.  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  N.  L., 4.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  WilHam, 10.00 

Howe,  the  Misses,  BrookHne, 10.00 

Keep,  Mrs.  F.  E.,  Brookline,        2.00 

Kimball,  the  Misses,  Longwood,       .......  25.00 

Leavitt,  Mr.  Frank  M.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Lincoln,  Mr.  A.  L.,  Jr.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Loring,  the  Misses, 100.00 

Loring,  Mrs.  Augustus  P., 10.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G., 20.00 

Lusher,  Mrs.  N.  E.,  Bermuda, i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $876.00 


272 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $876.00 

Mason,  Mrs.  E.  L.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H., 15.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Amelia, 50-00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W,, 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E.,      . 50.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Rebecca, 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  P\, 5.00 

Murphy,  Mrs.  Frank  S., i.oo 

Nowell,  Mrs.  George  M., 10.00 

Peabody,  Mr.  Francis  H., 90.00 

Perry,  Mrs.  C.  F., 2.00 

Pickering,  Mrs.  Edward  (since  died), 5.00 

Pierce,  Mrs.  Wallace  L., 10.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  James  J., 5.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  J.  Pickering, 10.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Quincy, 3.00 

Rodman,  Mrs.  Alfred, 10.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  W.  A., 5.00 

Sampson,  Mr.  C.  P., 10.00 

Sargeant,  Mr.  S.  D., '  .     .  10.00 

S.  E.  A., 1.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Philip  H., 10.00 

Shearer,  Mrs.  W.  L., 10.00 

Sherwin,  Mr.  Edward, 10.00 

Shumway,  Miss  Ethel  N,,  Dorchester, i.oo 

Shumway,  Mrs.  Nelson,  Dorchester, 1.00 

Slocum,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Jamaica  Plain,       ....  40.00 

Spalding,  Miss  Dora  N., 25.00 

Spaulding,  Mrs.  Mahlon  D., 100.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Charles  F.,  Brookline, 15-00 

Sprague,  Dr.  Francis  P., 10.00 

Stetson,  Mr.  Amos  W., 20.00 

Stevenson,  Miss  Annie  B.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Stowell,  Mrs.  H.  B., 3.00 

Swift,  Mrs.  E.  C., 20.00 

Tapley,  Mrs.  Anna  S., 10.00 

Amount  carried fonvard, ^1,47300 


273 

Amount  brought forioard .     •       $1,473.00 

Thayer,  Mr.  Byron  T., 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  R., 10.00 

Townsend,  Mrs.  WilHam  E., 5.00 

Tucker,  Mrs.  A.  E.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Turner,  Mr.  Alfred  T.,  "Thanksgiving  offering,"   .     .  3.00 

Turner,  Miss  Esther  Parkman,  Brookline,      ....  i.oo 

Upham,  Mr.  George  P., 20.00 

Vialle,  Mr.  C.  A., 5-oo 

Ware,  Miss  Charlotte  L.,  Cambridge, i5-°° 

Ware,  Miss  Mary  L.,     .     . 25.00 

Warner,  Mr.  R.  L., 3.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth, 10.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  Charles  G., 25.00 

Wesson,  Miss  Isabel, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mr.  James  H.,  Charlestown 10.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  James  H.,  Charldstown, 10.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Kate  A 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Maria  D., 5.00 

Willson,  Miss  Lucy  B.,  Salem, 5.00 

Windram,  Mrs.  Westwood  T 10.00 

Winthrop,  Mrs.  Thomas  Lindall 25.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  Jamaica  Plain 5.00 

Woodman,  Mr.  Stephen  F.,  Jamaica  Plain 5.00 

Young,  Mr.  Calvin,  Dorchester  (since  died),       .     .     .  2.00 

$1,688.00 


ANNUAL   SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

Through  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Society,  Miss  S.  E.  Lane,  Treasurer. 

Abbot,  Miss  A.  F., $1.00 

Abbot,  Miss  G.  E., i.oo 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Edward  M.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Abbott,  Mrs.  J., 5-oo 

Abel,  Mrs.  S.  C,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Adams,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr.  George,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Amount  carried forivard, $15-00 


2  74 

Amount  brought  forward, $15.00 

Adams,  Mrs.  Hannah  P., 5.00 

Adams,  Mrs.  James,  Longwood, i.oo 

Adams,  Mrs.  Waldo, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr.  Walter  B., 10.00 

Alford,  Mrs.  O.  H.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  F.  R., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  L.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Alley,  Mrs.  John  R.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Ames,  Rev.  Charles  Gordon, 10.00 

Ames,  Mrs.  Frederick  L., 50.00 

Ames,  Miss  Mary  S 50.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 100.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Anderson,  Miss  Anna  F.,  Lowell,* 2.00 

Anderson,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5.00 

Anthony,  Mrs.  Nathan,  Brookline, i.oo 

Anthony,  Mrs.  S.  Reed, 5.00 

Appleton,  Miss  Fanny  C, 2.00 

Appleton,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Archer,  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  H.,  Charlestown i.oo 

Armstrong,  Mr.  George  W., 10.00 

Arnold,  Mrs.  Henry  H., 5.00 

Atkins,  Mrs.  Edwin  F.,  Belmont 5.00 

Atkinson,  Mrs.  Edward,  Brookline, 10.00 

Ayer,  Mrs.  James  B., 5.00 

Ayer,  Mrs.  Monroe, ' 2.00 

Bacon,  Miss  Ellen  S.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Bacon,  Miss  Julia,  Jamaica  Plain 5.00 

Bacon,  Miss  Mary  P.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Badger,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Bailey,  Mrs.  HolHs  R.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Balch,  Miss  Elizabeth  A., 2.00 

Balch,  Mrs.  F.  G., 5.00 

Baldwin,  Mr.  E.  L., i.oo 

Bancroft,  Mrs.  J.  C, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, ?^373'00 


275 

Amount  brought  forward, $373.00 

Bangs,  Miss  Edith, 10.00 

Barnard,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  E.,  Dorchester, 2.00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Amos, 2.00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Charles  B., 10.00 

Barstow,  Miss  C.  A., 5.00 

Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  H., 5.00 

Bartol,  Miss  Elizabeth  H,, 10.00 

Bass,  Mrs.  Emma  M.,  Newtonville, 10.00 

Basto,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Batcheller,  Mrs.  A.  H., 5.00 

Batcheller,  Mr.  Robert, 2.00 

Bates,  Messrs.  W.  and  S.  W,, 2.00 

Batt,  Mrs.  C.  R., 5.00 

Bayley,  Mrs.  M.  R., i.oo 

Beal,  Mrs.  Boylston  A., 5.00 

Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur, 25.00 

Bemis,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5.00 

Bemis,  Mr.  J.  M., 5.00 

Bemis,  Mrs.  John  W., 2.00 

Berlin,  Dr.  Fanny, ,     .  i.oo 

Berwin,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  Alanson,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  A.  O., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  G.  T., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  J.  S., 10.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  BrookUne, 10.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  Jr.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Billings,  Mrs.  J,  B., 2.00 

Blacker,  Miss  Eliza  F.,  AUston, 5.00 

Blackmar,  Mrs.  W.  W,, 5.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Blake,  Mr.  Francis  S., i5-oo 

Blake,  Mr.  George  F., 5.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  S.  Parkman, 5.00 

Blake,  Mr.  WilUam  P., 5.00 

Boardman,  Miss  E,  D., 2.00 

Boardman,  Miss  Madeleine, 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $581.00 


276 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $581.00 

Boland,  Dr.  E.  S.,  South  Boston 5.00 

Bolster,  Mrs.  Wilfred,  Roxbury i.oo 

Bond,  Mrs.  Charles  H., 10.00 

Boody,  Mr.  J.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Henry  P.,  Jamaica  Plain 2.00 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Vincent  Y 2.00 

Bowker,  Mrs.  W.  H., '.     .  2.00 

Bradford,  Mrs.  C.  F., 10.00 

Bradt,  Mrs.  JuUa  B i.oo 

Bramhall,  Mrs.  William  T.,  Brookline 2.00 

Bremer,  Mrs.  J.  L., 10.00 

Brewer,  Mr.  Edward  M., 5.00 

Brewer,  Miss  Lucy  S., 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Abby  C, 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Atherton  T..  Roxbury 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Augusta  M., 5.00 

Brown,  Mr.  C.  H.  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Elizabeth  Bowen,  Roxbury 5.00 

Brown,  Miss  Rebecca  Warren q.oo 

Brown,  Mrs.  Samuel  N., 5.00 

Browne,  Miss  Harriet  T 10.00 

Bruerton,  Mrs.  James,  Maiden 10.00 

Bryant,  Mrs.  J.  D., " 2.00 

BuUard,  Mr.  Stephen, 10.00 

BuUard,  Mrs.  William  S., 10.00 

BuUens,  Miss  C.  L.,  Newton, i.oo 

BuUens,  Mrs.  G.  S.,  Newton, i.oo 

Bumstead,  Mrs.  Freeman  J.,  Cambridge 10.00 

Bunker,  Mr.  Alfred,  Roxbury, 2,00 

Burgess,  Mrs.  George,  Brookline, 5.00 

Burkhardt,  Mrs.  Pauline  W.,  Brookline 10.00 

Burnham,  Mrs.  H.  D., 5.00 

Burnham,  Mrs.  John  A.,  Jr.. 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  Allston,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs,  C.  C,  Newton  Centre, 10.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  I.  Tucker,  Jr.,  Readville 10.00 

Burrage,  Mrs.  J.  C,  West  Newton 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $799.00 


277 

Amount  brought  forward, $799.00 

Butler,  Mrs.  Charles  S., 2.00 

Butler,  Mrs.  William  S 2.00 

Cabot,  Dr.  A.  T.,       . 5.00 

Cabot,  Mr.  John  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Cabot,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Walter  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Calkins,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Wellesley, 3.00 

Capen,  Mr.  Samuel  B.,  Jamaica  Plain 3.00 

Carlton,  Mrs.  John,  Roxbury, .  2.00 

Carr,  Mrs.  Samuel, lo.oa 

Carter,  Mrs.  George  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Carter,  Mrs.  John  W.,  West  Newton 5.00 

Carter,  Miss  M.  Elizabeth, 10.00 

Carter,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Jamaica  Plain 2.00 

Cary,  Miss  Ellen  G., 20.00 

Cary,  Miss  Georgiana  S., i.oo 

Cary,  Mrs.  Richard, i.oo 

Caryl,  Miss  Harriet  E., 2,00 

Case,  Mrs.  James  B., 5.00 

Cate,  Mr.  Martin  L.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Cate,  Mrs.  Martin  L.,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Center,  Mr.  Joseph  H.,  Roxbury 5.00 

Chamberlain,  Mrs.  M.  L.,        5.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  Cleavfeland  A.,  Jamaica  Plain,   .     ,     .  5.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  Frank  W., 5.00 

Channing,  Miss  Blanche  M.,  Brookline i.oo 

Channing,  Mrs.  Walter,  Brookline, 5.00 

Chapin,  Mrs.  H.  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Chapman,  Miss  E.  D.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Chapman,  Miss  J.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Chase,  Dr.  H.  Lincoln,  Brookline, 2.00 

Cheney,  Mrs.  Arthur,    . 5.00 

Chick,  Mrs.  I.  W., 2.00 

Choate,  Mr.  Charles  F., 10.00 

Clapp,  Miss  Antoinette,  Roxbury 2.00 

Clapp,  Dr.  H.  C, 2.00 

Clapp,  Miss  Helen,  Charlestown,  N.H 3.00 

Amount  carried fonvard, $969.00 


278 

Amount  brought  fomiard, 5969.00 

Clark,  Mr.  B,  Preston,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  B.  C.  Clark,  5,00 

Clark,  Miss  Eleanor  J., 10.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Frederick  S., 10.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  J.  J., 2.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  John  T.,  Jamaica  Plain 10.00 

Clark,  Miss  Mary, 2.00 

Clark,  Miss  Sarah  W.,  Beverly, 10.00 

Clement,  Mrs.  Hazen, 5.00 

Clerk,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Cobb,  Mrs.  Francis  D., i.oo 

Coburn,  Mrs.  George  W., 25.00 

Cochrane,  Mrs.  Alexander, 5.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  Charles  R., 10.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  J.  Amory, 5.00 

Codman,  Mr.  Robert  (since  died) 5.00 

Coffin,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Coffin,  Mrs,  George  R.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Cole,  Mr.  B.  E., 5.00 

CoUamore,  Miss, 5.00 

Conant,  Mrs.  William  M., 2.00 

Conrad,  Mrs.  David,  Brookline, 2.00 

Converse,  Mrs,  C.  C, 5.00 

Converse,  Mrs,  E.  S., 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  Algernon, 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs,  J,  Randolph, 10,00 

Coolidge,  Mr.  John  T,, •     .     .  10.00 

Cordis,  Mrs.  Edward,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Corey,  Mrs.  H.  D,,  Newton, 2,00 

Cotton,  Miss  Elizabeth  A,,  Longwood, 5.00 

Covel,  Mrs.  A,  S., 5,00 

Cowing,  Mrs.  Martha  W.,  Brookline, 25,00 

Cox,  Mrs,  William  E.,  Chestnut  Hill, 10.00 

Craig,  Mrs,  D,  R., 5.00 

Craigin,  Dr.  G,  A,, 5.00 

Crane,  Mrs,  Aaron  M., 5.00 

Crane,  Mr.  Zenas,  Dalton, 50,00 

Crehore,  Mrs,  G,  C, 5,00 

Amount  carried  forward^ $1,252,00 


279 

Amount  brought  fonuard, $1,252.00 

Crocker,  Miss  Sarah  H., 5.00 

Crosby,  Mrs.  S.  V.  R., 5.00 

Cumings,  Mrs.  Charles  B.,  Jamaica  Plain 2.00 

Cummings,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 5.00 

Cummings,  Mr,  George  W.,  Brookline 2.00 

Curtis,  the  Misses,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P 20.00 

Curtis,  Mr.  George  W.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  H.  G., 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  J.  F., .     .  5.00 

Curtis,  Mr.  William  O.,  Roxbury 5.00 

Gushing,  Mrs.  H.  W., 5.00 

Gushing,  Miss  Sarah  P., 5.00 

Cutler,  Mrs.  C.  F., i.oo 

Cutler,  Mrs.  E.  G., 2.00 

Cutter,  Master  Edward  L.,  Dorchester i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Ellen  M., i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Frank  W.,  Dorchester i.oo 

Cutts,  Mrs.  H.  M.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Dabney,  Mrs.  F.  L., 25.00 

Dale,  Mrs.  Eben, 5.00 

Dana,  Mr.  Samuel  B 10.00 

Dane,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  Longvvood 2.00 

Danforth,  Mr.  James  H., 10.00 

Daniell,  Mrs.  Henry  W 5-oo 

Dary,  Mr,  George  A.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  James  H.,  North  Andover  Depot,    .     .     .  5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  Joseph  E., 5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  Simon, 3.00 

Day,  Mrs.  Lewis,  Norwood 2.00 

Day,  Mrs.  L.  W., 2.00 

Dehon,  Miss  Cornelia, 5.00 

Deland,  Mrs.  Thomas  W.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Dennison,  Mrs,  E,  W,,  Brookline, 5.00 

Dennison,  Mr.  Henry  B,,  Roxbur}-,       ,     ,  •   .     .     ,     .  5.00 

Denny,  Mrs,  Arthur  B,,  Chestnut  Hill 5.00 

Denny,  Mrs.  H.  M., i.oo 

'    Amount  carried fonoard, $1,432.00 


28o 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,432.00 

Denny,  Mrs,  W,  C,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 2.00 

Derby,  Mrs.  Hasket, S-oo 

Dewey,  Miss  Mary  E., 2.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Elsie, 2.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Rose  L., 1500 

Dexter,  Miss  Sarah  V., 10.00 

Dillaway,  Mrs.  Charles  K.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Doe,  Miss  E.  L., 5.00 

Doliber,  Mrs.  Thomas,  Brookline, 5.00 

Draper,  Dr.  F.  W., 5.00 

DriscoU,  Mrs.  Dennis,  Brookline, 2.00 

Drost,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Drummond,  Mrs.  James, S-oo 

Dunbar,  Mrs.  James  R.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Dunn,  Mrs.  E.  H., 2.00 

Dwight,  Mrs.  Thomas, .  i-oo 

Eager,  Mrs.  G.  H., 5.00 

Edmands,  Mr.  H.  H.  W.,  Roxbury 2.00 

Edmands,  Mrs.  M.  G.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Edwards,  Miss  Hannah  M., 5.00 

Edwards,  Mr.  John  C.,  BrookUne, 10.00 

Eldredge,  Mrs.  J.  T., 10.00 

Eliot,  Mrs.  Amory, 2.00 

ElUs,  Mrs.  Caleb, i.oo 

Elms,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Newton, 2.00 

Elms,  Miss  Florence  G.,  Newton, i.oo 

Elms,  Mr.  James  C,  Newton, 2.00 

Elms,  Mrs.  James  C,  Newton, 2.00 

Ely,  Mrs.  Harriet  E., 5-°° 

Emerson,  Miss  Elizabeth,  Brookline, i.oo 

Emerson,  Dr.  N.  W., 5-oo 

Emerson,  Mrs.  William  P.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Emery,  Mrs.  Mark,  North  Anson,  Me., i.oo 

Emmons,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  2d, 20.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  C.  W., 2.00 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  Arthur  F., 5-°° 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  George  W., i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $i,597-°o 


28l 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,597.00 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  L.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Charles, 2.00 

Everett,  Mrs.  Caroline  F.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Fairbairn,  Mrs.  R.  B., 2.00 

Fairbanks,  Mrs.  C.  F., 5.00 

Fairbanks,   Mrs.    Horace,   St.   Johnsbury,   Vt.    (since 

died), 10.00 

Farnsworth,  Mrs.  Edward  M.,  Brookline,       ....  2.00 

Farwell,  Mrs.  Susan  W., 5.00 

Faulkner,  Mrs.  Charles  (since  died),     .     .     .     .     .     .  i5-oo 

Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M., i5-oo 

Faxon,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Ferrin,  Mrs.  M.  T.  B.,  Newton, 5.00 

Ferris,  Mrs.  Mortimer  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Ferris,  Miss  M.  E.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Fessenden,  Mrs.  Sewall  H., 2.00 

Field,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  Brockton, 5.00 

Fisher,  Mrs.  James  T.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Fisher,  Miss  Laura, i.oo 

Fisk,  Mr.  Lyman  B.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Fiske,  Miss  Elizabeth  S., 10.00 

Fiske,  Mrs.  Joseph  N., 5.00 

Fitch,  Miss  Carrie  T., 10.00 

Flagg,  Mrs.  Augustus, 6.00 

Flint,  Mrs.  Caroline  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Flint,  Mrs.  D.  B., 2.00 

Flood,  Mrs.  Hugh,  Brookline, 2.00 

Folsom,  Miss  Ellen  M., 2.00 

Foote,  Mr.  Henry  W.,   .     .     .    • 10.00 

Forbes,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 3.00 

Forster,  Mrs.  Henry,  Jamaica  Plain, :  5.00 

Foss,  Mrs.  Eugene  N.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,814.00 


282 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,814.00 

Fottler,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Frank,  Mrs.  Daniel, 2.00 

Freeland,  Mr.  James  H.,  Bangor,  Me..      .....  5.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  A.  Forbes, 2.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  Dean  G..  Winthrop 5.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  Louisa  A., 2.00 

French,  Mrs.  E.  A 5.00 

French,  Mrs.  John  J.. 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  Max,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  S.,  Roxbury '  .  5.00 

Frothingham,  Miss  Ellen, 10.00 

Frothingham.  Mrs.  L.  F., 2.00 

Fry,  Mrs.  Charles 10.00 

Fry,  Mrs.  E.  V.  Sheridan,  New  York 5.00 

Fuller,  Mrs.  R.  B 5.00 

Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L., 5.00 

Gaston,  Mrs.  W 5.00 

Gates,  Mr.  Gardiner  P 5.00 

Gay,  Mrs.  Albert,  Brookline, i.oo 

Gay,  Dr.  Warren  F., 5.00 

Gilbert,  Mr.  Joseph  T., 5.00 

Gill,  Mr.  Abbott  D.,  Roxbury 2.00 

Gill,  Mrs.  George  F., i.oo 

Gillett.  Mr.  S.  Lewis,  Roxbury 3.00 

Gilmore,  Mrs.  K.  M.,  Lexington, 5.00 

Ginn,  Mr.  Edwin, 10.00 

Gleason,  Mrs.  Cora  L.,  South  Boston, 2.00 

Goodhue,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Chestnut  Hill,     ....  1,00' 

Goodwin,  Mr.  Frank, i.oo 

Gorham,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Grandgent,  Prof.  Charles  H.,  Cambridge 5.00 

Grandgent,  Mrs.  Lucy  L.,  Cambridge 5.00 

Grant,  Mrs.  Robert, 5.00 

Graves,  Mrs.  J.  L " 5.00 

Graves,  Mr.  J.  L 10.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  John  Chipman 10.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Joseph  H., 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,993.00 


283 

Amount  brought  forward^ $1,993.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Morris,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Reginald,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Greeley,  Mrs.  R.  F ' 5  00 

Greene,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Copley 2.00 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  L.  B., 5.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Grew,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Griggs,  Mr.  B.  F.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Gunnison,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Anthony  D., 2.00 

Hall,  Miss  Fanny, i.oo 

Hall,  Mr,  George  G., 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Jacob, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Solomon,  Dorchester, 10.00 

Hall,  Mr.  William  F.,  Brookline 5.00 

Hammond,  Miss  E., 5.00 

Harding.  Mrs.  E., 10  00 

Hardy,  Mrs.  A.  H., 3.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  F.  B., 5.00 

Harrington,  Dr.  Harriet  L.,  Dorchester, 2.00 

Harris,  Miss  Frances  K.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Hart,  Mrs.  Thomas  N 2.00 

Harwood,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Newton 5.00 

Haskell,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Newton 2.00 

Haskell,  Miss  Louisa  P., .  2.00 

Hastings,  Mr.  Arthur  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hastings,  Miss  Emily  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hastings,  Mrs.  L.  W,,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hayden,  Mr.  Charles  H.  (since  died), 10.00 

Hayden,  Mrs.  C.  R.,      .     . 5.00 

Hayes,  Miss  Lydia  Y.,  Somerville, i.oo 

Head,  Mrs.  Charles, 25.00 

Healy,  Miss  Helen  R., i.oo 

Heard,  Mrs.  J.  Theodore 5.00 

Heath,  Mrs.  Sarah  A., 2.00 

Hemenway,  Mrs.  C.  P., 10.00 

Herman,  Mrs.  Joseph  M., 2.00 

Amount  carried  fomiard, $2,157.00 


284 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,157.00 

Herrick,  Miss  A.  J., i.oo 

Hersey,  Mrs.  Alfred  H., 5.00 

Hersey,  Miss  M.  T., i.oo 

Higginson,  Mrs.  F.  L., 5.00 

Higginson,  Miss  E.  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L., iS-oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  C.  W.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  S.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Hills,  Mrs.  E.  A., 5.00 

Hills,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Hoadley,  Mrs.  John  C,  Roxbury, 2,00 

Hoague,  Mrs.  I.  T.  (since  died), 2.00 

Hobbs,  Mrs.  Warren  D., 2.00 

Holbrook,  Mrs.  Walter  H.,  Newton, 2.00 

Hollander,  Mrs.  Louis  P., 5.00 

Hood,  Mrs.  George  H., 5.00 

Hooper,  Miss  Adeline  D., 5.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  James  R., 10.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  N.  L., i.oo 

Hooper,  Mrs.  R.  C,  Sr., 10.00 

Hopkins,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 10.00 

Horton,  Mrs.  E.  A., 2.00 

Houghton,  Miss  Elizabeth  G., 10.00 

Houston,  Mr.  James  A.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  Arabella, 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  George  D., 5.00 

Howe,  Mr.  George  E., 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  J.  S.,  Brookline, S-oo 

Howes,  Mrs.  Osborn, 2.00 

Howland,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Hoyt,  Mrs.  J.  C, 5-oo 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Eliot, 10.00 

Hudson,  Mrs.  John  E., 5.00 

Hunneman,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,  Roxbury,       ....  3.00 

Hunneman,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  Roxbury, 2,00 

Hunnewell,  Mrs.  Arthur, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,327.00 


285 

Amount  brought  forward, ^2,327.00 

Hunnewell,  Mr.  H.  H., 50-oo 

Hunnewell,  Mr.  Walter, lo-oo 

Hutchins,  the  Misses, 3-oo 

Hutchins,  Mrs.  Constantine  F., 5-°° 

Hyde,  Mrs.  J.  F.  C,  Newton  Highlands,       ....  i.oo 

Hyde,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Newton  Highlands,      ....  .50 

lasigi,  Mrs.  Oscar, 10.00 

In  memory  of  Mrs.  Charles  Lowell  Thayer,  ...  3.00 

Ireson,  Mrs.  S.  E., 5-oo 

Jackson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  S.,  .     . 20.00 

Jelly,  Dr.  George  F., lo-oo 

Jenkins,  Mr.  Charles, S-°° 

Jenney,  Mrs.  Annie  S.,  Weston  (since  died),       .     .     .  2.00 

Jennings,  Miss  JuUa  F.,  Wellesley, i-oo 

Jewett,  Miss  Annie, 2.00 

Jewett,  Miss  Sarah  Orne,  South  Berwick,  Me.,  .     .     .  S-oo 

Johnson,  Miss, S-°° 

Johnson,  Mr.  Arthur  S., S-°° 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Edward, 2.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Edward  C, lo-oo 

Johnson,  Miss  Fanny  L.,  WoUaston, i.oo 

Johnson,  Mrs.  F.  W.,     . 2.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Wolcott  H., 10.00 

JolUflfe,  Mrs.  T.  H.,  Brookline 5-oo 

Jones,  Mrs.  B.  M., lo-oo 

Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M., lo-oo 

Jones,  Mrs.  Jerome,  Brookline, 10.00 

Jordan,  Mrs.  Eben  D., •  S'°° 

Josselyn,  Mrs.  A.  S., S-°° 

Joy,  Mrs.  Charles  H., 10.00 

Keene,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  Roxbury, 5-oo 

Kellen,  Mrs.  WiUiam  V., 50-00 

Kenerson,  Mr.  Austin  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Kenney,  Miss  E.  I., 2.00 

Kettle,  Mrs.  C.  L., •  i-oo 

Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P.,  Milton, S-oo 

Kidner,  Mrs.  Reuben, 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward,       .     • $2,616.50 


286 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,616.50 

Kimball,  Mrs.  D.  P., 25.00 

Kimball,  Mr.  Edward  P.,  Maiden 10.00 

Kimball,  Mrs.  Marcus  M,, 50.00 

Kimball,  Miss  Susan  Day, 2.00 

King,  Mrs.  D.  Webster 2.00 

Kingsbury,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline i.oo 

Klous,  Mr.  Isaac,  Roxbury 2.00 

Koshland,  Mrs.  Joseph, 10.00 

Kuhn,  Mrs.  Grace  M., 10.00 

Lamb,  Miss  Augusta  T.,  Brookline i.oo 

Lamb,  Mr.  Henry  W.,  Brookline 1.00 

Lamson,  Mrs.  J.  A., i.oo 

Lancaster,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  West  Newton, 5.00 

Lane,  Mrs.  Benjamin  P..  Roxburv.       .     .     ...     .     .  i.oo 

Larkin,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Lavalle,  Mrs.  John 5.00 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Abbott 5.00 

Lawrence,  Mr.  Charles  R.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Leavitt,  Mrs.  George  R.,  Jamaica  Plain 2.00 

Lee.  Mrs.  George  C, 10.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Henry,  Brookline 20.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Joseph, 100.00 

Leeds,  Miss  Caroline  T.,  Cambridge i.oo 

Leland,  Mrs.  Mary  E 2.00 

Levy,  Mrs.  B.,  Brookline 2.00 

Lincoln,  Miss  C.  K.  T i.oo 

Linder,  Mrs.  G., 10.00 

Lins,  Mrs.  Ferdinand,  Jamaica  Plain 2.00 

Livermore,  Mr.  Thomas  L.,  Jamaica  Plain 10.00 

Locke,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Chestnut  Hill 10.00 

Loring,  the  Misses, 30.00 

Loring,  Mr.  W.  C, 25.00 

Loring,  Mrs.  W.  C, 25.00 

Lothrop,  Miss  Mary  B 5.00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  Thornton  K 50.00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  W.  S.  H 5.00 

Loud,  Miss  Sarah  P., 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,069.50 


287 

Amount  brought  forward $3,069.50 

Lovering,  Mrs.  C.  T., 10.00 

Lovett,  Mr,  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Lovett,  Mrs,  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Edward  J., 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Jr.,  Chestnut  Hill 5.00. 

Lyman,  Mr.  John  Pickering, 10.00 

Lyman,  Mrs.  Theodore,  Brookline 20.00 

Mack,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5.00 

Mackintosh,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Roxbury 3.00 

Magee,  Mr.  J.  L.,  Chelsea, 10.00 

Mallory,  Mrs.  F.  B., 2.00 

Mandell,  Mrs.  S.  P., 5.00 

Mansfield,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Maiden, 5.00 

Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland 10.00 

Marsh,  Mrs.  Robert, 2.00 

Marshall,  Mrs.  J.  P.  C 10.00 

Martin,  Mrs.  Alex., i.oo 

Mead,  Mrs.  S.  R., 10.00 

Means,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

Means,  Mrs.  William  A., 10.00 

Meredith,  Mrs.  J.  H., 5.00 

Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Merriam,  Mr.  Frank, 10.00 

Merrill,  Mrs.  J.  Warren,  Providence,  R.I.,     ....  10.00 

Merritt,  Mrs.  Mary  E., i.oo 

Messenger,  Miss  Susan  D.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L 25.00 

Mixter,  Miss  M.  A., i.oo 

Mixter,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H,, 5.00 

Monroe,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookline 5.00 

Morison,  Mr.  George  B., 5.00 

Morison,  Mrs.  John  H., 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W., 5.00 

Morrill,  Mrs.  Ellen  A.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Atnount  carried forzvard, ^3,306.50 


288 

Amount  brought  forward, $3,306.50 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E., 5.00 

Morris,  Mrs.  Frances  Isabel,  Westchester,  N.Y.  City,  5.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Morse,  Mr.  John  T., 5.00 

Morse,  Miss  Margaret  F.,  Jamaica  Plain,       ....  5.00 

Morss,  Mrs.  Anthony  S.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 5.00 

Munroe,  Miss  Mary  F.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Joseph,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Nathan,  Mrs.  Jacob,  Brookline, 2.00 

Nazro,  Mrs.  Fred  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Nazro,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Neal,  Miss  Caro  F.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  James  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  A.  M,,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Newton,  Mrs.  E.  Bertram, i.oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  E.  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Nichols,  Mrs.  Fred  S., 5.00 

Nichols,  Mr.  Seth,  New  York, 5.00 

Nickerson,  Mr.  Andrew, 10.00 

Nickerson,  Miss  Florence  S., i.oo 

Nickerson,  Miss  Grace  E., i.oo 

Nickerson,  Miss  Isabel  J., i.oo 

Niles,  the  Misses, 5.00 

Niles,  Mrs.  G.  E., 2.00 

Norcross,  Miss  Edith  C,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis, 5.00 

Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis,  Jr., 5.00 

North,  Mrs.  J.  N.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Norton,  Mrs.  Frank  L., 5.00 

Noye,  Mrs.  W.  F.,    .     .     .     .           i.oo 

Oliver,  Miss  Martha  C,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,    ....  2.00 

Osborn,  Mrs.  Anna  F.,  Pittsfield,  Me., 2.00 

Osborn,  Mrs.  John, 2.00 

Osgood,  Mrs.  John  Felt, 15-00 

Page,  Mrs.  Calvin  Gates, 2.00 

Paine,  Mrs.  Wilham  D.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,439.50 


2.00 
I.OO 


289 

Amount  brought  forward $3'439-5o 

Parker,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 2.00 

Parker,  Miss  Eleanor  S., 5-°° 

Parkinson,  Mrs.  John, 2°-°° 

Parks,  Mrs.  John  H.,  Plymouth, i-°° 

Parsons,  the  Misses,  Roxbury, i°-°° 

Payne,  Miss  S.  A.,  Jamaica  Plain, 

P.  B.  S., 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Anna  P., ^5-°° 

Peabody,  Mr.  F.  H., ^°-°° 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Oliver  W.,  . 5-oo 

Peabody,  Mrs.  S.  Endicott, i°-°° 

Pearson,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  BrookUne, 5-oo 

Pecker,  the  Misses  Annie  J.  and  Mary  L.,     .     .     .     •  10.00 

Peirce,  Mrs.  Silas,  Jr.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Peirson,  Mrs.  Charles  L., ^°-°° 

Penfield,  Mrs.  James  A., 2-°° 

Perry,  Mrs.  Claribel  N.,  Roxbury, 5-oo 

Peterson,  Mrs.  B.  D.,  BrookUne, .1.00 

Pfaelzer,  Mrs.  F.  T., 5-°° 

PfafE,  Mrs.  Jacob, '°-°° 

Phelps,  Mrs.  George  H., 5-°° 

Philbrick,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Phillips,  Mrs.  Anna  T., 25.00 

Phipps,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  (since  died), 25.00 

Pickert,  Mrs.  Lehman,  BrookUne, i-°° 

Pickman,  Mrs.  Dudley  L., ^S-oo 

Pierce,  Mr.  Phineas, 5-°° 

Plumer,  Mrs.  Avery, ^•°° 

Poor,  Mrs.  C.  C.  (since  died), ^•°° 

Pope,  Mrs.  Albert  A., 25-°° 

Pope,  Drs.  C.  A.  and  E.  F., 2.00 

Porteous,  Mrs.  John, 4-oo 

Porteous,  Miss  M.  F., ^•°° 

Porter,  Mrs.  A.  S., 

Porter,  Miss  NelUe  E.,  North  Anson,  Me.,    ....  i-oo 

Porter,  Mrs.  P.  G.,  Cambridgeport, i-°° 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., '°°-°° 

Atnowit  carried  forward, $3)805.50 


290 

Amount  brought  forward^ $3,805.50 

Poulsson,  Miss  Emilie i.oo 

Poulsson,  Miss  Laura  E i.oo 

Prager,  Mrs.  Philip, 3.00 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Elliott  W 3.00 

Prendergast,  Mr.  James  M 10.00 

Prescott  Dr.  W.  H., 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  G.  H 2.00 

Prince,  Mr.  C.  J., '.     .  i.oo 

Proctor,  Miss  Ellen  O.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Proctor,  Mrs.  H.  H 2.00 

Punchard,  Miss  A.  L..  Brookline 2.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  George, 5.00 

Putnam,  Miss  Georgina  Lowell,  . 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Chicago,  111 2.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  George  H 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  H.  P., 5.00 

Ramsdell,  Mrs.  E.  A i.oo 

Ranney.  Mr.  Fletcher 5.00 

Ratshesky,  Mrs.  I.  A., 5.00 

Raymond,  Mrs.  Henry  E., 5.00 

Raymond,  Mrs.  T.  C,  Cambridge 5.00 

Reed,  Mrs.  William  H., 20.00 

Revere,  Mrs.  Henry,  Brookline, 2.00 

Revere,  Mrs.  Paul  J., i.oo 

Reynolds,  Mr.  Walter  H., 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  Albert  H., 5.00 

Rhodes.  Miss  Florence  R 2.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  James  F., 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  S.  H., 5  00 

Rice,  Mr.  David,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  David,  Jamaica  Plain, ^5-00 

Rice,  Mrs.  David  Hall,  Brookline, 2.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A., 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  N.  W., 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Quincy, 2.00 

Rich,  Mrs.  Isaac  B., 1.00 

Richards,  Miss  AUce  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward^ $3,985.50 


291 

Amount  brought foruiard, $3,985.50 

Richards,  Miss  Annie  Louise, 20.00 

Richards,  Miss  C, 5.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  C.  A., 25.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  Dexter  N.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  E.  C, 2.00 

Richardson,  Miss  Eva  M.,  Somerville, i.oo 

Richardson,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  Burlington,  Vt., 5.00 

Richardson,  Mr.  Spencer  W., 5.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  Mary  R.,  Newport,  R.I.,    ....  lo.oa 

Ridgway,  Miss  H.  B.  (since  died), 2.00 

Riley,  Mr.  C.  E.,  Newton, 10.00 

Ripley,  Mr,  Frederic  H., 2.00 

Robbins,  Mrs.  F.  A., i.oo 

Robinson,  Mrs.  Henry  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Robinson,  Miss  H.  M., .  25.00 

Robinson,  Miss  Helen  S.  (since  died), i.oo 

Roby,  Mrs.  C.  C, 10.00 

Rochford,  Master  Francis  J.,  Newton  Lower  Falls,      .  i.oo 

Rodman,  Mr.  S.  W., 10.00 

Roeth,  Mrs.  A.  G., i.oo 

Rogers,  Miss  Anna  P., 10.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Henry  M., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Jacob  C, 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  J.  F., 3.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Susan  S., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  VVilUam  B., 3.00 

Rosenbaum,  Miss  Elsa, i.oo 

Rosenbaum,  Mrs.  L., i.oo 

Ross,  Mrs.  Waldo  O., 5.60 

Rotch,  Mrs.  C.  M.,  New  Bedford, 20.00 

Rotch,  Miss  Mary  R.,  New  Bedford, 5.00 

Rotch,  Mrs.  T.  M., 2.00 

Rothwell,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Longwood 5.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Eliot, 2.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Henry  G.,  Providence,  R.I 25.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Isaac  H.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  William  A 10.00 

Amount  carried /of  ward, $4,245.50 


292 

Amount  brought  forward, $4,245.50 

Rust,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  J., 2.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  W.  A., 10.00 

Sabin,  Mrs.  Charles  W.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Sabine,  Miss  Catherine,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Sabine,  Mrs.  G.  K.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Sacker,  Miss  Amy  M.,  BrookUne, .  5  00 

Sacker,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Saltonstall,  Mrs.  Leverett,  Chestnut  Hill 10.00 

Sampson,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Sampson,  Miss  H.  H i.oo 

Sampson,  Mrs.  O.  H.. 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  E.  P.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  F.  W., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  L.  M., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  Winthrop, 50.00 

Sawyer,  Mrs.  Timothy  T., 5.00 

Scaife,  Miss  Helen, 2.00 

Schouler,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

Scott,  Mrs.  WilUam  M., 2.00 

Seamans,  Mr.  James  M.,  BrookUne 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  A.  P.,  BrookUne, i.oo 

Sears,  Mr.  Frederick  R., 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Herbert  M., 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Knyvet  W., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  PhiUp  H., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Willard  T., 5.00 

Sever,  Miss  Emily, 5-oo 

Severance,  Mrs.  Pierre  C, 5-oo 

Shapleigh,  Mrs.  John  W.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Shattuck,  Mrs.  G.  B.,    .     . 5.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Benjamin  S., 5.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland, 10.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  George  R., 2.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Henry  Russell, 10.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  L.  H.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Shepard,  Mr.  O.  A.,  BrookUne, 3.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Thomas  H.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $4,506.50 


293 

Amount  brought  forward^ $4,506.50 

Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence,  R.I., 25.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  C.  W., 2.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  F.  8., 5-oo 

Sherman,  Mrs.  George  M.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Shuman,  Mrs.  A., 5.00 

Sigourney,  Mr.  Henry, 10.00 

Simons,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Wellesley, 2.00 

Simpkins,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Skinner,  Mrs.  William,  Holyoke, 5.00 

Slatery,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Slocum,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Jamaica  Plain,       ....  10.00 

Smith,  Miss  Anne  E..  Roxbury 2.00 

Smith,  Mr.  Azariah, 2.00 

Smith,  Mr.  Charles  Gaston,  Jr.,  Roxbury,      ....  5.00 

Smith,  Mrs.  Samuel, 5.00 

Smith,  Mrs.  Thomas  P.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Snow,  Mrs.  F.  E., 20.00 

Snow,  Mr.  WiUiam  G., 5.00 

Soren,  Mr.  John  H.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Sowdon,  Mr.  A.  J.  C, 10.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Charles, i.oo 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Edward  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Stack,  Mrs.  James  H.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Stackpole,  Miss  Roxanna, 5.00 

Stadtmiller,  Mrs.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Stearns,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Brookline,    .     .     .  30.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  R.  H., 10.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  R.  S.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Steese,  Mrs.  Edward,  Brookline, 5.00 

Steinert,  Mrs.  Alex., 3.00 

Stetson,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Stevens,  Mrs.  H.  H., 5.00 

Stevenson,  Mrs.  Robert  H., 5.00 

St.  John,  Mrs.  J.  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Stockton,  Mrs.  Mary  A., 3.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Edwin  P.,  .... 5.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Frederick, 20.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $4,755.50 


294 

Amount  brought  forward, $4,755.50 

Storer,  the  Misses, 4.00 

Storrow,  Mrs.  J.  J., 10.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  Louis, 2.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  Philip, 2.00 

Strong,  Mrs.  Alex., 10.00 

Sturgis,  Mrs.  John  H., -.  5.00 

Swan,  Mr.  Charles  H., 5.00 

Swan,  Miss  Elizabeth  B.,  Dorchester, 5.00 

Swan,  Mr.  Robert,  Dorchester, 10.00 

Swann,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge 10.00 

Sweetser,  Mr.  Frank  E 5.00 

Sweetser,  Mrs.  Frank  E 5.00 

Sweetser,  Miss  Ida  E., 10.00 

Sweetser,  Mr.  I.  Homer 10.00 

Symonds,  Miss  Lucy  Harris, 5.00 

Taft,  Mrs.  ,E.  W i.oo 

Taft,  Mrs.  L.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas,  North  Billerica, 25.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas  Palmer,  Ashmont, i.oo 

Tappan,  Miss  Mary  A., 15-00 

Tarbell,  Mrs.  J.  P., 5.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jr., 10.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  E.  B 5.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  H.  C, 10.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Lydia  W.,  Peabody 10.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Adela  C, 10.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Bayard, 50.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Keene,  N.H 10.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Harriet  L., 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  William  G.,  Southborough, 10.00 

Thomas,  Miss  Catharine  C, 2.00 

Thomson,  Mrs.  Arthur  C,  Brookline 5.00 

Thorndike,  Mrs.  Augustus, 5.00 

Tilton,  Mrs.  Joseph  B 5.00 

Tilton,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Newton ville 5.00 

Topliff,  Miss  Mary  M., 2.00 

Townsend,  Mrs.  Thomas  D,, 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $5,051.50 


295 

Amount  brought  forward, $5,051.50 

Tucker,  Mrs.  James i.oo 

Tucker,  Mrs.  J.  Alfred,  Newton, i.oo 

Tuckerman,  Mrs.  C.  S., 4.00 

Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph 10.00 

Tyler,  Mr.  E.  Royall, 5.00 

Tyler,  Mrs.  J.  H 5.00 

Van  Nostrand,  Mrs.  Alonzo  G., 5.00 

Vickery,  Mrs.  Herman  F., 5.00 

Vogel,  Mrs.  Frederick  W., 5.00 

Vose,  Mr.  Frank  T.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  A.  F 5.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  Clarence  S., 10.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs,  O.  F., 5.00 

Wales,  Mrs.  George  W., 5.00 

Walker,  Mrs.  J.  Albert, 2.00 

Walsh,  Master  Fred.  V.  (for  1900  and  1901),     .     .  2.00 

Ward,  Miss  Ellen  M., 5.00 

Ward,  Mrs.  Henry  V.  (since  died), 5.00 

Ware,  Miss  Harriot,  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 2.00 

Warner,  Mrs.  F.  E., 5.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  Frederick, 5.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  Susan  C.  (since  died), 10.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  William  W., 25.00 

Washburn,  Mrs.  Rufus  A., i.oo 

Wason,  Mrs.  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  C.  Herbert,  Brookline, 5  00 

Watson,  Mrs.  H.  H., .  2.00 

Wead,  Mrs.  Leslie  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Webster,  Mrs.  F,  G., .5.00 

Weeks,  Mrs.  A.  G., 10.00 

Weeks,  Mr.  A.  G.,  Jr., 5.00 

Weld,  Miss  Alice  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  Davis,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Weld,  Mrs,  Samuel  M.,  North  Chatham, 2.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  William.  F., 20.00 

Weston,  Mrs,  H.  C, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $5,267.50 


296 

Amount  brought  forward^ $5,267.50 

Whalen,  Mrs.  J.  E.,  Melrose  Highlands, i.oo 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  G.  H., i.oo 

Wheelwright,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  Edward, 5.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  G.  W., 10.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  J.  W., 10.00 

Whidden,  Miss  Georgia  M., 25.00 

Whipple,  Mrs.  J.  Reed, 10.00 

Whipple,  Mrs.  S.  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

White,  Miss  A.  B., i-oo 

White,  Mrs.  C.  T., Z-oo 

White,  Miss  Eliza  Orne,  Brookline, 5.00 

White,  Mrs.  F.  J.,  Brookline, 2.00 

White,  Mr.  George  A 25.00 

White,  Miss  G.  R., i.oo 

White,  Mrs.  Jonathan  H.,  Brookline, 10.00 

White,  Mrs.  Joseph  H.,  Brookline 2.00 

White,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  BrookUne 25.00 

Whiteside,  Mrs.  A., 3-oo 

Whiting,  Mrs.  J.  K.,  Longwood,       ...:...  5.00 

Whiting,  Miss  Susan  A.,  Newton, 5.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  S.  B,,  Cambridge 10.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  W.  S.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  Henrj-, 25.00 

Whitney,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Edward,  Belmont, 25.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  George 2.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  H.  A 5.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Henry  M.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Mary i.oo 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  Augustus,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Whittington,  Mrs.  Hiram,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Whitwell,  Mrs.  Frederick  A., 5.00 

Whitwell,  Miss  S.  L 15.00 

Willard,  Mrs.  A.  R., 5-°° 

WiUard,  Miss  Edith  G., 2.00 

Willcomb,  Mrs.  George, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward,       .   ■ $5,544.50 


297 

Amount  brought  Jorward^     . $5,544.50 

Willcutt,  Mr.  Levi  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Williams,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Williams,  Miss  Adelia  C,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Harriet  C, 25.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Jeremiah, 2.00 

Williams,  Mr.  Moses, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Moses, '   .     .     .  5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  T.  B., 5.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Annie  E.,  Brookline, _.     .  5.00 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Lilly  U.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Winkley,  Mrs.  Samuel  H., 25.00 

Winslow,  Miss  Helen  M., i.oo 

Winsor,  Mrs.  Ernest,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Withington,  Miss  Anna  S.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Wolcott,  Mrs.  Roger, 5.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E,  S., 2.00 

Wood,  Mr.  Henry,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Woodbury,  Mrs.  John  P., 5.00 

Woodworth,  Mrs.  A.  S., 10.00 

Worthley,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Wright,  Miss  M.  A., 3.00 

Young,  Miss,  Brookline, .     .     .     .  5.00 

Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L., 10.00 

Young,  Mr.  Calvin,  Dorchester  (since  died),       .     .     .  2.00 

Young,  Miss  Lucy  F.,  Groton, 2.00 

Ziegel,  Mr.  Louis,  Roxbury, 5.00 

^5.713-50 

Cambridge  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  E.  C.  Agassiz. 

Abbot,  Miss  Anne  W,, $10.00 

Abbot,  Mrs.  Edwin  H., 10.00 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Edward, 2.00 

A  friend, 10.00 

Agassiz,  Mrs.  E.  C, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $42.00 


298 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $42.00 

Agassiz,  Mr.  Max 10.00 

Ames,  Mrs.  James  B., 10.00 

Anonymous, 2.00 

Bartlett,  Mrs.  John i.oo 

Batchelder,  Miss  I., 5.00 

Beard,  Mrs.  Edward  L., i.oo 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  J.  W 2.00 

Bradford,  Miss  Edith 5.00 

Brewster,  Mrs.  WilHam, 5.00 

Bright,  Mrs.  H.  O., 5.00 

Brooks,  Miss  Martha  W.,  Petersham 5.00 

Buttrick,  Miss  Anne i.oo 

Gary,  Miss  E.  F 2.00 

Carey,  Mrs.  A.  A.  (donation), 2.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  S.  C, i.oo 

Chapman,  Miss  Anna  B 2.00 

Chapman,  Mrs.  Lucy, 2.00 

Child,  Mrs.  F.  J., 1.50 

Cooke,  Mrs.  J.  P., 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  I.  T i.oo 

Cushman,  Miss  Edith  W 1.00 

Dana,  Mrs.  R.  H.,  Jr., 5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  W.  M., 2.00 

Deane,  Mrs.  Walter i.oo 

Emery,  Miss  Octavia  B., 2.00 

Eustis,  Mrs,  Frank  I., i.oo 

Everett,  Mrs.  Emily, 1  o  00 

Everett,  Miss  Mildred, 10.00 

Farlow,  Mrs.  William  G., 5.00 

Fish,  Mrs.  F.  P.,       10.00 

Fisk,  Mrs.  James  C 5.00 

Foster,  Mrs.  F.  C., 100.00 

Francke,  Mrs.  Kuno, 2.00 

Gale,  Mrs.  Justin  E.,  Weston, 5.00 

Goodale,  Mrs.  G.  L., i.oo 

Goodwin,  Miss  A.  M., 5.00 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  H.  B 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $280.50 


299 

Amount  brought  forward, $280.50 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  W.  W., 5.00 

Green,  Miss  E.  W., i.oo 

Greeji,  Miss  M.  A., i.oo 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  James  (donation), 100.00 

Hayward,  Mr.  J.  W., 5.00 

Hedge,  Miss  Charlotte  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Henchman,  Miss  A.  P., 5.00 

Horsford,  Miss  Katherine, 5.00 

Houghton,  the  Misses,        10.00 

Howe,  Miss  Sara  R., 5.00 

Kennedy,  Mrs.  F.  S., 3.00 

Kettell,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 5.00 

Lamb,  Mrs.  George  (donation), 5.00 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Leavitt,  Miss  Margaret, 5.00 

Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  M,, 10.00 

Longfellow,  Mrs.  W.  P.  P., 5.00 

Lyon,  Mrs.  D.  G., 2.00 

McKean,  Mrs.  H.  S., 5.00 

Morison,  Mrs.  R.  S., 2.00 

Noble,  Mrs.  G.  W.  C,        5.00 

Norton,  Prof.  C.  E., 10.00 

Paine,  Miss  J.  W., 5.00 

Palfrey,  the  Misses,        5.00 

Palfrey,  Mrs.  C.  (since  died), 2.00 

Peirce,  Prof.  J.  M., 2.00 

Perrin,  Mrs.  Franklin  (for  1900-01), 2.00 

Read,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Richards,  Mrs.  J.  R., 2.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  R.  H., i.oo 

Saville,  Mrs.  H.  M., i.oo 

Scudder,  Mrs.  Horace  E.,       i.oo 

Scudder,  Mr.  Samuel  H., i.oo 

Sharpies,  Mrs.  S.  P., 2.00 

Simmons,  Mrs.  M.  E., i.oo 

Sleeper,  Mrs,  C.  M., 2.00 

Smith,  Mrs.  Horatio  S., 2.00 

Atnount  carried  forward, $514.50 


300 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $514.50 

Spelman,  Mrs.  I.  M., 5.00 

Stark,  Mrs.  W.  F., i.oo 

Swan,  Mrs.  S.  H., 5.00 

Taft,  Mrs.  Charles  H,, i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  J.  B., i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  J.  H.,        2.00 

Thorp,  Mrs.  J.  G., 10.00 

Tofifey,  Mrs.  A.  S., 10.00 

Toppan,  Mrs.  R.  N., 5  00 

Vaughan,  Mrs.  Benjamin  (for  1900-01), 20.00 

Wesselhoeft,  Mrs.  W., 2.00 

White,  Mrs.  J.  Gardner, 5.00 

White,  Mrs.  M.  P., 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Maria, 5.00 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  F.  W., 10.00 

Willson,  Mrs.  R.  W., 5.00 

Winlock,  Mrs.  J., i.oo 

Woodman,  Mrs.  C.  W., 25.00 

Woodman,  Mrs.  Walter, 2.00 

Yerxa,  Mr.  Henry  D., 5.00 

Interest, 1563 

S655.13 


DORCHESTER    BRANCH. 

Through  Mrs.  J.  Henry  Bean. 

Atherton,  Mrs.  Samuel,  Boston,        $1.00 

Barnard,  Mrs.  C.  F., i.oo 

Barry,  Mrs,  Elizabeth  S., i.oo 

Bartlett,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Boston, i.oo 

Bates,  Mrs.  Henry  L.,        i.oo 

Bean,  Mrs.  J.  Henry, i.oo 

Bennett,  Miss  M.  M.,  Wellesley  College, i.oo 

Bird,  Mrs.  John  L.,        i-oo 

Bradford,  Mrs.  Martin  L., 2.00 

Brigham,  Mrs.  Frank  E., 100 

Burdett,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,        5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $16.00 


30I 

Atnoimt  brought  forward , $16.00 

Callender,  Miss,        i.oo 

Callender,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Churchill,  Mrs.  J.  R., i-oO 

Clark,  Mrs.  A.  C, i-oo 

Conant,  Mrs.  James  S., i-oo 

Copeland,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Cushing,  Miss  Susan  T., i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  D.  J., i.oo 

Dillaway,  Mrs.  C.  O.  L.,    .     , i.oo 

Downer,  Mrs.  Samuel  (since  died), 5.00 

Eaton,  Mrs.  Albert,        i.oo 

Eliot,  Mrs.  Christopher  R.,  Boston, 2.00 

Estabrooks,  Miss, i.oo 

Everett,  Mrs.  William  B., i.oo 

Faunce,  Mrs.  Sewall  A., i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  M.  C.  T.,  Milton, 2.00 

Forrest,  Mrs.  R.  M., i.oo 

Hall,  Miss  Adelaide, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Hawkes,  Mrs.  S.L.,  Mattapan, i.oo 

Hearsey,  Miss  Sarah  E., i.oo 

Hemmenway,  Mrs.  Edward  A., i.oo 

Howland,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5.00 

Humphreys,  Mrs.  R.  C, 2.00 

Jordan,  Mrs.  H.  J.,  Hingham,  Centre, i.oo 

Joyslin,  Mrs.  L.  B.,  Wakefield, i.oo 

Knight,  Mr.  Clarence  H., i.oo 

Laighton,  Mrs.  William  B., '    .     .  i.oo 

Lanning,  Mr.  Charles  D.,        5.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Charles  J.  (donation), 10.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  L.  M., i.oo 

Miller,  Dr.  C.  H., 5.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  L.  M.,  Lexington, i.oo 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Harold, 5.00 

Nash,  Mrs.  Edward,  Boston,        i.oo 

Nash,  Mrs.  Frank, i.oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  Smith  W., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $87.00 


302 

Amount  brought  forward, $87.00 

Nightingale,  Mrs.  C, i.oo 

North,  Mrs.  F.  O., V     .  i.oo 

Noyes,  Miss  Marj^  E., ...  i.oo 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Charles  K.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Phillips,  Mrs.  John  G.,        i.oo 

Phillips,  Miss  Mary  N., .     .  i.oo 

Pierce,  Miss  Henrietta  M., 1.00 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Laban, 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  John, .     .     .     .           .  i.oo 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  T.  M., i.oo 

Rose,  Mrs.  Mary  L., i.oo 

Sayward,  Mrs.  W.  H.,        2.00 

Sharp,  Mr.  Everett  H., 5.00 

Sharp,  Miss  E.  S.  (donation), 2.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  John,  Jr.,  Brookline i.oo 

Smith,  Mrs.  W.  H.  L., i.oo 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Albert  H., i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  A.  Maynard, i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  A.  T.,  2d., i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  Henry  D i.oo 

Stearns,  Miss  Katherine i.oo 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Fred  P., 2.00 

Swan,  Mrs.  Joseph  W., 3.00 

Swan,  Miss  M.  E., i.oo 

Tanner,  Mrs.  J.  A.,        2.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  A.  C, i.oo 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 2.00 

Thacher,  Miss  Elizabeth  M., i.oo 

Thacher,  Miss  M.  H., i.oo 

Torrey,  Mrs.  Elbridge,        i  o  00 

Turner,  Mr.  William  H., i.oo 

Vinson,  Miss  Ellen  H., 2.00 

Waitt,  Mrs.  William  Gay i.oo 

Warner,  Mrs.  E.  H., 2.00 

Whiton,  Mrs.  Royal, i.oo 

Wilder,  Miss  Grace  S., 2.00 

W^illard,  Miss  Ellen  E., i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $148.00 


303 

Amount  brought  forward, $148.00 

Willard,  Mrs.  L.  P., i.oo 

Wood,  Mr.  Frank, 5-°° 

Wood,  Mrs.  Frank, 5-oo 

Wood,  Mrs.  William  A., i-oo 

Wright,  Mr.  C.  P., 5-oo 

Young,  Mrs.  Frank  L., 5.00 

$170.00- 


Lynn  Branch. 

Through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood. 

Averill,  Miss  M.  J., $1.00 

Bancroft,  Mrs.  Thomas, .  i  -oo 

Berry,  Mrs.  B.  J.  and  son, S-oo 

Blood,  Mr.  E.  H., 5-oo 

Blood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  K S-oo 

Breed,  Mrs.  A.  B., i.oo 

Caldwell,  Mrs.  Ellen  F.,  Bradford, i.oo 

Chase,  Mr.  PhiUp  A., S-oo 

Earp,  Miss  Emily  A., i-oo 

Elmer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  J., S-oo 

Frazier,  Mrs.  Lyman  B., 2.00 

Haven,  Miss  Cassie  S., i-oo 

Heath,  Mrs.  Caroline  P., 2.00 

Hollis,  Mrs.  S.  J., 10.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Luther  S., S-°° 

Lee,  Mrs.  Nehemiah  (for  1900), 500 

LeRow,  Mrs.  M.  H.,  Roslindale, i-oo 

Little,  Mrs.  WilUam  B., i-oo 

Lovejoy,  Mrs.  Dr., i-oo 

Melcher,  Mrs.  Angelia  O,, i-oo 

Morgan,  Mrs.  William  F., S-oo 

Newhall,  Mr.  Charles  H.,        25.00 

Newhall,  Mrs.  Dr.  Edward, 5-°° 

Pevear,  Mr.  Waldo  L., 5-°° 

Pickford,  Mrs.  Anna  M .     .     .     .     .     •  5-°° 

Purinton,  Mrs.  H.  S., i-oo 

Sheldon,  Mrs.  Mary  L. 5-°° 


Af?iount  carried forzvard, 


)IIO.OO 


304 

Amoufit  brought  forward, Jiio.oo 

Spaulding,  Mr.  Roland  A.  (donation), 2.00 

Spinney,  Mr.  B.  F.,        5.00 

Sprague,  Mr.  Henry  B., 5.00 

Tapley,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  F,, 5.00 

Thomson,  Mr.  Elihu,  Swampscott  (donation),     .     .     .  5.00 

Usher,  Mrs.  Roland  G., i.oo 

Walsh,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles, 2.00 

$135-00 


JV\iLTON  Branch. 


Through  Mrs.  William  Wood. 

Baldwin,  Miss  Alice  W., $1.00 

Barnard,  Mrs.  James  M., i.oo 

Breck,  Mrs.  C.  E.  C, i.oo 

Brewer,  Miss  EHza, 5.00 

Brewer,  Mrs.  Joseph, 5.00 

^''iggs,  Miss  S.  E., 1.00 

Brooks,  Mrs.  Edward,  Hyde  Park,  . i.oo 

Channing,  the  Misses, 3.00 

Clarke,  Mrs.  D.  O.,  East  Milton, i.oo 

Clum,  Mrs.  Alison  B., i.oo 

Dow,  Miss  Jane  F., 2.50 

Dow,  Miss  Lucia  A., 2.50 

Emerson,  Mrs.  W.  R., i.oo 

Forbes,  Mrs.  J.  Murray, 5.00 

Gilbert,  Mrs.  H.  J., i.oo 

Gilmore,  Miss  Mary  E.,  North  Easton, i.oo 

Glover,  Mrs.  T.  R., i.oo 

Hemenway,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Readville, 25.00 

Hicks,  Miss  Josephine, i.oo 

Hinckley,  Miss  Mary,  Mattapan, i.oo 

HoUingsworth,  Mrs.  Amor, 3.00 

HolUngsworth,  Mrs.  P.  R.,  Mattapan, ,  5.00 

Jaques,  Mrs.  Francis, 5.00 

Jaques,  Miss  Helen, 10.00 

Klous,  Mrs.  Henry  D., i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $85.00 


305 

Amount  brought  forward^ $85.00 

Ladd,  Mrs.  William  J., 5.00 

Mackintosh,  Mrs., i.oo 

Perkins,  Mrs.  Charles  E., 5,00 

Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  V., i.oo 

Pierce,  Mrs.  W.  L., 1,00 

Pierce,  Mr.  Walworth, i.oo 

Richardson,  Miss  Nettie, 2.00 

Richardson,  Miss  S.  H., i.oo 

Rivers,  Mrs.  George  R.  R., i.oo 

Roberts,  Miss  Rachel, i.oo 

Roberts,  Mrs.  R.  H., i.oo 

Rotch,  Miss  Johanna, i.oo 

SafEord,  Mrs.  N.  M., „     .  2.00 

Tilden,  Mrs.  George, 2.00 

Tilden,  Mrs.  WiUiam  P., i.oo 

Tileston,  Miss  Edith,  Mattapan, i.oo 

Tileston,  Miss  Eleanor,  Mattapan, i.oo 

Tileston,  Mrs.  J.  B.,  Mattapan, 5.00 

Tucker,  Miss  R.  L.,  Hyde  Park, i.oo 

Tucker,  Mrs.  Stephen  A.,  Hyde  Park, i.oo 

Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C, 2.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  E.  D., i.oo 

Ware,  Mrs.  Arthur  L., 2.00 

Weston,  Mr.  WilUam  B., 2.00 

White,  Mrs.  F.  B., i.oo 

Whitney,  Mrs.  A.  D.  T., i.oo 

Whitwell,  Mrs.  F.  A., i.oo 

Whitwell,  Miss  Natalie  S., i.oo 

Wood,  Mr.  William, i.oo 

Wood,  Mrs.  William, 10.00 

$142.00 


Worcester  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Harrington. 

Allen,  Miss  Katherine,        $S-oo 

Allen,  Mrs.  Lamson, i.oo 

Ball,  Miss  Helen, 2.00 

Amoufit  carried  forward, $8.00 


3o6 

Amount  brought  forward, $8.00 

Ball,  Mrs.  Phineas 2.00 

Barber,  Miss  F.  Lillian i.oo 

Bigelow,  Miss  Mary  F i.oo 

Blake,  Miss, i.oo 

Brigham,  Mrs.  John  S 1.00 

Clark,  Miss  Harriet  E 5.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Henry 50.00 

Comins,  Mrs.  E.  I i.oo 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Edwin  P i.oo 

Davis,  Mrs.  Charles  H i.oo 

Day,  Mrs.  John  E.,         2.00 

Denholm,  Mrs.  W.  J., i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  H.  B., 2.00 

Fobes,  Mrs.  Celia  E.. i.oo 

Gage,  Mrs.  Homer,        5.00 

Gage,  Mrs.  Thomas  H i.oo 

Gates,  Mrs.  Charles  L i.oo 

Gross,  Mrs.  Henry  J i.oo 

Harrington,  Mrs.  C.  G 2.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  G.  H., 5.00 

Hoar,  Mrs.  George  F 2.00 

Hoar,  Miss  Mary  (for  1900-01) 10.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  W.  W i.oo 

Knowles,  Mrs.  F.  B., 5.00 

Leland,  Mrs.  L.  K.,        i.oo 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Winslow  S i.oo 

Lowell,  Mr.  A.  S 5.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  Jessie i.oo 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  D.  F., i.oo 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Julia  T i.oo 

Newton,  Mrs.  George, i.oo 

Newton,  Mrs.  George  L i.oo 

Norcross,  Mrs.  O.  W., i.oo 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Henry  S., 10.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  Otis, i.oo 

Richardson,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Robinson,  Mrs.  J.  H.,         i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward.^ $137.00 


307 

Amount  brought  forward, $137.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Nellie i.oo 

Russell,  Mrs.  Herbert,        i.oo 

Russell,  Mrs.  J.  M.,       . 2.00 

Salisbury,  Hon.  Stephen, 10.00 

Scofield,  Mrs.  J.  M., 5.00 

Sinclair,  Mr.  J.  E., i.oo 

Sinclair,  Mrs.  J.  E i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Adin 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  D.,  Jr., 10,00 

Torrey,  Mrs.  L.  H., i.oo 

Washburn,  Mrs.  Charles  G., 25.00 

Wellington,  Mrs.  F.  W., i.oo 

Wesson,  Mrs.  James  E., i.oo 

Wesson,  Mr.  Walter  G., «  i.oo 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  Leonard, i.oo 

Whipple,  Mrs.  W,  F., i.oo 

Winslow,  Mrs.  Samuel, 2.00 

Witter,  Mrs,  Henry  M., 3.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E.  M.,         6.00 

Wyman,  Miss  Florence  W., i.oo 

$216.00 


SEVENTY-FIRST  ANNUAL   REPORT 


THE    TRUSTEES 


Perkins  Institution 


Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 


FOR   THE   YEAR    ENDING 


August    31,    1902. 


BOSTON 

Press  of  Geo.  H.  Ellis  Co.,  272  Congress  Street 

1903 


Commontx)ealt]^  of  ^a^m^nmt^. 


Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  17,  1902. 

To  the  Hon.  Wm.  M.  Olin,  Secretary  of  State,  Boston. 

Dear  Sir:  —  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  to  you,  for 
the  use  of  the  legislature,  a  copy  of  the  seventy-first  annual 
report  of  the  trustees  of  this  institution  to  the  corporation 
thereof,  together  with  that  of  the  treasurer  and  the  usual 
accompanying  documents. 

Respectfully, 

MICHAEL    ANAGNOS, 

Secretary. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    CORPORATION. 
1902-1903. 


FRANCIS    H.  APPLETON,  President. 
AMORY    A.  LAWRENCE,    Vice-President. 
EDWARD    JACKSON,   Treasurer. 
MICHAEL   ANAGNOS,  Secretary. 


BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES. 


S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE,  Cfuiirman. 
MELVIN   O.  ADAMS. 
FRANCIS   H.  APPLETON. 
WM.  LEONARD   BENEDICT. 
WILLIAM    ENDICOTT. 
CHARLES   P.  GARDINER. 


N.  P.  HALLOWELL. 
J.  THEODORE    HEARD,  M.D. 
FRANCIS   W.  HUNNEWELL. 
GEORGE   H.  RICHARDS. 
WILLIAM    L.  RICHARDSON,  M.D. 
RICHARD   M.  SALTONSTALL. 


STANDING    COMMITTEES. 
Monthly  Visiting  Committee, 

whose  ditty  it  is  to  visit  and  inspect  the  Institution  at  least  once  in  each  month. 


January, 

February, 

Match,    . 

April, 

May, 

June, 


1903. 

MBLVtN  O.  Adams. 
Francis  H.  Appleton. 
Wm.  L.  Benedict. 
William  Kndicott. 
Charles  P.  Gardiner. 
N.  P.  Hallowell. 


Committee  on  Education. 

George  H.  Richards. 
Francis  W.  Hunnewkll. 
Mblvin  O.  Adams. 


Committee  on  Finance. 

S.  LoTHROP  Thorndike. 
William  Endicott. 
Wm.  Leonard  Benedict. 
-N.  P.  Hallowbll. 


1903. 

July,   .    . 

J.  Theodore  Heard. 

August,    . 

.     Francis  W.  HuNNEWELL. 

September, 

George  H.  Richards. 

October,  . 

William  L.  Richardson. 

November, 

Richard  M.  Saltonstal£ 

December, 

.     S.  Lothrop  Thorndikb. 

House  Committee. 
William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Charles  P.  Gardiner. 
George  H.  Richards. 


Committee  on  Health. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall. 


Auditors  of  Accounts. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
S.  Lothrop  Thorndike. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    INSTITUTION. 


MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Director. 


LITERARY    DEPARTMENT. 


Boys'  Section. 

ALMORIN   O.  CASWELL. 

Miss  CAROLINE   E.  McMASTER. 

Miss  JULIA   A.  BOYLAN. 

Miss  JESSICA   L.  LANGWORTHY. 

LINCOLN    ROYS. 

EDWARD   K.  HARVEY. 

Miss  ELLEN    B.  EWELL. 

Girls'  Section. 


Miss  SARAH    M.  LILLEY. 

Miss  FRANCES   S.  MARRETT. 

Miss  IRENE   MASON. 

Miss  ELLA   J.  SPOON ER. 

Miss  JULIA    E.  BURNHAM. 

Miss  ETHEL   M.  STICKNEY. 

Miss  GRACE    E.  TAFT. 

Miss  VINA   C.  BADGER. 

Miss  AMELIA   W.  DAVIS. 

Miss  LILIAN    MABEL   FORBUSH. 


Miss  GAZELLA   BENNETT. 

Miss  SARAH    ELIZABETH   LANE,  Librarian. 
Miss  LAURA   M.  SAWYER,  Librarian. 
Miss  ANNA   GARDNER   FISH,  Clerk. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    MUSIC. 


EDWIN   L.  GARDINER. 
Miss  FREDA   A.  BLACK. 
Miss  HELEN   M.  ABBOTT. 
Miss  MARY   E.   BURBECK. 


Miss  LILA   P.  COLE. 
Miss  MARY   E.  RILEY. 
Miss  LOUISA    L.  FERNALD. 


Boys'  Section. 

W.  LUTHER   STOVER. 
JOHN    F.  HARTWELL. 
JOHN   M.  FLOCKTON. 
AUGUSTO   VANNINI. 
AUGUST   DAMM. 

Girls'  Section. 

I  Miss  ANNA   L.  GOODRICH. 

Miss  BLANCHE  ATWOOD  BARDIN. 


GEORGE   W.  WANT. 
EDWIN   A.  SABIN. 


TUNING    DEPARTMENT. 

GEORGE    E.  ViKVa:,  Imtructor  and  Manager. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    MANUAL   TRAINING 

JOHN   H.  WRIGHT.  I 

JULIAN    H.  MABEV. 

ELWYN   C.  SMITH. 

Miss  MARY   B.  KNOWLTON,  Sloyd.  \ 


Miss  ANNA    S.  HANNGREN,  Sloyd. 
Miss  FRANCES  M.  LANGWORTHY. 
Miss  M.  ELIZABETH    ROBBINS. 
Miss  GRACE  E.  SNOW. 


DOMESTIC    DEPARTMENT. 


ELISHA   S.  BOLAND,  M.D., 

Attending  Physician. 
FREDERICK   A.  FLANDERS,  Steward. 
Mrs.  FRANCES   E.  CARLTON,  Matron. 
Miss  ALICE   CARY,  Assistant. 


Housekeepers  in  the  Cottages. 

Mrs.  M.  a.  KNOWLTON. 
Mrs.  CORA   L.  GLEASON. 
Miss  JESSIE   BENTLEY. 
Mrs.  SOPHIA   C.  HOPKINS. 
Miss  FLORENCE   E.  STOWE. 


PRINTING    DEPARTMENT. 


DENNIS   A.  REARDON,  Manager. 
Mrs.  ELIZABETH  L.  BOWDEN,  Printer. 


Miss  LOULSE  CHISHOLM, /'r?"«/<'r. 
Miss  ISABELLA  G.  MEALEY,Pr/«^fr. 


WORKSHOP    FOR    ADULTS. 

EUGENE   C.  HOWARD,  Mj«a^"-«r.  |  Miss  ESTELLE  M.  MENDUM,  C/fr/l. 


Miss  ELLEN    B.  WEBSTER,  Book-keeper. 
Mi.ss  MAYBEL   J.   Y.\^G ,  A ssistant . 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


Abbott,  Mrs.  M.  T.,  Cambridge. 
Adams,  John  A.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Adams,  Melvin  O.,  Boston. 
Agassiz,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Cambridge. 
Ahl,  Mrs.  Daniel,  Boston. 
Alger,  Rev.  William  R.,  Boston. 
Amory,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Anagnos,  Michael,  Boston. 
Anderson,  Mrs.  John  F.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Gen.  Francis  H.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  R.  M.,  New  York. 
Appleton,  Dr.  William,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  William,  Boston. 
Apthorp,  William  F.,  Boston. 
Atkinson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Bacon,  Edwin  M.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Mrs.  Ezra  H.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Miss  M.  K.,  Boston. 
Baldwin,  S.  E.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Baldwin,  William  H.,  Boston. 
Balfour,  Miss  M.  D.,  Charlestown. 
Ballard,  Miss  E.,  Boston. 
Barbour,  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Barrett,  William  E.,  Boston. 
Barrows,  Hon.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Barrows,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Bartlett,  Francis,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  F.,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  John,  Cambridge. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  F.,  Boston. 
Bates,  Arlo,  Boston. 
Baylies,  Mrs.  Charlotte  U.,  Boston. 
Beach,  Rev.  D.  N.,  Denver. 
Beach,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Springfield. 
Beal,  James  H.,  Boston. 


Beebe,  E.  Pierson,  Boston. 
Beebe,  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Benedict,  Wm.  Leonard,  Boston. 
Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  Brookline. 
Binney,  William,  Providence. 
Black,  George  N.,  Boston. 
Blanchard,  G.  D.  B.,  Maiden. 
Boardman,  Mrs.  Edwin  A.,  Boston. 
Bourn,  Hon.  A.  O.,  Providence. 
Bowditch,  Alfred,  Boston. 
Bowditch,  Dr.  H.  P.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Boyden,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Brackett,  Mrs.  Henry,  Boston. 
Brimmer,  Mrs.  Martin,  Boston. 
Brooke,  Rev.  Stopford  W.,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Edward,  Hyde  Park. 
Brooks,  Rev.  G.  W.,  Dorchester. 
Brooks,  Peter  C,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Peter  C,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Shepherd,  Boston. 
Brown,  B.  F.,  Boston. 
Brown,  Mrs.  John  C,  Providence. 
Browne,  A.  Parker,  Boston. 
Bryant,  Mrs.  A.  B.  M.,  Boston. 
BuUard,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Boston. 
Bullock,  George  A.,  Worcester. 
Bumstead,  Mrs.  F.  J.,  Cambridge. 
Bundy,  James  J.,  Providence. 
Burgess,  Mrs.  S.  K.,  Brookline. 
Burnham,  Miss  Julia  E.,  Lowell. 
Burnham,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Burton,  Dr.  J.  W.,  Flushing,  N.Y. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  Samuel,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Walter  C,   Boston. 


Callahan,  Miss  Mary  G.,  Boston. 
Callender,  Walter,  Providence. 
Carpenter,  Charles  E.,  Providence. 
Carter,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  West  Newton. 
Cary,  Miss  E.  F.,  Cambridge. 
Cary,  Miss  Ellen  G.,  Boston. 
Cary,  Mrs.  Richard,  Boston. 
Case,  Mrs.  Laura  L.,  Boston. 
Center,  Joseph  H.,  Boston. 
Chace,  James  H.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chace,  Hon.  J.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chadwick,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  Joseph  Edgar,  N.Y. 
Chapin,  E.  P.,  Providence. 
Cheever,  Dr.  David  W.,  Boston. 
Cheever,  Miss  M.  E.,  Boston. 
Claflin,  Hon.  William,  Boston. 
Clark,  Miss  S.  W.,  Beverly. 
Clarke,  James  W.,  New  York. 
Clement,  Edward  H.,  Boston. 
Coates,  James,  Providence. 
Cochrane,  Alexander,  Boston. 
Coffin,  Mrs.  W.  E.,  Boston. 
Colt,  Samuel  P.,  Bristol,  R.I. 
Cook,  Charles  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Cook,  Mrs.  C.  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Coolidge,  Dr.  A.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  J.  Randolph,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  R.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  John  T.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  T.  Jefferson,  Boston. 
Cotting,  C.  U.,  Boston. 
Cowing,  Miss  Grace  G.,  Brookline. 
Cowing,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Brookline. 
Crafts,  Mrs.  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Crane,  Mrs.  Zenas  M.,  Dalton. 
Crosby,  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Crosby,  Sumner,  Brookline. 
Crosby,  William  S.,  Brookline. 
Cross,  Mrs.  F.  B.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Cruft,  Miss  Harriet  O.,  Boston. 
Cummings,  Mrs.A.L.,  Portland,Me. 


Cummings,  Charles  A.,  Boston. 
Cunniff,  Hon.  M.  M.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  C.  A.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Greeley  S.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Mary  S.,  Boston. 
Dalton,  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Dalton,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Darling,  Cortes  A.,  Providence. 
Davis,  Miss  A.  W.,  Boston. 
Davis,  Mrs.  Edward  L.,  Boston. 
Dexter,  Mrs.  F.  G.,  Boston. 
Dillaway,  W.  E.  L.,  Boston. 
DoHber,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Dow,  Miss  Jane  F.,  Milton. 
Draper,  Eben  S.,  Boston. 
Draper,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Dunklee,  Mrs.  John  W.,  Boston. 
Durant,  William,  Boston. 
Duryea,  Mrs.  Herman,  New  York, 
Earle,  Mrs.  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Eliot,  Rev.  Christopher  R.,  Boston. 
Elliott,  Mrs.  Maud  Howe,  Boston. 
Ellis,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Clara  T.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Henry,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Beverly. 
Endicott,  William,  Boston. 
Endicott,  William  C,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Ernst,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower,  Boston. 
Everett,  Mrs.  Emily,  Cambridge. 
Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L.,  Boston. 
Farnam,  Mrs.  Ann  S.,  New  Haven. 
Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B.,  Boston. 
Fay,  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Miss  S.  M.,  Boston. 
Fenno,  Mrs.  L.  C,  Boston. 
Ferguson,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Dorchester. 


8 


Ferris,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Brookline. 
Ferris,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline. 
Fields,  Mrs.  James  T.,  Boston. 
Fiske,  Mrs.  Joseph  N.,  Boston. 
Fitz,  Mrs.  W.  Scott,  Boston. 
Folsom,  Charles  F.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Foote,  Miss  M.  B.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Miss  C.  P.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  E.W.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
Foster,  Francis  C,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  Francis  C,  Cambridge. 
Freeman,  Miss  Harriet  E.,  Boston. 
Fry,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Fuller,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.,  Boston. 
Galloupe,  C.  W.,  Bo.ston. 
Gammans, Hon.  George  H.,  Boston. 
Gardiner,  Charles  P.,  Boston. 
Gardiner,  Robert  H.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L.,  Boston. 
George,  Charles  H.,  Providence. 

Gill,  Mrs.  Francis  A.,  Boston. 

Glidden,  W.  T.,  Boston. 

Goddard,  William,  Providence. 

Goff,  Darius  L.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 

Goff,  Lyman  B.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 

Goldthwait,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 

Gooding,  Rev.  A.,  Portsmouth, N.H. 

Goodwin,  Miss  A.  M.,  Cambridge. 

Gordon,  Rev.  G.  A.,  D.D.,  Boston. 

Gray,  Mrs.  Ellen,  New  York  City. 

Green,  Charles  G.,  Boston. 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  James,  Cambridge. 

Grew,  Edward  W.,  Boston. 

Griffin,  S.  B.,  Springfield. 

Hale,  Rev.  Edward  E.,  Boston. 

Hall,  Mrs.  F.Howe,  Plainfield,N.J. 

Hall,  Miss  L.  E.,  Boston. 

Hall,  Miss  Minna  B.,  Longwood. 

Hallowell,  Col.  N.  P.,  Boston. 

Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  G.,  Jr.,  Boston. 

Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  Boston. 

Hanscom,  Dr.  Sanford,  Somerville. 


Haskell,  Edwin  B.,  Auburndale. 
Haskell,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Auburndale. 
Head,  Charles,  Boston. 
Head,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Heard,  J.  T.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Hearst,  Mrs.  Phebe  A. 
Hemenway,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Boston. 
Hemenway,  Mrs.  Chas.  P.,  Boston. 
Henshaw,  Mrs.  Harriet  A.,  Boston, 
Herford,  Rev.  Brooke,  England. 
Hersey,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Frederick,  Brookline. 
Higginson,  Henry  Lee,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Dr.  A.  S.,  Somerville. 
Hill,  J.  E.  R.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Mrs.  T.  J.,  Providence. 
Hoar,  Cien.  Rockwood,  Worcester. 
Hodgkins,  Frank  E.,  Somerville. 
Hodgkins,  William  H.,  Somerville. 
Hogg,  John,  Boston. 
HoUis,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  Lynn. 
Holmes,  Charles  W.,  Canada. 
Holmes,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Horton,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Boston. 
Hovey,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon.  A.  C,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon,  Henry,  Providence. 
Howe,  Henry  Marion,  N.Y. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward,  Boston. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Virginia  A  ,  Boston. 
Howland,  Mrs.  O.  O.,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  Francis  W.,  Bo.ston. 
Hunnewell,  Mrs.  H.  S.,  Boston. 
Hutchins,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Boston, 
lasigi.  Miss  Mary  V.,  Boston. 
Ingraham,  Mrs.  E.  T.,  Wellesley, 
Jackson,  Charles  C,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  S.,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Patrick  T.,  Cambridge. 
James,  Mrs,  C.  D,,  Brookline, 
Jenks,  Miss  C.  E.,  Boston. 


Johnson,  Edward  C,  Boston. 
Jones,  Mrs.  E.  C,  New  Bedford. 
Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M.,  Boston. 
Joy,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Kasson,  Rev.  F.  H.,  Boston. 
Kellogg,  Mrs.  Eva  D.,  Boston. 
Kendall,  Miss  H.  W.,  Boston, 
Kennard,  Martin  P.,  Brookline. 
Kent,  Mrs.  Helena  M.,  Boston. 
Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P.,  Boston. 
Kilmer,  Frederick  M.,  Somerville. 
Kimball,  Mrs.  David  P.,  Boston. 
Kimball,  Edward  P.,  Maiden. 
Knapp,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Knowlton,  Daniel  S.,  Boston. 
Kramer,  Henry  C,  Boston. 
Lamb,  Mrs.  Annie  L.,  Boston. 
Lamson,  Miss  C.  W.,  England. 
Lang,  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lang,  Mrs.  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  Amory  A.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  James,  Groton. 
Lawrence,  Mrs.  James,  Groton. 
Lawrence,  Rt.  Rev.  Wm.,  Boston. 
Lee,  George  C.,  Boston. 
Lee,  Mrs.  George  C.,  Boston. 
Lillie,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  Richmond,  Eng. 
Lincoln,  L.  J.  B.,  Hingham. 
Linzee,  J.  T.,  Boston. 
Littell,  Miss  S.  G.,  Boston. 
Livermore,  Thomas  L.,  Boston. 
Lodge,  Hon.  Henry  C.,  Boston. 
Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  M. 
Lord,  Rev.  A.  M.,  Providence,  R.L 
Loring,  Mrs.  W.  Caleb,  Boston. 
Lothrop,  John,  Auburndale. 
Lothrop,  Mrs.  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Lovering,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Abbott  Lawrence,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Amy,  Brookline. 
Lowell,  Charles,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Francis  C,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G.,  Bo.ston. 


Lowell,  Miss  Georgiana,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Lyman,  Arthur  T.,  Boston. 
Lyman,  J.  P.,  Boston. 
Manning,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Brooklyn. 
Marrett,  Miss  H.  M.,  Standish,  Me. 
Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland. 
Marvin,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  E.  F.,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  Ida  M.,  Boston. 
Mason,  L  B.,  Providence. 
Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  Boston. 
Matthews,  Mrs.  A.  B.,  Boston. 
May,  F.  W.  G.,  Dorchester. 
May,  John  J.,  Dorchester. 
Merriam,  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriman,  Mrs.  D.,  Cambridge. 
Merritt,  Edward  P.,  Boston. 
Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L.,  Boston. 
Minot,  J.  Grafton,  Boston. 
Minot,  The  Misses,  Boston. 
Mixter,  Miss  Madeleine  C,  Boston. 
Morgan,  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morison,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morison,  Mrs.  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold,  Boston. 
Morse,  Miss  M.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Morss,  A.  S.,  Charlestown. 
Moseley,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Motley,  Mrs.  E.  Preble,  Boston. 
Moulton,  Miss  Maria  C,  Boston. 
Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie,  Boston. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  Frederick  S.,  Boston. 
Nichols,  J.  Howard,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Andrew,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Miss  Priscilla,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  S.  D.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Grenville  H.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Noyes,  Hon.  Charles  J.,  Boston. 


lO 


Oliver,  Dr.  Henry  K.,  Boston. 
Paine,  Robert  Treat,  Boston. 
Palfrey,  J.  C,  Boston. 
Palmer,  John  S.,  Providence. 
Parker,  Richard  T.,  Boston. 
Parkinson,  John,  Boston. 
Parkinson,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Parkman,  George  F.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Rev.  Endicott,  Groton. 
Peabody,  F.  H.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Frederick  W.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Mrs.  R.  S.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  S.  E.,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Charles  Bruen,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Mrs.  C.  E.,  Boston. 
Phillips,  Mrs.  John  C,  Boston. 
Pickman,  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pickman,  Mrs.  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  V.,  Milton. 
Pope,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Boston. 
Porter,  Charles  H.,  Quincy. 
Potter,  Isaac  M.,  Providence. 
Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B.,  Boston. 
Powars,  Miss  Mary  A.,  Boston. 
Pratt,  Elliott  W.,  Boston. 
Prendergast,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  James  H.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  Mrs.  T.  E.,  Boston. 
Quimby,  Mrs.  A.  K.,  Boston. 
Rand,  Arnold  A.,  Boston. 
Rantoul,  Robert  S.,  Salem. 
Reardon,  Dennis  A.,  Boston. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Wm.  Homer,  Boston. 
Reynolds,  Walter  H.,  Boston. 
Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Miss  Elise,  Boston. 
Richards,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Mrs.  H.,  Gardiner,  Me. 
Richardson,  John,  Boston. 
Richardson,  Miss  M.  G.,  New  York. 
Richardson,  Mrs.  M.  R.,  Boston. 
Richardson,  W.  L.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Roberts,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Boston. 


Robinson,  Henry,  Reading. 
Rodman,  S.  W.,  Boston. 
Rodocanachi,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York. 
Rogers,  Henry  M.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Mrs.  William  B.,  Boston. 
Ropes,  Mrs.  Joseph  A.,  Boston. 
Ropes,  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Henry  G.,  Providence. 
Russell,  Mrs.  Henry  G.,  Providence. 
Russell,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Miss  Marian,  Boston. 
Russell,  Mrs.  Robert  S.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Mrs.  William  A.,  Boston. 
Sabine,  Mrs.  G.  K.,  Brookline. 
Saltonstall,  Mrs.  Leverett,  Newton. 
Saltonstall,  Richard  M.,  Newton. 
Sanborn,  Frank  B.,  Concord. 
Sayles,  F.  C,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Schaff,  Capt.  Morris,  Pittsfield. 
Schlesinger,  Sebastian  B.,  Boston. 
Sears,  David,  Boston. 
Sears,  Frederick  R.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  Fred.  R.,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  Knyvet  W.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  P.  H.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Willard  T.,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Quincy  A.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Harvey  N.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence. 
Sherwood,  W.  H.,  Boston. 
Shippen,  Rev.  R.  R.,  Brockton. 
Sigourney,  Henry,  Boston. 
Slafter,  Rev.  Edmund  F.,  Boston. 
Slater,  Mrs.  H.  N.,  Boston. 
Slater,  H.  N.,  Jr.,  Providence. 
Snelling,  Samuel  G.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  Emily  L.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  M.  D.,  Boston. 


II 


Sorchan,  Mrs.  Victor,  New  York. 
Spaulding,  Mrs.  Mahlon  D., Boston. 
Spencer,  Henry  F.,  Boston. 
Sprague,  F.  P.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Stanwood,  Edward,  Brookline. 
Stearns,  Charles  H.,  Brookline. 
Stearns, Mrs.  Charles  H.;  Brookline. 
Stevens,  Miss  C.  Augusta,  N.Y. 
Stewart,  Mrs.  C.  B.,  Boston. 
Sturgis,  Francis  S.,  Boston. 
Sullivan,  Richard,  Boston. 
Swan,  Mrs.  Sarah  H.,  Cambridge. 
Taggard,  Mrs.  B.  W.,  Boston. 
Talbot,  Mrs.  Isabella  W.,  Boston. 
Tapley,  Mrs.  Amos  P.,  Boston. 
Temple,  Thomas  F.,  Boston. 
Thaw,  Mrs.  Wm.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
Thayer,  Miss  Adele  G.,  Boston. 
Thayer,  E.  V.  R.,  Boston. 
Thayer,  Rev.  George  A.,  Cincinnati. 
Thayer,  Mrs.  Nathaniel,  Boston. 
Thomas,  Mrs.  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Thorndike,  S.  Lothrop,  Boston. 
Tilden,  Miss  Alice  Foster,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Miss  Edith  S.,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Mrs.  M.  Louise,  Milton. 
Tingley,  S.  H.,  Providence. 
Tompkins,  Eugene,  Boston. 
Torrey,  Miss  A.  D.,  Boston. 
Tower,  Col.  William  A.,  Boston. 
Tuckerman,  Mrs.  C.  S.,  Boston. 
Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph. 
Underwood,  Herbert  S.,  Boston. 
Upton,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Villard,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  York. 
Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C,  Milton. 
Wales,  Joseph  H.,  Boston. 


Warden,  Erskine,  Waltham. 
Ware,  Miss  C.  L.,  Cambridge. 
Ware,  Miss  M.  L.,  Boston. 
Warren,  J.  G.,  Providence. 
Warren,  Mrs.  Wm.  W.,  Boston. 
Washburn,  Hon.  J.  D.,  Worcester. 
Watson,  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth. 
Watson,  Mrs.  T.  A.,  Weymouth. 
Weeks,  A.  G.,  Boston. 
Weld,  R.  H.,  Boston. 
Weld,  Mrs.  William  F.,  Boston. 
Wesson,  J.  L.,  Boston. 
Wheelock,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  A.  C,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  John  W.,  Boston. 
White,  C.  J.,  Cambridge. 
White,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
White,  G.  A.,  Boston. 
Whitehead,  Miss  Mary,  Roxbury. 
Whitford,  George  W.,  Providence. 
Whiting,  Albert  T.,  Boston. 
Whitman,  Mrs.  Sarah  W.,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Miss  Anne,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Henry  M.,  Brookline. 
Whitten,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S. 
Whitwell,  S.  Horatio,  Boston. 
Whitwell,  Miss  S.  L.,  Boston. 
Wigglesworth,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Wightman,  W.  D.,  Providence. 
Williams,  Mrs.  H.,  Boston. 
Winslow,  Mrs.  George,  Roxbury. 
Winsor,  Mrs.  E.,  Chestnut  Hill. 
Winsor,  J.  B.,  Providence. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.   Thos.  L.,  Boston. 
Woodruff,  Thomas  T.,  Boston. 
Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L.,  Boston. 


SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  PROCEEDINGS 

OF   THE 

ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


South  Boston,  October  8,  1902. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  corporation,  duly  summoned,  was 
held  today  at  the  institution,  at  3  p.m. 

Mr.  S.  Lothrop  Thorndike  was  called  to  the  chair. 

The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  by  the  secretary 
and  declared  approved. 

The  annual  report  of  the  trustees  was  presented,  accepted  and 
ordered  to  be  printed  with  the  usual  accompanying  documents. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  was  read,  accepted  and  ordered  to 
be  printed. 

The  corporation  then  proceeded  to  ballot  for  oflficers  for  the  en- 
suing year,  and  the  following  persons  were  unanimously  elected  :  — 

President — Gen.  Franxis  H.  Apim.eton. 
Vice-President  —  Amory  A.  Lawrence. 
Treasurer  —  Edward  Jackson. 
Secretary  —  Michael  Anagnos. 
Trustees  —  Francis  H.  Appleton,  William  Leonard  Benedict,  William  Endi- 
cott,   Charles   P.   Gardiner,  J.  Theodore   Heard,  M.D.,   George   H.    Richards, 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall  and  S.  Lothrop  Thorndike. 

Mr.  John  J.  May  of  Dorchester  was  afterward  elected  a  member  of  the  cor- 
poration. 

The  meeting  was  then  dissolved,  and  all  in  attendance  pro- 
ceeded, with  the  invited  guests,  to  visit  the  various  departments  of 
the  school. 

MICHAEL    ANAGNOS, 

Sec7-etary. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 


Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  8,  1902. 

To  the  Members  of  the  Corporation. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  The  undersigned 
trustees,  to  whose  charge  the  management  of  the 
institution  has  been  committed  by  you  and  the  ex- 
ecutive of  the  commonwealth,  have  the  honor  to 
present  the  following  report  for  the  financial  year 
ending  August  31,  1902  :  — 

We  take  great  pleasure  in  being  able  to  give  a 
favorable  account  of  our  stewardship  and  to  state 
that  the  work  of  the  school  has  gone  forward 
without  interruption  and  that  the  efforts  of  both 
teachers  and  pupils  have  been  rewarded  with  good 
results. 

The  institution  has  enjoyed  a  fair  degree  of 
prosperity,  and  its  work  has  grown  in  all  direc- 
tions. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  which  has  just  closed 
the  number  of  blind  persons  registered  in  the  various 
departments  of  the  establishment,  including  the  kin- 
dergarten in  Jamaica  Plain,  was  270.  Since  then  42 
have  been  admitted  and  34  have  been  discharged, 
making  the  present  number  278. 

The  general  health  of  the  school  has  been  exceed- 
ingly good.  None  of  the  contagious  diseases  which 
have  been  more  or  less  prevalent  in   the  community 


have  invaded  our  premises ;  nor  have  any  cases  of 
death  occurred  within  the  walls  of  the  institution 
itself.  Nevertheless  we  mourn  the  loss  of  three 
scholars  who  passed  away  during  the  past  year.  One 
of  them,  Annie  F.  Bennett,  was  stricken  down  with 
pneumonia  while  she  was  staying  with  her  mother  in 
Worcester.  The  other  two,  Clara  E.  Stone  of  Brat- 
tleborough,  Vermont,  and  Florence  G.  Smith  of 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  died  of  spinal  meningitis, 
the  former  on  the  twenty-first  of  May  last  in  the 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital  and  the  latter  on  the 
twenty-fifth  of  the  same  month  at  her  own  home. 

Educational  Foundations   laid  by  Dr.   Howe. 

The  institution  has  just  completed  the  seventieth 
year  of  its  existence.  In  the  life  of  a  school  the 
period  of  three  score  and  ten  years  does  not  tell  the 
same  tale  as  it  does  in  that  of  a  human  being.  For 
the  building  and  the  development  of  an  educational 
establishment  require  a  much  longer  time  than  the 
growth  and  maturity  of  a  man. 

In  many  of  its  principal  points  the  school  was 
modelled  by  Dr.  Howe  after  those  which  he  visited 
and  examined  in  Paris  and  Great  Britain ;  but  in 
some  of  its  most  essential  characteristics  it  differed 
so  radically  from  its  prototypes  and  formed  such  a 
peculiar  departure  from  their  standards  that  its  founda- 
tion marked  a  distinct  era  in  the  intellectual,  moral 
and  social  elevation  of  the  blind  of  America. 

Thus,  while  Dr.  Howe  copied  many  of  the  peda- 
gogical features  and  mechanical  processes  of  the 
European  asylums,  he  imbued  his  work  with  a  spirit 
widely  different  from  theirs.     With  far  reaching  wis- 


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dom  and  great  care  he  strove  to  make  his  pupils  self- 
reliant  and  to  develop  in  them  an  earnest  desire  for 
individual  independence  and  for  the  acquisition  of 
those  qualities  which  make  for  true  manhood  and 
womanhood.  The  idea  of  self  help  and  of  entire  free- 
dom from  the  taint  of  alms  permeated  so  thoroughly 
his  system  of  training  and  was  so  deeply  rooted  in  all 
his  plans  and  arrangements  for  the  physical,  mental 
and  moral  development  of  the  blind,  that  from  it 
sprang  up  in  the  course  of  time  a  stately  tree  of  edu- 
cation, which  is  bearing  noble  fruit. 

The  school  built  by  Dr.  Howe  has  served  as  a 
model  in  the  organization  of  all  kindred  institutions 
in  this  country  and  has  led  the  way  in  every  impor- 
tant movement.  It  has  kept  abreast  of  the  times, 
introducing  new  appliances  and  making  important 
improvements  on  those  already  in  use,  and  has  be- 
come a  potent  force  in  the  amelioration  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  blind.  Moreover,  it  has  rendered  great 
service  to  the  cause  of  general  education,  while  in  its 
special  field  of  operations  it  has  achieved  results, 
which  not  only  invite  admiration  for  their  intrinsic 
worth  but  give  promise  of  greater  things  to  be  accom- 
plished in  the  future.  The  fact  that  the  work  of  all 
the  American  institutions  for  the  blind  is  still  carried 
on  upon  the  principles,  which  were  planted  in  the 
New  England  institution  by  its  founder  seventy  years 
ago,  bears  convincing  testimony  to  the  excellence  and 
soundness  of  those  principles  and  to  the  sagacity  and 
foresight  of  the  man  who  chose  them. 

Thus  through  the  strenuous  efforts  of  Dr.  Howe  a 
new  order  of  things  has  been  created  for  the  blind  in 
America.  A  system  of  rational  education  has  been 
developed  for  their  benefit,  whereby  their  intellectual 


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and  moral  status  has  been  raised  to  a  higher  plane, 
their  sense  of  self  respect  has  become  firmer  and  their 
appreciation  of  the  dignity  of  man  has  increased  cor- 
respondingly. 

Anniversary  of  the  Birth  of  Dr.   Howe. 

Few  persons  of  any  rank  or  station  are  so  dear  to 
their  fellow  men  as  to  have  their  memory  honored  by 
a  public  celebration  long  after  they  have  passed  away. 
Dr.  Samuel  Gridley  Howe,  the  distinguished  founder 
of  this  institution  and  for  nearly  forty-four  years  its 
director,  is  one  of  the  small  number  to  receive  such  a 
tribute. 

Twenty-six  years  have  elapsed  since  the  death  of 
this  renowned  philanthropist ;  yet  his  great  work  in 
the  cause  of  liberty  and  in  the  field  of  humanity  is 
universally  admired  and  continues  to  be  a  source  of 
inspiration  to  others.  His  memory  has  been  kept 
green  and  is  fondly  cherished  not  only  by  those  to 
whose  welfare  and  happiness  he  devoted  the  greatest 
part  of  his  noble  life,  with  unabating  enthusiasm  and 
exemplary  self-forgetfulness,  but  by  the  community  at 
large,  whose  educational,  charitable  and  sociological 
interests  he  served  with  rare  wisdom,  absolute  disin- 
terestedness and  wonderful  success.  This  was  clearly 
shown  by  an  event  of  special  significance,  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  his  birth, 
which  took  place  in  Tremont  Temple  on  the  eleventh 
of  November,  1901. 

The  idea  of  holding  a  public  meetiag  in  commem- 
oration of  the  natal  day  of  Dr.  Howe  originated  with 
the  blind,  and  they  carried  it  into  execution.  Real- 
izing how  whole-souled  was  his  consecration  to  their 


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cause  and  how  assiduously  he  labored  in  season  and 
out  of  season  to  ameliorate  their  condition  and  to 
raise  them  to  a  higher  intellectual,  moral  and  social 
plane  than  that  in  which  he  found  them,  they  decided 
to  express  in  a  suitable  manner  their  sense  of  grati- 
tude to  him  for  what  he  had  done  for  them  as  indi- 
viduals and  as  a  class.  To  this  end  they  worked 
earnestly,  planned  wisely,  contributed  generously  and 
asked  no  one  to  do  for  them  what  they  could  accom- 
plish themselves. 

The  programme  of  the  exercises  was  so  arranged 
as  to  illustrate  in  a  brief  time  the  distinct  phases  of 
the  many-sided  genius  and  energy  of  Dr.  Howe. 
The  attendance  was  a  notable  one.  No  more  remark- 
able audience  has  gathered  in  the  city  for  many  years 
than  that  which  filled  Tremont  Temple  to  do  honor 
to  the  memory  of  the  "Cadmus  of  the  blind."  As  a 
notice  in  one  of  the  newspapers  said  with  truth,  one 
witnessed  in  this  assembly  "  the  passing  of  a  genera- 
tion, the  last  of  a  fast  disappearing  Boston."  The 
proceedings  were  both  suggestive  and  interesting  to 
an  unusual  degree.  Senator  Hoar  was  introduced  in 
a  few  well-chosen  words  by  the  chairman  of  the  Howe 
memorial  committee,  Miss  Lydia  Young  Hayes  and 
presided  at  the  meeting  with  his  wonted  dignity  and 
graciousness.  He  opened  the  exercises  with  a  brief 
speech  of  deep  feeling  and  great  eloquence,  the  key- 
note which  he  struck  being  followed  in  the  addresses 
of  the  succeeding  speakers,  each  of  whom  presented 
the  part  assigned  to  him  or  her  with  excellent  taste 
and  in  a  forcible  and  scholarly  manner. 

Both  as  a  whole  and  in  every  one  of  its  details  the 
celebration  proved  to  be  a  great  success.  Indeed,  it 
was  a  most  appropriate  recognition  of    the  valuable 


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services  rendered  by  a  man  of  heart  to  sufferers  of 
every  description  and  a  fitting  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  the  great  champion  of  the  cause  of  the  blind.  Dr. 
Howe  deserved  all  that  was  attributed  to  him  or  said 
about  him  and  his  work.  He  was  the  embodiment  of 
the  highest  and  best  features  of  the  New  England 
character.  He  was  an  original  thinker,  a  practical 
sociologist,  a  sane  idealist,  a  chivalrous  lover  of  liberty 
and  one  of  the  noblest  and  bravest  ministers  of  benev- 
olence. Every  power  of  his  mind,  heart  and  soul  was 
dedicated  to  the  lofty  ideals  of  freedom  and  humanity 
and  to  their  embodiment  in  the  forces  of  the  onward 
progress  of  mankind.  His  genius  shone  brilliantly  in 
every  form  of  public  charity.  In  devising  ways  and 
means  for  the  amelioration  of  the  condition  of  the 
defective  and  dependent  members  of  the  human  fam- 
ily he  showed  sound  judgment  and  much  ingenuity, 
and  in  urging  their  adoption  he  spoke  with  authority 
and  resistless  force.  His  views  and  convictions  on 
these  subjects,  formed  by  much  meditation  and  study 
and  steadied  by  an  uncommonly  keen  and  strong 
reasoning  faculty,  were  never  vagrant  nor  fantastical 
but  always  clear,  positive,  firm.  When  he  died  it  was 
said  that  there  was  nothing  good  in  the  charities  of 
Massachusetts  which  he  had  not  planned  or  greatly 
assisted  and  promoted.  Human  freedom,  education, 
philanthropy,  reform,  all  were  causes  which  he  had 
earnestly  espoused  and  effectively  served  or  power- 
fully helped  both  by  eloquent  advocacy  and  by  labo- 
rious, practical  leadership  and  heroic  toil.  But,  in  the 
midst  of  these  many  interests  and  varied  labors,  the 
uplifting  and  happiness  of  the  blind  constantly  occu- 
pied his  thoughts,  and  his  work  at  this  institution  was 
the  great  work  of  his  life. 


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Teaching   Blind  Adults  at  their  Homes. 

The  work  of  teaching  the  adult  blind  at  their 
homes,  which  was  undertaken  at  the  expense  of  the 
state  nearly  two  years  ago,  has  been  prosecuted  with 
great  efificiency  and  with  very  satisfactory  results. 

The  number  of  sightless  persons  who  have  shown 
an  earnest  desire  to  avail  themselves  of  the  advan- 
tages, offered  to  them  free  of  cost,  has  steadily  in- 
creased, and  many  of  the  difficulties  with  which  the 
path  to  success  seemed  at  the  beginning  of  the  enter- 
prise to  be  beset  have  gradually  vanished. 

According  to  the  plan  which  was  prepared  by  the 
director  of  this  institution  and  revised  and  approved 
by  the  state  board  of  education,  three  teachers  have 
been  regularly  employed,  each  of  whom  has  given 
lessons  in  reading,  writing  and  in  some  simple  handi- 
craft to  as  many  persons  as  he  or  she  could  reach  and 
attend  to.  During  the  latter  part  of  the  past  year 
the  applicants  for  instruction  were  so  numerous  that 
they  could  not  be  served  promptly  and  the  visits  to 
some  of  them  were  not  so  frequent  as  they  might  have 
been  under  more  favorable  circumstances.  We  are 
glad  to  say  that  this  difficulty  does  not  exist  any 
longer  since  the  legislature  at  the  last  session  in- 
creased the  annual  appropriation  sufficiently  to  enable 
us  to  employ  a  fourth  teacher. 

Owing  to  the  extent  of  the  territory,  which  the  in- 
structors are  obliged  to  traverse,  they  have  labored 
under  most  serious  disadvantages,  and  many  were 
the  obstacles  which  they  have  had  to  surmount ;  yet 
they  have  worked  with  great  assiduity  and  persever- 
ance and  have  met  with  marked  success.  They  have 
carried  intellectual  lioht  and   comfort,  solace  and  en- 


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couragement  to  a  large  number  of  men  and  women, 
whom  they  found  sitting  idle  in  darkness,  grieving  for 
their  deprivation  and  mourning  over  their  affliction. 

We  look  forward  to  the  greater  usefulness  and 
beneficence  of  this  educational  undertaking  in  the 
years  to  come,  and  we  are  not  assuming  too  much  in 
saying  that,  just  in  proportion  as  it  progresses 
towards  the  realization  of  its  possibilities,  will  the 
clouds  of  gloom  and  despair  that  envelop  the  victims 
of  the  loss  of  sight  be  dissipated.  Nay,  more.  It  is 
earnestly  hoped  that  the  full  development  of  this 
movement  will  enable  most  of  the  adult  blind  to  live 
in  their  homes  with  their  kith  and  kin  or  to  reside  in 
their  native  towns  among  their  neighbors  and  friends. 
Thus  they  will  be  kept  in  touch  with  the  communities 
to  which  they  belong  and  will  avoid  the  danger  of 
being  segregated  from  ordinary  society  and  gathered 
together  in  huge  receptacles  or  retreats,  which  in  the 
natural  order  of  things  cannot  but  be  cheerless  and 
dismal  abodes  for  the  inmates  and  prolific  sources  of 
degradation  and  humiliation  for  the  whole  class  of 
their  fellow  sufferers.  It  may  be  said  with  confidence 
that  this  undertaking  will  help  more  effectively  than 
any  other  agency  to  solve  in  a  humane  and  satisfac- 
tory manner  one  of  the  most  perplexing  problems 
which  confront  and  embarrass  those  who  are  earnestly 
striving  to  uplift  the  blind. 

Finances. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  for  the  past  year  is  here- 
with submitted.  It  gives  a  detailed  account  of  the 
receipts  and  expenditures,  which  for  the  sake-  of  con- 
venience may  be  condensed  as  follows :  — 


2  I 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1901,        .         .     $76,674.59 
Total  receipts  during  the  year,    .         ,         .     340,950.94 

$417,625.53 
Total  expenditures  and  investments,    .         .     3735936.55 

Balance  in  the  treasury  August  31,  1902,  $43,688.98 

The  financial  affairs  of  the  institution  have  been 
judiciously  managed,  and  no  unnecessary  outlays  of 
money  have  been  made.  While  the  needs  of  the 
school  have  been  well  supplied  and  everything  that 
seemed  to  be  required  for  the  care,  the  comfort  and 
the  thorough  training  of  the  pupils  has  been  provided, 
the  current  expenses  have  been  kept  within  the  limits 
of  the  income,  and  no  encroachment  upon  the  perma- 
nent fund  has  been  made. 

Legacies. 

The  immense  debt  of  gratitude,  which  we  owe  to 
the  revered  memory  of  the  late  Miss  Helen  Curtis 
Bradlee  for  several  large  gifts,  has  been  vastly  in- 
creased during  the  past  year  by  a  new  one.  During 
her  life  this  great  benefactress  of  suffering  humanity 
manifested  a  warm  sympathy  with  the  blind,  and  in 
arranging  for  the  disposition  of  her  brother's  estate, 
which  was  practically  left  under  her  control,  she 
directed  those  who  were  in  charge  of  its  administra- 
tion to  give  a  part  of  it  to  our  institution.  Accord- 
ingly the  surviving  trustee  of  the  estate,  Col.  William 
H.  Hodgkins,  acting  upon  Miss  Bradlee's  recom- 
mendation, sent  to  our  treasurer  the  sum  of  ^50,000, 
which,  added  to  the  fund  bearing  the  name  of  J.  Put- 
nam Bradlee,  brings  it  up  to  ^100,000.  This  is  the 
largest  bequest  which  has  ever  come  to  the  institution 
from  a  single  source,  and  in  recording  it  we  seize  the 


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opportunity  of  expressing  again  our  sense  of  obliga- 
tion to  Col.  Hodgkins  for  his  unfailing  interest  in  the 
cause  of  the  blind  and  of  assuring  him  that  we 
appreciate  very  highly  his  unceasing  efforts  in  their 
behalf. 

A  legacy  of  $5,000,  left  to  the  institution  by  the 
late  Charles  Loring  Young,  has  been  paid  to  it  by  the 
executors  of  his  will.  Liberal,  unassuming,  benevo- 
lent, high-minded  and  public-spirited,  Mr.  Young  was 
a  typical  product  of  the  New  England  spirit  and  life. 
By  his  death  the  cause  of  the  blind  has  lost  a  staunch 
friend,  and  Boston  one  of  its  noblest  and  most  gen- 
erous citizens. 

The  late  Miss  Mary  N.  Loring  of  Boston  belonged 
to  that  class  of  New  England  women  who  are  noted 
for  their  benevolence,  their  generosity,  their  modesty, 
their  clear  common  sense  and  their  practical  wisdom. 
She  was  full  of  good  works  and  very  active  in  benevo- 
lent enterprises ;  but,  of  all  the  causes  to  which  she 
devoted  her  attention,  the  one  which  enlisted  her  in- 
terest most  strongly  and  gained  the  mastery  of  her 
feelings  was  that  of  the  education  of  the  blind. 
Through  careful  observation  she  became  thoroughly 
convinced  that  the  institution  was  doing  a  noble  work 
and  that  it  has  a  great  mission  to  fulfil.  Thus  in  tes- 
timony of  her  earnest  appreciation  of  the  valuable 
ministrations  of  the  school  she  bequeathed  to  it  a  cer- 
tain sum  of  money,  which  was  placed  under  the  con- 
trol of  her  sister,  Miss  Elizabeth  P.  Loring,  and  which 
was  to  become  available  after  the  death  of  the  latter. 
This  event  took  place  on  the  8th  of  February,  1901, 
and  the  amount  of  $15,000  has  been  recently  paid  to 
our  treasurer  by  the  heirs  at  law.  In  accordance  with 
Miss   Loring's  directions  this    legacy  will    always  be 


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known  as  "  the  Maria  Spear  bequest  for  the  blind  " 
and  will  stand  forever  as  a  conspicuous  monument  to 
the  honored  memory  of  the  testatrix. 

The  amount  of  ^2,500,  bequeathed  to  the  institu- 
tion by  the  late  Isaac  W.  Danforth  of  Cambridge,  has 
been  received  from  the  trustee  of  his  estate,  Mr.  Jo- 
seph B.  Russell.  Both  Mr.  Isaac  W.  Danforth  and 
his  brother,  Mr.  James  H.  Danforth,  who  died  last 
March,  were  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  the 
blind,  and  in  making  their  wills  they  remembered  it 
very  generously. 

Miss  Mary  Bartol,  like  her  distinguished  brother,  the 
late  Dr.  Cyrus  Augustus  Bartol,  was  always  a  warm 
friend  of  the  blind.  At  her  death,  which  occurred 
on  the  twenty-first  of  June  last,  she  left  to  the  institu- 
tion a  legacy  of  $300,  which  has  been  promptly  paid  by 
the  executrix  of  her  will,  Miss  Elizabeth  H.  Bartol. 

In  addition  to  the  amount  of  ^200,  which  was  re- 
corded in  our  last  annual  report,  we  have  received 
from  the  Hon.  Charles  T.  Gallagher,  executor  of  the 
will  of  the  late  Thompson  Baxter,  the  sum  of  ^122.50, 
making  a  total  of  $322.50. 

In  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  these  legacies  we 
desire  to  pay  a  tribute  of  profound  gratitude  to  the 
memory  of  the  noble  men  and  women  who  have 
showed  so  emphatically  their  appreciation  of  the  work 
which  the  institution  is  doing  for  uplifting  the  blind 
and  who  have  contributed  so  liberally  to  the  means 
which  are  needed  for  its  continuance  and  progress. 

The    Howe  Memorial  Press. 

During  the  greater  part  of  the  past  year  the  print- 
ing  department    has    been  chiefly  occupied  with   re- 


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placing  the  books  which  were  so  seriously  damaged 
by  the  fire  in  the  Howe  building  in  the  winter  of  1901 
as  to  be  rendered  entirely  useless.  The  work  of  em- 
bossing whole  editions  of  a  large  number  of  publica- 
tions is  very  extensive  and  will  not  be  completed  for 
some  time.  Nevertheless  it  is  steadily  progressing, 
while  new  books  also  are  being  printed. 

The  most  important  works  which  have  been  added 
to  our  list  of  publications  in  the  course  of  the  past 
year  are  two  in  number, —  The  Opera,  an  excellent 
book  written  by  an  English  author,  Mr.  R.  A.  Streat- 
feild  of  London,  and  the  first  volume  of  Duruy's 
General  History  of  the  World,  translated  and  revised 
by  Prof.  E.  A.  Grosvenor  of  Amherst  College.  The 
remaining  three  volumes  of  this  work  will  be  pub- 
lished as  soon  as  possible.  We  avail  ourselves  of  this 
opportunity  to  express  our  sense  of  obligation  to  the 
authors  and  owners  of  the  copyright  of  these  books 
for  allowing  us  to  reprint  them. 

The  platen-press,  which  was  expressly  designed  and 
manufactured  for  the  use  of  our  printing  establish- 
ment in  1879  and  which  has  ever  since  rendered  very 
good  service,  is  worn  out,  and  arrangements  will  soon 
be  made  to  build  in  its  stead  a  new  one  of  the  cylinder 
pattern. 

For  want  of  adequate  accommodations  the  work  of 
the  Howe  memorial  press  is  performed  under  most 
serious  disadvantages.  The  use  of  machinery  and  of 
various  mechanical  appliances  is  very  much  restricted 
by  this  lack  of  sufficient  room,  and  many  are  the  in- 
conveniences and  not  a  few  the  difficulties  which 
result  from  this  limitation  and  which  can  be  entirely 
removed  only  by  the  erection  of  a  new  building. 


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Workshop  for  Adults. 

This  shop  has  neither  organic  nor  any  other  con- 
nection whatsoever  with  the  school,  being  an  entirely- 
separate  establishment.  Its  work  is  purely  industrial 
or  mechanical  and  is  carried  on  in  a  suitable  building 
for  the  sole  purpose  of  providing  profitable  employ- 
ment for  a  number  of  blind  persons  whose  character 
is  blameless  and  who  are  both  able  and  eager  to  earn 
their  living  through  their  own  exertions. 

The  transference  of  our  salesroom  and  office  to  No. 
383  Boylston  street  has  proved  decidedly  beneficial  to 
this  department.  Since  this  change  of  location  took 
place  there  has  been  a  steady  increase  in  the  business 
of  the  shop,  and  the  time  of  all  persons  therein  em- 
ployed has  been  fully  occupied.  The  ledger  has  been 
closed  with  a  balance  of  ^1,001  in  favor  of  the  depart- 
ment. 

Constant  efforts  have  been  put  forth  to  facilitate 
the  sale  of  useful  and  fancy  articles  made  by  blind 
women,  most  of  whom  are  graduates  of  the  school  and 
live  in  their  own  homes. 

We  earnestly  recommend  the  work  which  is  done 
in  our  shop  to  the  notice  of  the  public,  and  we  beg  to 
ask  all  fair-minded  persons  to  examine  it  carefully  and 
to  patronize  the  establishment  not  on  the  ground  of 
charity  or  favor  but  as  an  act  of  justice  on  their  part 
and  as  a  matter  of  business  pure  and  simple.  The 
materials  used  are  precisely  such  as  they  are  repre- 
sented to  be,  and  our  customers  may  confidently  rely 
on  being  supplied  with  good  and  well  made  articles  at 
fair  prices. 


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Commencement  Exercises. 

A  widespread  interest  in  the  commencement  exer- 
cises of  this  institution  was  very  apparent  when,  upon 
the  opening  of  the  doors  at  the  entrance  of  the  Boston 
Theatre  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  the  third  of 
June,  a  throng  of  the  good  friends  of  the  school 
gained  access  to  that  spacious  auditorium,  and  at  3 
o'clock,  the  hour  for  the  exercises  to  begin,  the  house 
was  well  filled  by  an  interested  and  appreciative  as- 
semblage. 

President  Appleton  occupied  the  seat  of  honor  upon 
the  platform  and  inaugurated  the  proceedings  of  the 
afternoon  by  the  following  speech  of  cordial  greeting 
to  the  audience  :  — 

Ladies  and  GenthmeJi :  —  In  behalf  of  the  trustees  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind  I  bid  you  wel- 
come to  these  exercises.  We  greet  many  of  you  in  this  vast 
assembly  as  old  friends  whom  it  is  a  great  delight  to  see  again. 
We  greet  yet  more  those  on  whose  faces  we  now  for  the  first  time 
have  the  pleasure  to  look.  We  welcome  all,  young  and  old,  and 
we  assure  you  that  your  presence  here  today  is  a  source  of  gratifi- 
cation to  us  and  of  encouragement  to  the  pupils. 

Before  proceeding  farther  with  my  remarks  I  desire  to  thank 
most  heartily  the  proprietor  of  this  spacious  theatre,  Mr.  Lawrence 
McCarty,  for  his  great  generosity  and  unfailing  kindness  in  giving 
to  our  school  the  use  of  this  magnificent  temple  of  art,  free  of 
charge,  and  in  adding  to  his  generous  gift  every  facility  which 
might  contribute  to  the  comfort  of  the  pupils  and  to  the  success  of 
their  exercises. 

Of  the  work  accomplished  by  the  parent  school  at  South  Bos- 
ton and  of  the  development  of  the  kindergarten  at  Jamaica  Plain  I 
need  not  say  much.  Others  will  speak  of  these  in  the  course  of 
the  exercises.  Nevertheless  I  must  call  your  attention  to  the  fact 
that  the  kindergarten,  which  started  from  small  beginnings  in 
1887,  has  already  become  a  large  institution  and   is  still  growing 


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with  astonishing  rapidity.  Several  extensive  additions  have  been 
made  to  its  accommodations,  but  new  ones  are  constantly  de- 
manded, and  we  are  striving  to  supply  these  as  fast  as  the  means 
placed  at  our  disposal  will  allow.  The  kindergarten  receives  no 
pecuniary  aid  either  from  the  state  or  from  any  city.  What  is 
done  under  its  roof  to  save  the  little  bUnd  children  early  in  life 
from  the  horrors  of  neglect  or  from  the  pernicious  influences  with 
-which  their  environment  is  pregnant,  and  to  bring  them  up  in  the 
best  and  most  humane  and  rational  manner,  is  wholly  due  to  your 
generosity  and  to  that  of  the  people  of  Boston  and  of  the  neigh- 
boring towns  in  general.  Our  need  both  of  your  active  sympathy 
and  of  your  material  assistance  is  greater  now  than  ever  before, 
and  we  must  ask  you  most  earnestly  for  their  continuance.  May 
we  hope  that  our  appeal,  or  the  more  powerful  and  pathetic  one 
which  the  presence  of  these  children  makes  to  you,  will  touch  the 
chords  of  your  hearts  and  produce  the  desired  results  ?  But  I 
must  say  no  more  and  will  call  upon  the  orchestra  to  open  the 
exercises  by  playing  Mozart's  piece,  which  forms  the  first  number 
of  the  programme. 

Upon  this  announcement  of  Mozart's  Divertimento 
in  D,  by  the  orchestra,  the  young  men  came  forward 
on  the  stage  and  rendered  the  selection  so  sweetly 
and  with  such  true  musical  feeling  that  it  awoke  re- 
sponsive  chords  in  the  hearts  of  their  hearers  and 
gave  them  the  truest  pleasure.  The  ensemble  work 
of  these  young  musicians  is  of  the  utmost  importance 
to  them,  and  one  could  feel  that  "in  their  own  enjoy- 
ment of  the  harmonious  strains,  they  were  reaping  a 
rich  reward  for  the  individual  labor  which  was  neces- 
sary in  order  to  attain  such  a  result. 

The  attention  of  the  audience  was  then  devoted  to 
the  work  of  the  kindergarten,  which  is  duly  recorded 
in  the  special  report  of  that  department.  When  the 
little  children  had  left  the  stage,  the  two  girls  of  the 
graduating  class  read  by  touch  selections  from  Irv- 
ing's    Sketch   Book,   printed    in    embossed    characters 


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for  their  use.  An  absolute  hush  and  wrapt  attention 
were  accorded  to  these  young  women  as,  in  clear 
tones,  with  distinct  enunciation  and  charming  modu- 
lations, their  voices  gave  utterance  to  the  words  upon 
which  their  delicate  fingers  rested  with  instantaneous 
recognition. 

The  song  Warblers  of  the  Forest  which  was  next 
rendered  is  especially  adapted  to  female  voices  and 
was  sung  charmingly  and  with  rare  sentiment  by 
the  chorus  of  young  girls,  accompanied  upon  the 
pianoforte  by  the  teacher  who  had  trained  them  in 
concert  work. 

The  second  part  of  the  programme  was  opened 
with  an  exercise  by  Thomas  Stringer,  entitled  Air: 
One  of  the  great  forces  of  nature.  Our  dependence 
upon  it:  The  laws  which  govern  it.  This  is  else- 
where given  in  full.  Instead  of  a  little  child,  there 
came  to  the  front  a  stalwart,  manly  boy,  and  as  he 
proceeded  with  his  work  in  a  confident,  straightfor- 
ward manner  the  entire  audience  must  have  been 
impressed  by  his  intelligent  comprehension  of  his 
subject,  the  practical  common  sense,  which  he  showed 
in  handling  it,  and  the  direct  simplicity  of  his  presen- 
tation thereof.  Tom's  teacher  does  well  in  calling 
his  attention  to  the  elements  around  him  and  to  the 
common  phenomena,  which  are  not  removed  from 
his  daily  life  and  through  which  he  may  reach  farther 
into  more  complex  and  abstract  wonders  of  science. 
Tom  s  keen  interest  was  evident  in  his  treatment  of 
his  text  and  in  his  painstaking  care  in  illustrating  the 
facts  which  he  presented.  The  remarkable  progress 
on  Tom's  part,  shown  by  these  yearly  occasions, 
affords  intense  gratification  to  his  many  friends  who 
watch  him  with  a  personal  pride  in  his  achievements 


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and  gladly  aid  in  supplying  the  means  for  his  further 
education. 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  exercise  Mr.  Anagnos 
stepped  forward  upon  the  stage  and  made  the  follow- 
ing terse  but  telling  explanation  :  — 

REMARKS    BY    MR.    M.    ANAGNOS. 

Ladies  and  Gentle^nen  :  —  Boston  is  justly  famous  for  numberless 
grand  deeds  and  especially  for  its  philanthropy  and  for  its  unalter- 
able devotion  to  the  cause  of  liberty  and  humanity ;  but  one  of 
the  best  and  noblest  things  which  will  stand  to  its  everlasting 
credit  is  the  hospitality  which  Tommy  Stringer  has  received  at  the 
hands  of  its  citizens  and  their  liberality  in  supplying  the  means 
for  freeing  him  from  the  captivity  of  a  terrible  affliction  and  for 
arousing  his  mind  from  its  lethargic  slumbers. 

When  we  consider  the  high  degree  of  development,  which  this 
remarkable  boy  has  already  attained,  and  compare  it  with  the  very 
low  and  most  deplorable  condition  in  which  he  was  at  the  time  of 
his  admission  to  our  juvenile  school,  we  are  perfectly  justified  in 
saying  that  a  veritable  miracle  has  been  performed  in  his  case. 
Through  the  rational  training  and  most  excellent  care  which  he 
received  at  the  kindergarten  in  Jamaica  Plain  a  fine  boy  has  been 
evolved  from  a  drowsy,  helpless,  puny  little  creature.  This  mar- 
vellous transformation  is  partly  due  to  the  generosity  of  the  people 
of  Boston,  who.  joined  by  a  few  friends  scattered  in  various  parts 
of  the  country,  contributed  the  necessary  funds  for  his  maintenance 
and  for  the  continuance  of  his  education.  Without  this  assistance 
Tom  would  have  remained  prisoner  within  a  fortress  of  darkness 
and  silence.  In  all  probability  he  would  have  been  dropped  into 
an  almshouse  in  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  would  have 
dragged  out  a  miserable  existence,  not  unlike  that  of  a  little 
animal.  Fortunately  the  murky  clouds  which  hung  over  his  child- 
ish life  began  to  vanish  from  the  moment  that  the  doors  of  the 
kindergarten  were  opened  to  him.  He  is  now  surrounded  by  a 
flood  of  intellectual  and  moral  light  and  is  thriving  under  its 
beneficent  influence. 

But  I  am  deeply  grieved  to  be  obliged  to  say  that,  like  many  of 
those  persons  about  whose  welfare  very  large  numbers  of  people 


are  concerned,  poor  Tom  is  suffering  the  penalty  of  being  well 
known  and  popular.  His  popularity  seems  to  be  a  hindrance  to 
his  prosperity.  He  has  hosts  of  friends  but  few  subscribers  either 
to  the  fund  for  current  expenses  or  the  permanent  fund,  which  we 
are  striving  to  raise  for  his  benefit  and  place  in  the  hands  of  the 
trustees  of  the  Perkins  Institution  for  the  Blind,  so  that  he  may 
have  a  reliable  source  of  income  for  his  support  as  long  as  he 
lives.  So  far  only  a  small  amount  of  money  has  been  received  for 
these  purposes,  and  I  fear  that  there  will  be,  at  the  end  of  the 
financial  year,  a  large  deficit  in  the  account  for  his  expenses. 
Many  of  those  who  are  deeply  interested  in  his  welfare  and  en- 
courage him  to  go  on  with  his  work  are  confident  that  there  will 
be  no  difficulty  whatever  in  obtaining  all  that  is  required  for  him 
and  leave  it  to  others  to  make  the  contributions.  Thus  everybody 
thinks  that  some  one  else  will  surely  do  what  is  to  be  done  in  the 
matter  and  reserves  his  own  gifts  for  some  other  object  which 
appeals  more  directly  to  him.  This  is  exceedingly  unfortunate  for 
Tom  and  extremely  disadvantageous  to  him.  It  stands  as  a  most 
serious  obstacle  in  the  way  of  raising  the  means  for  his  support 
and  of  securing  a  permanent  fund,  upon  the  income  of  which  he 
could  depend  during  his  life. 

I  have  briefly  stated  the  facts  in  the  case  of  this  remarkable 
boy  to  a  Boston  audience.  Need  I  say  anything  more  in  his 
behalf  ? 

I  crave  your  indulgence  for  a  few  words  more.  Twelve  months 
ago  I  stated  from  this  platform  that  Mr.  Lawrence  McCarty,  the 
lessee  and  manager  of  this  historic  and  splendid  theatre,  was 
known  to  have  in  his  large  heart  a  warm  spot  for  his  blind  friends 
and  that  this  fact  led  us  to  believe  that  he  would  not  deny  them 
the  inestimable  privilege  of  holding  their  commencement  exercises 
here  this  year.  As  you  see,  this  prediction  has  been  fully  real- 
ized, and  I  can  hardly  find  words  to  express  adequately  our  deep 
sense  of  gratitude  to  Mr.  McCarty  for  the  courtesy  with  which  he 
heard  our  request  and  for  the  readiness  with  which  he  granted  it. 
But  threat  as  was  the  gift  of  the  use  of  the  theatre  in  itself,  its 
value  has  been  vastly  enhanced  by  the  evident  pleasure  with  which 
it  was  made  and  by  the  kindness  which  has  been  shown  to  us  by 
him,  his  assistants  and  his  employe's,  when  we  were  making  our 
preparations  for  these  exercises.  They  have  given  us  every 
facihty,  and  I  use  no  exaggerated  form  of  speech  in   saying  that 


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they  could  not  do  enough  for  our  convenience  and  for  the  comfort 
of  our  pupils.  May  the  generous  spirit  of  Mr.  McCarty  be  re- 
warded by  signal  success  and  by  the  abundant  prosperity  of  his 
undertaking.  For  the  continuance  of  his  goodness  and  of  the 
tenderness  of  his  heart  there  is  neither  cause  for  anxiety  nor  need 
of  special  prayer. 

These  remarks  were  followed  by  the  entrance  of  a 
score  of  the  younger  girls  of  the  school,  clad  in  their 
pretty  gymnastic  suits  of  white  and  red.  At  the  com- 
mand of  their  teacher  they  performed  various  exer- 
cises with  a  perfection  of  bodily  poise  and  an  absolute 
uniformity,  which  seemed  no  less  than  marvellous  to 
the  keen-eyed  observers  and  elicited  from  them  the 
heartiest  applause.  The  stage,  left  vacant  by  their 
departure,  was  immediately  filled  again  by  a  company 
of  young  men,  whose  marching  and  drill  were  charac- 
terized by  all  the  precision  and  swift  obedience  of  a 
corps  of  soldiers. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Appleton  who  had 
been  obliged  to  withdraw  before  the  completion  of 
the  exercises,  Mr.  Charles  P.  Gardiner,  a  member  of 
the  board  of  trustees,  acting  in  their  behalf,  presented 
the  diplomas  to  the  two  girls  of  the  graduating  class, 
Jeannette  Foss  and  Nellie  Edna  Reed. 

The  closing  number  on  the  programme,  The  Bridal 
Rose^  by  Lavallee,  was  rendered  with  fine  effect  by  the 
military  band  of  the  school  and  served  to  dismiss  the 
audience  in  the  best  of  spirits.  A  graceful  tribute  to 
the  performance  of  this  number  was  paid  by  the  tiny 
sprite  who,  in  complete  unconsciousness  of  onlookers, 
gravely  intent  upon  her  own  movements,  danced  up 
and  down  the  aisle  in  little  steps  and  figures  of  her 
own  invention.  One  could  but  wish  that  the  musi- 
cians could  be  aware  of  the  pretty  compliment  thus 
paid  to  their  work. 


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Thus  the  exercises  play  an  important  part  in  the 
life  of  the  school,  affording  pleasure  to  the  lovers  of 
music  and  material  to  the  students  of  pedagogy, 
awakening  interest  in  newly  found  friends  and 
strengthening  associations  with  those  of  past  years, 
furnishing  sure  proof  of  the  steady  progress  of  the 
school  in  every  branch  of  its  curriculum  and  showing 
the  high  intellectual  attainments  possible  for  blind 
scholars.  In  one  direction  alone  lies  now  the  hope 
of  the  sightless, —  in  a  broad,  liberal  and  comprehen- 
sive education. 

Iln  flDcmortam. 

Joseph   Beal  Glover. 

It  is  with  keen  sorrow  and  most  unfeigned  regret 
that  we  chronicle  the  death  of  Mr.  Joseph  Beal 
Glover,  which  took  place  at  his  home.  No.  132 
Commonwealth  avenue,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  August, 
1902,  in  the  eighty-eighth  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
born  in  Dorchester  on  the  fifth  day  of  March,  181 5, 
and  was  the  son  of  James  Glover,  a  member  of  the 
family  for  which  that  district  of  the  town,  known  for 
years  as  Glover's  Corner,  was  named.  His  educa- 
tional opportunities  were  far  from  being  equal  to  those 
afforded  to  our  boys  and  girls  today,  and  he  reached 
the  summit  of  his  successful  career  by  the  rugged 
paths  of  toil  and  self-discipline.  He  was  a  self-made 
man  in  the  best  and  truest  sense  of  that  word.  In- 
telligence, industry,  integrity  and  enterprise,  these 
were  the  means  whereby  he  secured  prosperity. 

Mr.  Glover  resided  in  Dorchester  until  he  was 
fourteen  years  old  when  he  moved  into  Boston  and 
worked    for   a    firm    of   wholesale    grocers.     He   was 


thoughtful,  energetic  and  trustworthy;  therefore  he 
gained  the  confidence  and  appreciation  of  his  em- 
ployers. After  an  apprenticeship  of  several  years' 
duration  he  took  up  the  business  of  commission  mer- 
chant and  had  as  partners  in  it  at  different  times 
men  who  were  then,  or  became  afterwards,  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  commercial  pursuits  of 
Boston.  Gradually  he  won  his  way  to  competence 
and  finally  to  wealth.  He  began  his  career  as  an 
errand  boy,  and  he  ended  it  as  an  honored  merchant. 

Mr.  Glover  may  be  justly  regarded  as  a  citizen  of 
the  type  which  has  been  invariably  honored  in  our 
community  and  in  which  Boston  has  always  taken 
pride.  He  was  a  man  of  strongly  marked  character, 
of  sturdy  independence  in  thought  and  action,  of 
healthy  and  robust  conscience,  of  absolute  fidelity  to 
every  trust  and  in  all  his  relations,  of  unsullied  integ- 
rity, of  unswerving  uprightness  and  of  scrupulous 
honor.  The  simplicity  and  straightforwardness  of  his 
whole  nature  were  seen  in  his  open,  frank  and  cordial 
manners.  Although  he  was  strongly  attached  to  his 
friends  and  very  appreciative  of  their  achievements, 
he  was  inclined  to  be  undemonstrative.  He  did  not 
"  wear  his  heart  upon  his  sleeve  for  daws  to  peck  at," 
and  because  of  this  temperamental  characteristic  it 
may  be  that  some  judged  him  to  be  cold.  This  was 
far  from  being  the  case.  Like  most  reserved  people 
he  was  ardent  enough  when  there  was  occasion,  and 
those  who  knew  him  best  had  the  highest  opinion  of 
him. 

Mr.  Glover  was  always  deeply  interested  in  all 
branches  of  charitable  and  philanthropic  work,  and  no 
worthy  cause  was  ever  brought  to  his  notice  that  he 
did  not  aid  substantially.     He  was  a  true  exponent  of 


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the  gospel  of  love  to  man.  He  contributed  largely  to 
the  increase  of  human  happiness  and  to  the  relief  of 
human  suffering.  It  would  be  difficult  to  recount  the 
benevolent  and  educational  enterprises  which  he 
assisted.  The  number  of  bequests  included  in  his  will 
shows  clearly  the  largeness  of  his  mind,  the  kindness 
of  his  heart  and  the  benevolence  of  his  nature. 
Forty-eight  different  organizations  and  institutions 
have  been  most  generously  remembered  by  him,  the 
legacies  left  to  them  amounting  to  nearly  ^400,000. 
The  list  of  the  recipients  of  his  benefactions  is  too 
long  to  be  inserted  here ;  it  comprises  schools  for 
the  blind  and  seeing,  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  hospitals  for 
the  sick  and  the  insane,  homes  for  old  men  and 
women,  for  boys  and  girls,  for  crippled  and  deformed 
children  and  for  social  outcasts. 

He  was  deeply  attached  to  this  institution  and  gave 
to  it  liberally  not  only  pecuniary  aid  but  his  time  and 
most  efficient  personal  service.  He  watched  over  its 
progress  and  prosperity  with  single-minded  devotion 
and  with  unalterable  faith.  Advanced  age  had  no 
power  to  abate  his  enthusiasm  for  it  or  to  prevent  him 
from  active  participation  in  the  management  of  its 
financial  affairs.  Very  rarely  did  he  miss  a  meeting 
of  the  board  while  he  was  able  to  be  about,  and  fre- 
quently he  attended  when  the  state  of  his  health  or 
other  considerations  of  self-interest  might  have  sug- 
gested a  reason  for  absence.  Thoroughness  charac- 
terized all  his  work,  from  which  it  followed  naturally 
that  he  had  little  tolerance  for  carelessness  and  inac- 
curacy in  others.  The  school  was  fortunate  in  com- 
manding the  fealty  of  such  a  friend. 

Mr.   Glover  led    a    life  of   activity  and    usefulness. 


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He  was  constantly  busy,  and  the  end  came  to  him,  as 
he  always  wished  that  it  might,  without  any  slacken- 
ing of  the  pulse  of  his  toil  and  without  any  failure 
caused  by  the  weakness  of  old  age.  He  dreaded  to 
live  until  he  could  not  work  or  do  something  for 
others.  So  the  angel  of  death  touched  him  just  at 
the  right  time,  and  his  sleep  was  painless  and  peaceful. 
At  the  quarterly  meeting  of  our  board,  held  on  the 
second  day  of  October,  Mr.  Thorndike  offered  the  fol- 
lowing resolutions,  which  were  unanimously  passed:  — 

Whereas  we  have  learned  with  great  sadness  that  one  of  our 
honored  associates,  Mr.  Joseph  Beal  Glover,  died  at  his  home  in 
Commonwealth  avenue  on  Tuesday,  the  twelfth  day  of  August, 
1902,  therefore  be  it  — 

Resolved,  that  this  board  is  deeply  sensible  of  the  serious  loss 
which  it  has  sustained  in  the  removal  from  this  life  of  one  of  its 
honored  members,  whose  loyalty  to  the  interests  of  the  institution 
was  strikingly  manifested  during  the  twenty-nine  years  that  he  was 
a  trustee.  Our  colleague  discharged  the  duties  of  his  office  with 
untiring  diligence,  unvarying  thoroughness  and  exemplary  fidelity. 
He  was  ever  ready  to  render  service,  and  as  long  as  his  health 
permitted  it,  he  was  very  regular  in  his  attendance  upon  the  meet- 
ings of  the  board  and  upon  those  of  the  committee  on  finance,  to 
the  special  work  of  which  he  devoted  much  of  his  time  and  energy. 
His  sound  judgment  as  a  capable  and  prudent  man  of  business 
and  his  accurate  knowledge  and  large  experience  in  all  matters 
relating  to  real  estate  were  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  establish- 
ment with  readiness  and  evident  pleasure.  His  love  for  the  kin- 
dergarten and  for  children  suffering  both  from  blindness  and 
deafness  is  gratefully  recalled  and  was  shown  by  the  generous 
help  given  to  them  during  his  life  time  and  by  the  liberal  provision 
made  for  them  in  his  will.  We  rejoice  in  his  extended  and  useful 
career  both  as  a  public-spirited  citizen  and  as  a  man  of  business, 
who  living  to  a  great  age  carried  down  to  the  present  day  the  tra- 
ditions of  the  Boston  merchants  of  a  generation  now  disappearing. 
We  admire  his  benevolence  and  his  warm  sympathy  with  all 
classes  of  sufferers,  as  shown  in  the  way  in  which  he  disposed  of  a 


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great  part  of  his  estate  for  their  benefit,  and  we  are  gratified  to 
have  had  him  for  so  many  years  connected  with  the  corporation 
and  the  board  of  trustees  of  this  institution.  We  regret  his  loss ; 
we  honor  his  Ufe  ;  we  cherish  his  memory. 

Resolved,  that  these  resolutions  be  entered  upon  our  records  as 
a  testimonial  of  esteem  and  affection,  and  that  the  secretary  be 
directed  to  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  relatives  of  the  deceased. 

Members  of  the  Corporation. 

We  are  pained  to  report  that  the  ranks  of  the 
friends  and  benefactors  of  the  blind  have  again  been 
assailed  by  death,  and  that  nineteen  of  the  highly 
esteemed  and  valued  members  of  the  corporation 
have  passed  away  during  the  past  year.  In  the  list 
of  the  deceased  are  included  the  following  honored 
names :  — 

Miss  Mary  Bartol  died  at  Lancaster,  Massachu- 
setts, on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1902,  at  the  age 
of  seventy-nine  years  and  six  months.  Born  in  a 
typical  New  England  home  and  reared  under  its 
wholesome  influence,  she  was  possessed  of  its  virtues 
and  refinement.  Her  mind  was  keen,  her  interest  in 
public  affairs  unabating  and  her  unfailing  sweetness 
of  disposition  was  a  benediction  to  all  who  came  in 
contact  with  her.  Up  to  the  end  of  her  life  she  found 
pleasure  in  quiet,  thoughtful  acts  of  kindness  and  in 
deeds  of  beneficence.  The  legacy  of  $300,  which  she 
left  to  the  institution  and  of  which  mention  has 
already  been  made  in  the  foregoing  pages,  bears  con- 
vincing testimony  to  her  active  sympathy  with  the 
cause  of  the  blind. 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne,  daughter  of  the 
late  Charles  and  Isabella  Tilden  Browne,  died  at  her 
residence,    No.    52     Commonwealth    avenue,    on   the 


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tenth  day  of  December,  1901.  She  was  a  friend  and 
helper  of  many  deserving  causes  and  her  works  praise 
her.  She  was  widely  known  for  her  goodness  and 
wisdom,  for  her  interest  in  higher  things  and  for  her 
firmness  in  standing  by  the  right.  She  has  left 
behind  her  the  record  of  a  noble  life  and  spotless 
character  and  of  numerous  deeds  of  benevolence. 
Her  memory  will  be  revered  and  cherished  by  those 
to  whom  her  generosity  was  a  frequent  visitor. 

Uriel  Haskell  Crocker  died  suddenly  from 
heart  trouble  at  his  residence,  No.  247  Common- 
wealth avenue,  on  the  eighth  day  of  March,  1902, 
in  the  seventieth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  born  in 
Boston  on  the  twenty-fourth  of  December,  1833,  and 
his  early  education  was  acquired  in  private  schools. 
He  afterwards  attended  the  Latin  school  in  this  city, 
where  he  was  fitted  for  college,  and  entering  Harvard 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1853.  He  then  studied  law 
and  became  one  of  the  ablest  and  best-known  lawyers 
of  Massachusetts ;  he  was  the  author  of  several  of  the 
most  widely  used  American  books  on  legal  subjects. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Boston  common  council  for 
several  years  and  of  many  societies  and  clubs.  He 
served  also  as  president,  treasurer  or  director  in  a 
large  number  of  business  corporations  and  benevolent 
institutions. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Taylor  Dow,  widow  of  Moses 
Arnold  Dow,  died  at  her  home  in  Brookline  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  November,  1901,  in  the  ninety- 
first  year  of  her  age.  She  was  born  in  Boston  on 
the  seventh  of  July,  181 1,  and  married  in  Andover, 
on  the  twentieth  of  October,  1834,  to  Mr.  Dow,  who 
was  later  the  founder  of  the  Waverley  Magazine  and 
one   of    the    foremost    public    men    of    Charlestown. 


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Brought  up  under  the  Andover  theology  of  her  day, 
Mrs.  Dow's  religious  views  were  very  conservative, 
her  character  was  strong  and  her  influence  penetrat- 
ing. To  the  last  day  of  her  life  her  mind  was  active 
and  clear.  She  was  elected  a  member  of  the  corpora- 
tion in  1887  on  the  recommendation  of  one  of  her 
friends  in  Charlestown,  where  she  then  resided. 

William  Storer  Eaton  died  suddenly  at  his 
residence,  No.  62  Commonwealth  avenue,  on  the 
first  day  of  June,  1902,  in  his  eighty-sixth  year. 
He  was  born  in  Boston  on  the  second  day  of  April, 
181 7,  and  always  made  this  city  his  home.  He  never 
aspired  to  public  offlce  and  devoted  himself  very 
closely  to  his  personal  affairs.  He  was  a  faithful 
supporter  of  his  church  and  gave  much  of  his  time  to 
its  charities.  He  became  a  member  of  the  corporation 
of  this  institution  through  a  contribution  to  the 
printing  fund. 

Miss  Ellen  Frothingham  died  at  her  home  on 
the  eleventh  day  of  March,  1902,  in  the  sixty-seventh 
year  of  her  age,  having  been  born  in  Boston  on  the 
twenty-fifth  of  March,  1835.  She  was  possessed  of 
rare  qualities  of  mind  and  heart  and  exercised  with 
gracious  tact  and  modesty  her  unusual  intellectual 
talents,  her  fine  culture  and  her  sound  judgment. 
She  early  gained  prominence  as  a  translator  and  to  her 
literary  gifts  and  training  we  owe  a  closer  acquaint- 
ance in  English  with  Lessings  Nathan  the  Wise 
and  Laocoon,  with  Goethe's  Hermann  and  Dorothea 
and  Auerbach's  Edelweiss^  with  Grillparzer's  Greek 
Dorothea  and  the  poems  of  Therese.  Miss  Frothing, 
ham's  life  was  one  of  purity  in  its  high  ideals  and  of 
simplicity  in  its  sweet  and  gentle  methods.  Dignified 
in  appearance,  refined  in  manner,  extremely  courteous 


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in  speech,  she  was  able  to  strengthen  the  weak,  com- 
fort the  bereaved  and  inspire  confidence  in  the  de- 
spondent. She  has  left  behind  her  a  priceless  and 
imperishable  legacy  in  the  memory  of  a  gracious  and 
strong  womanhood. 

Mrs.  Lucia  M.  Goodnow  died  at  her  home.  No. 
336  Broadway,  Cambridge,  on  the  twenty-second  day 
of  May,  1902,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years.  She 
was  a  woman  of  strong  character,  of  broad  symipathies 
and  of  many  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart. 
Her  home  was  filled  with  kindness,  mercy,  faith  and 
hope  and  its  prevailing  atmosphere  was  one  of  benev- 
olence. She  was  actively  interested  in  various  good 
causes,  among  which  that  of  the  blind  was  included. 

Mrs.  Adeline  Denny  Hooper,  widow  of  Robert 
C.  Hooper,  died  at  her  residence,  No.  276  Beacon 
street,  on  the  eighth  day  of  April,  1902,  in  the  sev- 
enty-seventh year  of  her  age.  She  was  born  in  Leices- 
ter on  the  twenty-first  of  June,  1825,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  Major  General  James  W.  Ripley  and 
Sarah  Denny.  Mrs.  Hooper  possessed  many  fine 
social  and  domestic  qualities  as  well  as  the  true  spirit 
of  benevolence,  which  she  inherited  in  full  measure 
from  her  ancestors.  Not  only  as  a  wife,  mother, 
neighbor  and  friend  was  she  highly  esteemed  and 
justly  admired,  but  she  was  also  greatly  honored  and 
sincerely  loved  for  her  unostentatious  philanthropy 
and  for  numerous  beneficent  deeds,  which  were  calcu- 
lated to  make  the  world  better,  brighter  and  nobler. 

Horatio  Hollis  Hunnewell,  one  of  the  best 
known  men  and  most  public  spirited  citizens  of 
Boston,  died  at  his  country  home  in  Wellesley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, on  the  twentieth  day  of  May,  1902.  He 
was   born   in    Watertown    on    the    twenty-seventh    of 


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July,  1810,  and  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Walter  Hunne- 
well.  He  received  an  excellent  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  of  Lexington.  In 
1825,  when  he  was  only  fifteen  years  old,  he  crossed 
the  ocean  and  entered  the  banking  house  of  Welles 
and  Company  in  Paris.  In  1835  he  was  admitted  as 
a  partner  in  the  firm ;  but  a  few  years  later  the  bank- 
ing house  was  seriously  affected  by  the  commercial 
crisis  of  that  time  and  failed,  and  he  came  back  to  his 
native  land.  Here  he  began  a  new  career,  which 
proved  to  be  from  its  commencement  to  its  close  a 
blessing  to  himself,  to  his  family  and  to  the  commun- 
ity at  large.  Mr.  Hunnewell's  life  in  Boston  was  one 
of  uninterrupted  good  fortune,  in  which  his  exem- 
plary honesty  and  absolute  integrity  played  a  most 
essential  part.  However  well  he  came  to  be  known 
for  other  things,  his  sublime  sense  of  honor  and  ster- 
ling qualities  of  character  were  his  greatest  achieve- 
ments and  most  valuable  possessions.  It  may  be 
truly  said  that  he  was  the  embodiment  of  the  highest 
type  of  an  American  man  of  affairs.  He  was  one  of 
the  last  of  a  group  of  gentlemen,  who  half  a  century 
ago  gave  a  certain  dignity  and  weight  to  the  title  of 
a  citizen  of  Massachusetts.  He  was  deeply  interested 
in  everything  that  related  to  the  welfare  of  mankind. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  the  administration  of  many 
educational,  benevolent,  scientific  and  charitable  in- 
stitutions. To  all  calls  for  help,  whether  they  came 
to  him  from  near  home  or  from  afar,  he  responded 
generously.  He  gave  not  only  regularly  and  persist- 
ently, but  gladly  as  though  it  were  a  privilege  to  assist 
a  worthy  cause,  as  it  surely  is.  His  beneficent  deeds 
had  the  peculiar  charm  of  being  the  incidental  ex- 
pressions of  a  nature  simple,  modest,  cheerful,  cour- 


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teous  and  perfectly  sincere.  Doubtless  Mr.  Hiinne- 
well  left  an  abundant  fortune  to  his  descendants,  but 
he  bequeathed  to  them  and  to  his  country  a  more 
precious  legacy  than  this  in  the  nobility  of  his  man- 
hood, the  purity  of  his  life  and  the  loftiness  of  his 
character. 

Matthew  Luce  died  suddenly  at  his  home.  No.  6i 
Marlborough  street,  on  the  tenth  day  of  February, 
1902,  in  the  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  born 
in  New  Bedford  in  1844,  and  his  early  education  was 
obtained  at  the  Friend's  academy  in  that  city.  He 
came  to  Boston  in  i860  and  entered  the  employ  of  a 
mercantile  house.  Later  he  was  instrumental  in 
founding  the  firm,  in  which  he  was  first  a  partner 
and  finally  the  senior  member.  He  was  a  man  of 
strict  honesty,  absolute  integrity  and  great  business 
ability.  His  genius  for  hard  work  and  his  mastery  of 
details  were  a  wonder  to  all  who  were  associated  with 
him.  His  untimely  death  was  a  severe  shock  both  to 
his  family  and  to  the  community,  in  which  he  had 
been  prominent  for  many  years.  Among  the  large 
number  of  sorrowing  people,  who  filled  the  spacious 
church  where  the  funeral  service  was  held,  were  many 
young  men,  to  whom  he  had  endeared  himself  by  his 
kindness  and  attention.  As  executor  of  the  will  of 
the  late  Robert  C.  Billings,  Mr.  Luce  and  his  asso- 
ciates, Messrs.  Thomas  Minns  and  Joseph  S.  Kendall, 
deserve  the  highest  praise  for  the  admirable  manner 
in  which  they  managed  the  vast  estate  committed  to 
their  care. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Minot  Pratt,  widow  of  George  Lang- 
ton  Pratt,  and  mother  of  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Sprague  of 
Boston,  died  at  her  country  home  in  the  Allandale 
district,  Jamaica   Plain,  on  the  fourth    day    of    June, 


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1902,  in  the  seventieth  year  of  her  age.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  WiUiam  F.  Weld,  who  were 
in  their  day  among  the  best  known  people  of  Boston 
on  account  of  their  prominence  in  the  social  and  busi- 
ness circles.  Mrs.  Pratt  was  a  type  of  all  that  is 
good  and  kind,  noble  and  sympathetic  in  the  New 
England  life,  and  her  loss  is  sincerely  mourned  by  a 
laro^e  number  of  relatives  and  friends  who  were 
strongly  attached  to  her. 

Royal  Elisha  Robbins  died  at  his  summer  home 
in  Prides  Crossing  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  July, 
1902,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  He  was 
practically  the  founder  of  the  Waltham  Watch  Com- 
pany, and  was  prominently  identified  with  the  inter- 
ests of  the  city  in  which  his  manufacturing  concern 
was  established.  The  remarkable  growth  and  success 
of  this  enterprise  is  due  in  a  great  measure  to  his 
guidance  and  judicious  management ;  it  stands  today 
as  a  monument  to  his  foresight,  perseverance  and  ad- 
ministrative ability.  Mr.  Robbins  enjoyed  a  wide 
reputation  as  a  man  of  affairs  and  was  highly  esteemed 
by  those  who  stood  near  him  in  business  and  in 
private  life. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Elizabeth  S locum,  widow  of  William 
Henry  Slocum,  died  suddenly  of  heart  failure  at  her 
home  in  Jamaica  Plain  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of 
November,  1901,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years,  four 
months  and  twenty-eight  days.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Moses  Williams  and  Mary  Blake  Williams  and 
spent  her  entire  life  within  the  confines  of  Boston. 
She  was  a  woman  of  sensitive  conscience,  of  modest 
demeanor,  of  purity  of  purpose  and  of  rare  beauty  of 
character.  Those  who  knew  her  well  held  her  in  the 
highest  esteem  for  her  generosity,  benevolence,  sin- 


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cerity,  love  of  truth  and  elevation  of  spirit.  Through- 
out her  long  and  useful  life  she  counted  it  a  privilege 
and  a  pleasure  to  be  able  to  help  and  comfort  the 
poor  and  the  needy,  to  strengthen  the  weak  and  to 
encourage  the  unfortunate.  She  was  prominently 
identified  with  many  good  works  and  took  a  deep 
interest  in  various  philanthropic  movements.  We 
wish  to  record  our  sense  of  the  great  loss,  which  the 
cause  of  the  blind  has  sustained  in  the  death  of  this 
noble  woman. 

Robert  Swan  died  suddenly  at  his  home,  No.  29 
High  street,  Meeting  House  Hill,  Dorchester,  on  the 
first  day  of  June,  1902,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of  his 
age.  He  was  born  on  the  twenty-eighth  of  Novem- 
ber, 182 1,  on  the  land  where  he  drew  his  last  breath, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  local  schools.  He 
was  master  of  the  Winthrop  grammar  school  on 
Tremont  street  from  1856  to  the  close  of  his  earthly 
career.  Although  brought  up  in  the  old  methods  of 
pedagogy,  he  kept  abreast  of  the  times  and  was  ever 
ready  to  embody  new  ideas  in  his  teaching.  He  had 
the  courage  and  energy  to  become  the  pioneer  and 
champion  of  manual  training,  and  it  was  mainly 
through  his  efforts  that  the  present  system  of  sewing 
and  cooking  was  introduced  into  the  grammar  schools 
of  the  city.  A  noble-minded  man,  honest,  sincere 
and  courteous  in  his  dealings,  he  won  the  respect  and 
love  of  his  pupils,  many  of  whom  became  his  assist- 
ants in  his  chosen  work.  His  life  was  honorable  and 
well-rounded  on  all  sides,  a  rare  one  in  these  days. 
The  value  of  his  public  service  has  been  long  recog- 
nized and  fully  appreciated  by  every  intelligent  and 
well  informed  citizen,  and  his  familiar  name  is  one  of 
the   most  esteemed   and   revered  in  our  community. 


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To  the  cause  of  the  blind  he  was  a  loyal  friend  and 
constant  helper. 

Prof.  James  Bradley  Thayer,  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  distinguished  members  of  the  faculty  of  the  law 
school  at  Harvard,  died  suddenly  of  heart  disease  at 
his  home,  No.  5  Phillips  place,  Cambridge,  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  February  in  the  seventy-second  year 
of  his  age.  He  was  born  on  the  thirteenth  of  Jan- 
uary, 1 83 1,  in  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  where  his 
father  edited  a  newspaper.  When  he  was  four  years 
old  the  family  removed  to  Philadelphia.  Five  years 
later  they  returned  to  Massachusetts.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  till  his  fourteenth  year,  and  then, 
without  the  aid  of  a  tutor,  finished  his  preparation  for 
college.  He  graduated  from  Harvard  in  1852  and 
entered  its  law  school  in  1854.  Two  years  later  he 
was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk  bar  and  practised  law 
until  1874  when  he  was  appointed  professor  at  the 
law  school  of  his  alma  mater.  Prof.  Thayer  was  a 
man  of  wide  interests,  as  well  as  large  attainments, 
and  was  in  close  touch  with  the  problems  of  the  day. 
He  was  the  soul  of  probity  and  honor.  The  students 
who  received  instruction  from  him  were  brought  in 
contact  with  a  mind,  in  which  "simple  truth  was  the 
utmost  skill."  His  teaching  afforded  to  them  a  noble 
ideal  of  the  office  of  the  law  as. the  handmaid  of 
justice.  He  was  a  diligent  and  accomplished  scholar, 
ever  learning  and  always  classifying  his  knowledge  to 
make  it  the  more  intelligible  and  useful.  His  mind 
was  capacious,  receptive,  candid  and  generous.  His 
literary  sense  was  keen  and  appreciative  and  his 
range  of  reading  was  extensive.  He  wrote  with  care 
and  modesty,  yet  his  opinions  were  firmly  held  and 
clearly   presented,    although    with    due   deference    to 


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those  who  might  not  agree  with  him.  He  had  long 
been  recognized  as  an  authority  on  the  law.  Those 
who  knew  him  well  could  see  in  him  the  qualities  and 
virtues,  which  he  enumerated  in  an  address  on  Chief 
Justice  Marshall,  namely,  sagacity,  candor,  lucidity, 
breadth  of  view,  and  above  all  "  a  large  sweet  nature 
that  all  men  loved  and  trusted."  In  all  public  affairs, 
the  high  issues  of  national  politics,  as  well  as  the 
more  intimate  relations  of  municipal  life  Prof.  Thayer 
took  a  deep  interest.  Not  aspiring  to  hold  oflfice,  he 
was  exemplary  in  his  conscientious  performance  of 
the  duties  of  a  citizen.  Above  all,  he  was  a  blameless 
gentleman,  sympathetic  with  the  poor  and  the  af- 
flicted, earnest-natured,  cultivated,  modest,  courteous 
and  true. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Loring  Tilton,  widow  of  General 
William  S.  Tilton,  died  at  Newtonville  on  the  third 
day  of  July,  1902.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Caleb  G. 
Loring  and  an  extremely  modest  and  unassuming 
woman,  never  pushing  herself  into  public  notice. 
She  was  so  true  to  her  convictions,  so  unswerving 
from  what  she  believed  to  be  right,  so  faithful  and 
loyal  to  her  friends,  so  charitable  to  the  needy  and 
poor,  that  she  endeared  herself  to  a  large  number  of 
persons,  and  her  death  is  deeply  mourned  by  them 
and  by  all  who  knew  her  well. 

Mrs.  Maria  W.  Wales,  widow  of  George  Wash- 
ington Wales,  died  suddenly  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty- 
third  day  of  September,  1902,  at  the  Hotel  Vendome 
where  she  was  temporarily  a  guest.  Owing  to  the 
condition  of  her  health,  which  had  been  steadily  fail- 
ing during  the  summer  months,  she  closed  her  home 
in  Newport  and  came  to  Boston  the  day  previous  to 
her  decease,  accompanied  by  a  maid.     She  was  born 


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in  this  city  of  old  New  England  stock  on  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  September  1816,  and  was  the  daughter 
of  the  late  Samuel  Dow  and  Dorothea  Wharton 
Knapp  Dow.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  merchants 
of  the  old  school,  who  were  widely  known  and  justly 
admired  for  their  uprightness,  their  sense  of  honor 
and  their  public  spirit.  He  was  associated  in  business 
first  with  William  Gray  and  afterwards  with  Horace 
Gray,  the  son  of  William.  He  died  when  he  was 
about  sixty-one  years  of  age  and  left  his  widow  with 
five  daughters  to  mourn  his  loss.  Mrs.  Wales  was  a 
woman  of  absolute  integrity  and  purity  of  character 
and  strictly  faithful  in  the  performance  of  all  her 
duties.  Her  tastes  were  congenial  with  those  of  her 
husband,  and  their  married  life  was  a  long  and  happy 
one.  She  was  strongly  attached  to  her  relatives  and 
friends,  and  despite  the  sorrow  occasioned  by  Mr. 
Wales'  death  her  old  age  was  tranquil  and  serene. 
Like  her  husband,  who  served  as  a  member  of  our 
board  from  1875  to  the  day  of  his  death,  she  was 
thoroughly  devoted  and  absolutely  loyal  to  the  institu- 
tion, endeavoring  at  all  times  to  promote  its  interests 
and  speaking  often  of  the  excellence  of  its  work. 

Miss  Louise  Harding  Williams,  daughter  of 
Alice  and  the  late  Thomas  B.  Williams,  died  at 
Cohasset  on  the  eighth  day  of  August,  1902.  Al- 
though quiet  and  unpretending  in  manner,  a  young 
girl  of  singular  gentleness  and  simplicity  of  character, 
she  possessed  broad  sympathies,  great  public  spirit 
and  a  heroic  power  of  self  abnegation.  She  was  as 
faithful  and  as  devoted  to  the  cause  of  humanity  as 
she  was  generous  and  self-sacrificing.  She  took  a 
most  profound  and  active  interest  in  the  improvement 
of  the  condition  of  the  poor  and  struggled  persistently 


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to  solve  for  them  the  momentus  problem  that  con- 
fronts them,  namely  how  to  live  with  economy  and 
comfort  on  small  means.  She  died  of  overwork  in 
this  field  of  labor  while  still  on  the  threshold  of  life, 
and  she  has  left  behind  her  an  inspiring  record  of 
public  philanthropic  service  and  of  private  worth. 

Henry  Woods,  one  of  the  most  prominent  mer- 
chants of  Boston,  died  of  apoplexy  at  his  home,  No. 
69  Mt.  Vernon  street,  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
December,  1901.  He  was  born  in  Barre,  Massachu- 
setts, on  the  third  of  October,  1820.  He  entered  the 
employment  of  Messrs.  C.  F.  Hovey  &  Co.,  and  on 
the  first  day  of  August,  1850,  became  a  partner  in  the 
firm  together  with  Mr.  William  Endicott  and  the  late 
Samuel  Johnson.  Mr.  Woods  descended  from  a 
plain,  sturdy,  honest,  patriotic  New  England  stock. 
He  was  a  man  of  varied  and  cultivated  tastes,  appre- 
ciative of  the  best  music,  a  great  reader  with  an  active 
mind  always  interested  in  the  important  questions  of  the 
day.  He  was  of  sterling  integrity  and  his  word  would 
never  have  been  questioned  by  anyone  who  knew  him. 
As  one  of  his  most  intimate  friends  has  said,  he  never 
would  have  been  able  to  conduct  his  business  other- 
wise than  in  a  straightforward  and  honest  way.  The 
vigor  and  incorruptibility  of  his  character  corresponded 
well  with  the  erectness  and  strength  of  his  physical 
form.  That  upright  figure  of  his  expressed  qualities 
of  mind  and  heart,  which  demanded  and  received 
honor  and  respect  from  the  community  in  which  he 
lived.  He  was  invariably  forgetful  of  himself  and 
thoughtful  of  others.  To  his  career  as  a  merchant 
he  added  that  of  a  public-spirited  citizen  and  a  gener 
ous  philanthropist.  His  private  and  public  benefac- 
tions were  many  and  widespread,  and  he  often  made 


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large  gifts  for  educational  purposes.  To  his  native 
town  he  was  extremely  loyal  and  especially  generous. 
He  presented  Barre  with  a  library,  a  high  school 
building  and  a  hotel.  He  also  gave  to  the  congrega- 
tional society  a  chapel  or  vestry  attached  to  the 
church.  He  will  be  long  remembered  as  a  gentleman, 
whom  it  was  a  privilege  and  an  inspiration  to  know. 

The  death  of  so  many  distinguished  members  of 
the  corporation  during  the  period  of  one  year  is  a. 
great  loss  to  the  institution,  and  it  will  be  very  diffi- 
cult, if  not  absolutely  impossible,  to  find  suitable 
persons  to  fill  the  places  that  have  been  left  vacant. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 
MELVIN    O.  ADAMS, 
FRANCIS    H.  APPLETON, 
WILLIAM    LEONARD  BENEDICT, 
WILLIAM    ENDICOTT, 
CHARLES    P.  GARDINER, 
N.  P.  HALLOWELL, 
J.  THEODORE    HEARD, 
FRANCIS    W.   HUNNEWELL, 
GEORGE    H.  RICHARDS, 
WILLIAM    L.  RICHARDSON, 
RICHARD    M.  SALTONSTALL, 
S.  LOTHROP    THORNDIKE, 

Trustees. 


THE   REPORT  OF   THE   DIRECTOR. 


Look  forward —  never  backward  —  heart, 

The  past  comes  not  again. 
The  sunbeams  on  the  mountain  dart, 

Though  clouds  o'erhang  the  plain. 
Up,  higher  yet!     The  risk  is  great ? 

The  prize  is  what  you  will. 

—  Charles  E.  Banks. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen  : —  In  the  report  of  the  director,  which 
I  have  the  honor  to  present  herewith  for  your  consid- 
eration, I  beg  leave  to  give  an  account  of  the  work 
and  progress  of  the  institution,  to  suggest  some  im- 
provements and  to  touch  upon  such  points  as  bear 
directly  upon  the  education  of  the  blind  and  seem  to 
require  immediate  attention. 

The  year  just  closed  has  in  many  respects  been 
one  of  the  most  successful  in  the  annals  of  the  estab- 
lishment. The  regular  course  of  the  school  has  been 
pursued  without  interruption  from  illness  or  from  any 
other  cause,  and  every  one  of  the  departments  has 
kept  the  "  even  tenor  of  its  way." 

Whether  we  consider  its  early  history  or  that  of 
recent  years,  the  work  of  the  institution  presents  the 
same  features  of  high  purpose  and  persistent  effort,  of 
steady  application  and  thorough  performance,  of  un- 
tiring industry  and  entire  freedom  from  friction. 

The  prospects  of  the  school  were  never  more  cheer- 
ing and  promising  than  they  are  at  the  present  time. 
The  demand  for  improvements  and  for  opening  to  the 


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blind  wide  avenues  for  a  broad  and  liberal  education  is 
greater  now  than  ever  before. 

Despite  the  gifts  and  bequests  which  the  institution 
has  received  from  time  to  time,  it  needs  much  more 
money  than  it  has  in  order  that  it  may  be  able  to  main- 
tain adequately  the  various  branches  of  education, 
which  it  has  already  inaugurated,  and  to  add  to  these 
as  many  new  ones  as  experience  may  suggest  and  the 
complete  development  of  the  physical  powers,  the  in- 
tellectual faculties  and  the  moral  and  aesthetic  nature 
of  the  blind  may  require. 

Enrolment  of  Blind  Persons. 

Then  thundered  forth  a  roll  of  names. 

—  Scott. 

Our  record  books  show  that  at  the  opening  of  the 
year  under  review  the  number  of  blind  persons,  regis- 
tered in  the  various  departments  of  the  institution  as 
pupils,  teachers,  employes,  and  work  men  and  women, 
was  270.  Since  then  42  have  been  admitted  and  34 
have  been  discharged,  making  the  total  number  at 
present  278.  Of  these  169  are  at  the  parent  school  in 
South  Boston,  90  at  the  kindergarten  in  Jamaica 
Plain  and  19  in  the  workshop  for  adults. 

The  first  division  includes  156  pupils,  10  teachers 
and  other  officers  and  3  domestics ;  the  second  com- 
prises 90  little  boys  and  girls,  and  the  third  19  men 
and  women  employed  in  the  workshop  for  adults. 

The  prominent  position  which  the  institution  occu- 
pies among  all  establishments  of  its  kind  and  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  educational  advantages  which  it  affords 
to  its  scholars  cause  frequent  applications  to  be  sent 
to  us  from  different  parts  of  the  country  for  the  ad- 


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mission  of  pupils  of  both  sexes,  who  are  eager  to  come 
to  Boston  and  pursue  under  our  roof  a  course  of  ad- 
vanced studies.  This  recognition  of  the  superior  value 
of  the  work  of  our  school  is  very  pleasant,  and  we  sin- 
cerely wish  it  were  in  our  power  to  render  it  accessible 
to  every  young  man  or  woman  who  desires  to  profit  by 
the  advantages  offered  here.  But,  owing  to  the  rapid 
increase  of  our  numbers  and  to  the  lack  of  ample  ac- 
commodations, we  are  obliged  to  receive  only  those 
who  reside  in  the  New  England  states  and  to  give  a 
negative  reply  to  the  requests  of  all  others. 


The  Record  of  Health. 

The  first  wealth  is  health.     Sickness  is  poor-spirited. 

—  Emerson. 

The  school  has  been  favored  during  the  past  year 
with  absolute  immunity  from  contagious  or  epidemic 
diseases,  and  good  health  has  generally  prevailed  in 
all  its  departments.  Yet  we  are  grieved  to  be  obliged 
to  report  the  death  of  three  of  our  pupils,  Annie  F. 
Bennett  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  Clara  E.  Stone 
of  Brattleborough,  Vermont,  and  Florence  G.  Smith 
of  Charlestown,  Massachusetts.  The  first  was  at- 
tacked by  pneumonia  while  she  was  under  her  moth- 
er's care,  and  she  passed  away  on  the  eighth  day  of 
February.  The  other  two  were  smitten  with  spinal 
meningitis  and  died  of  that  disease,  one  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts general  hospital  on  the  twenty-first  of  last 
May  and  the  other  at  her  home  in  Charlestown  four 
days  later. 

These  girls  were  possessed  of  rare  sunniness  of 
nature  and  sweetness  of  disposition,  and  they  will  be 
greatly  missed    both  by  their  teachers    and   by  their 


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schoolmates.  To  their  afflicted  parents  and  friends 
we  offer  our  heartfelt  sympathy  in  the  saddest  of  all 
bereavements,  the  loss  of  a  beloved  child,  and  we  earn- 
estly hope  that  they  may  be  enabled  to  bear  their  sor- 
row with  fortitude. 


The  Aim  of  our  Scheme  of  Education. 

From  endeavor  to  endeavor, 
Journeying  with  the  hours  forever, 
Or  aspiring  or  acquiring. 
This,  O  man,  is  life  in  time. 

—  Charles  Harpur. 

The  course  of  instruction  and  training  pursued  in 
our  school  is  rational  and  methodical  in  its  plan,  ex- 
plicit in  its  purpose  and  positive  in  its  requirements. 
Its  aim  is  not  to  amuse  and  divert  the  pupils  or  to 
cram  them  with  haphazard  information  and  load  their 
memory  with  the  heavy  luggage  supplied  by  the  text- 
books, but  to  develop  them  physically,  mentally  and 
morally;  to  teach  them  to  observe  attentively,  to 
think  rationally  and  to  judge  correctly  ;  to  broaden 
their  intellectual  horizon  and  enlarge  the  sphere  of 
their  activity  and  usefulness ;  to  refine  their  senti- 
ments and  improve  their  moral  nature  ;  to  cultivate 
in  them  a  taste  for  work  and  increase  their  executive 
ability ;  to  strengthen  their  will  and  encourage  them 
to  face  obstacles  squarely  and  strive  to  surmount 
these  successfully;  to  bring  out  what  is  best  in  their 
nature  and  to  build  up  and  strengthen  their  character. 

The  work  of  the  school  is  characterized  by  a  defi- 
niteness  and  straightforward  earnestness,  which  are 
unchangeable.  Every  student  is  required  to  go 
through  the  prescribed  course,  taking  up  in  regular 
order  all  the  branches  of  study  that  enter  into  it.     No 


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pupil  is  allowed  to  have  his  or  her  choice  by  omitting 
this  or  that  part  of  the  curriculum  and  putting  some- 
thing else  in  its  place.  The  elective  system,  which 
has  already  played  so  much  mischief  in  many  univer- 
sities and  colleges  and  which  is  reaching  down  from 
them  to  the  public  schools,  has  no  place  in  our  insti- 
tution. This  innovation,  by  which  a  life's  pro- 
gramme is  permitted  to  be  formed  out  of  petty 
caprices,  boyish  inclinations  and  indolent  whims,  is 
destined  to.  have  a  most  disastrous  effect  upon  the 
soundness  of  secondary  education.  It  affords  no 
opportunity  for  assiduous  exertion  and  serious  train- 
ing. Habits  of  industry,  readiness  to  attack  or 
undergo  distasteful  drudgery,  a  firm  attitude  in  facing 
obstacles  and  unwavering  persistency  in  overcoming 
them,  all  these  are  the  product  of  school  teaching  and 
discipline.  The  young  acquire  these  if  they  are  freed 
from  the  weight  of  chance  desires  and  of  aversion  to 
labor  and  if  they  are  led  through  the  rugged  paths  of 
earnest  application  and  unremitting  toil.  Yielding  to 
their  casual  notions  or  accidental  fancies  and  encour- 
aging them  to  mistake  their  youthful  yearnings  for 
inspirations  will  never  produce  this  result.  No  one 
can  attain  power  to  perform  any  of  the  tasks  of  life 
without  honest  effort  to  surmount*  difficulties.  Work 
along  the  lines  of  least  resistance  undermines  virility 
and  is  bound  to  produce  not  sturdy  and  vigorous 
scholars,  eager  to  battle  and  able  to  conquer,  but 
weak  and  soft-tempered  ones,  who  are  irresolute  in 
action  and  "flabby  of  mind  and  will." 

Although  its  faithful  execution  involved  the  exer- 
cise of  grim  patience  and  of  firm  resolution,  our  plan 
of  education  has  been  carried  out  in  all  its  details. 
That  the  results  obtained  from  strict  adherence  to  it 


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are  very  satisfactory  may  be  shown  by  a  review  of  the 
work  which  has  been  accomplished  in  the  various 
departments  of  the  school  during  the  past  year. 

Department  of  Physical  Education. 

Infirmity  doth  still  neglect  all  office, 
Whereto  our  health  is  bound;  we  are  not  ourselves 
When  nature,  being  oppressed,  commands  the  mind 
To  suffer  with  the  body. 

—  Shakespeare. 

Physical  education  in  its  various  aspects  has  be- 
come a  very  prominent  feature  in  our  school  and 
forms  an  integral  part  of  its  curriculum.  Our  pupils 
are  required  to  go  through  bodily  exercises  in  some 
form  every  day,  and  these  have  for  their  aim  and 
object  the  harmonious  development  of  all  the  different 
elements  and  constituents  of  the  corporeal  structure 
according  to  well  defined  physiological,  psychological 
and  pedagogical  laws. 

Physical  exercise  affects  the  whole  being  and  not 
only  one  side  of  the  child's  nature  since  it  is  a  potent 
agent  for  mental  development  as  well  as  for  the  train- 
ing of  nerve  and  muscle.  While  it  corrects  the 
defects  and  the  functional  disturbances  of  the  various 
organs  of  the  body,  it  blocks  the  way  to  the  incursion 
of  ailments  and  diseases.  It  animates  large  areas  of 
cells  and  tissues  by  promoting  the  circulation  of  the 
blood  through  them  and  at  the  same  time  it  invigo- 
rates and  puts  in  good  working  order  every  nerve  and 
muscle,  vein  and  artery.  A  tremendous  influence  is 
exerted  upon  the  brain  and  consequently  upon  the 
intellect.  Conducted  in  conjunction  with  daily  bath- 
ing, the  requisite  amount  of  sleep,  proper  alimentation 
and   pure  air,  it  promotes  health,  which  is   the  most 


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precious  of  all  earthly  blessings  and  constitutes  the 
solid  foundation  upon  which  mental  energy  and  moral 
excellence  can  be  safely  built.  Without  it  nothing 
that  is  great  and  of  permanent  value  can  be  obtained. 
Having  spoken  repeatedly  in  former  reports  of 
gymnastic  exercises  and  cleanliness  and  of  their 
effects  upon  the  human  constitution,  we  propose  at 
the  present  time  to  treat  briefly  of  sleep,  food  and 
pure  air. 

/. —  Sleep  as  a  Factor  of  Health. 

O  magic  sleep  !  O  comfortable  bird 

That  broodest  o'er  the  troubled  sea  of  mind 

Till  it  is  hush'd  and  smooth  ! 

—  Keats. 

Sleep  is  a  state  of  quiescence,  characterized  by 
entire  or  partial  unconsciousness,  inactive  condition 
of  the  body  and  general  diminution  of  the  vital  func- 
tions. It  is  accompanied  by  a  total  relaxation  of  the 
physical  frame.  It  is  the  perfection  of  repose,  the 
most  complete  rest.  Its  salient  feature  is  cessation  of 
the  automatic  activity  of  the  brain.  Illustrious 
physicians,  poets  and  philosophers  have  extolled  its 
virtues  and  sung  its  praises  both  in  verse  and  in 
prose.  Hippocrates,  whom  we  recognize  as  the 
"father  of  medicine,"  speaks  emphatically  of  its  im- 
portance as  a  means  of  preserving  health.  Menander, 
the  immortal  Greek  dramatist,  maintains  that  it  is 
possessed  of  such  healing  qualities  that  it  may  be 
considered  a  natural  cure  for  all  diseases.  Shake- 
speare described  it  most  felicitously  in  the  well- 
known  lines :  — 

Sleep,  that  knits  up  the  ravell'd  sleave  of  care, 
The  death  of  each  day's  life,  sore  labour's  bath, 
Balm  of  hurt  minds,  great  nature's  second  course, 
Chief  nourisher  in  life's  feast. 


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Goethe  names  it  the  balmy  blessing  of  nature. 
Sir  Philip  Sidney  calls  it  "  the  poor  man's  wealth 
and  the  prisoner's  release."  Southey  characterizes 
it  as  "the  friend  of  woe."     Dryden  declares  it  — 

Of  all  the  powers  the  best. 
O  peace  of  mind,  repairer  of  decay  ! 
Whose  balm  renews  the  limbs  to  labors  of  the  day. 

Cervantes  invokes  blessings  on  him  who  first  in- 
vented it,  for  "  it  covers  a  man  all  over,  thoughts  and 
all,  like  a  cloak."  Young  defines  it  as  "  tired  nature's 
sweet  restorer."  Wordsworth  denominates  it  "  the 
twinkling  of  oblivion,"  and  Jean  Ingelow  addresses  it 
in  these  words :  — 

O  sleep,  we  are  beholden  to  thee,  sleep  ; 

Thou  bearest  angels  to  us  in  the  night, 

Saints  out  of  heaven  with  palms.     Seen  by  thy  light, 

Sorrow  is  some  old  tale. 

During  sleep  the  operations  of  the  senses  are  sus- 
pended in  whole  or  in  part,  so  that  in  profound  slum- 
ber no  messages  come  to  the  brain,  but  the  functions 
necessary  to  life  continue  in  action ;  the  heart  beats 
and  the  lungs  respire,  with  greater  regularity  but  with 
less  vigor;  the  stomach,  the  intestines  and  their  ac- 
cessory organs  digest,  the  skin  exhales  vapor  and  the 
kidneys  secrete  urine.  With  the  central  nervous 
system,  however,  the  case  is  very  different ;  for  while 
some  parts  may  retain  the  power  of  receiving  impres- 
sions or  developing  ideas,  others  have  their  actions 
diminished,  exalted,  perverted  or  altogether  arrested. 
It  is  on  the  nutritive  regeneration  of  the  tissue,  which 
takes  place  during  true,  healthy  sleep,  that  the  re- 
freshing power  of  the  latter  and  its  value  to  the  living 
organism  depend. 

It  is  a  law  of  nature  that  all  animals  shall  suspend 


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their  action  and  sleep.  The  alternation  of  day  and 
night  harmonizes  with  this  want  of  the  living  body  and 
affords  seasons  of  activity  and  of  repose.  Man  needs  to 
follow  this  natural  indication  and  let  the  hours  of  sleep 
and  of  waking  alternate  daily.  He  should  retire  and 
take  his  rest  when  all  is  darkest  and  most  silent  and 
the  motions  and  vibrations  of  the  outer  universe  are 
most  effectively  lulled. 

The  quantity  of  sleep  required  by  different  individ- 
uals is  not  the  same  in  all  cases,  from  seven  to  nine 
hours  being  the  average  amount  necessary  for  an  adult. 
Children  need  much  more  than  this,  in  order  to  have 
their  exhausted  energies  restored,  so  that  they  may 
awake  refreshed  and  strong,  to  grow  into  healthy,  vig- 
orous and  happy  men  and  women. 

Firmly  believing  in  the  beneficence  of  rest,  we  deem 
it  of  the  utmost  importance  not  only  to  give  our 
pupils  ample  time  for  it,  but  to  enable  them  to  have  a 
sufficient  amount  of  sleep  at  the  natural  hours  and  to 
allow  nothing  to  interfere  with  their  rest  either  at  its 
beginning  or  at  its  ending  each  day. 

//. —  Food  and  its  Importance  to  Health. 

And  bodies  spent  in  toil  renew 

With  wholesome  food  and  country  mirth. 

—  Dryden. 

Proper  food  is  essential  to  human  existence  and  to 
the  maintenance  of  a  perfect  standard  of  health.  It 
consists  of  the  substances,  which,  taken  into  the 
stomach,  are  susceptible  of  animalization  by  means  of 
digestion.  It  supplies  the  body  with  power  for  work 
and  provides  material  for  the  construction  or  produc- 
tion of  new  living  tissue  which  is  needed  to  replace 
that  which  is  wasted  or  to  make  good  such  losses  as 
are  incident  to  the  ordinary  course  of  life. 


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Health  and  alimentation  go  so  closely  hand  in  hand 
that  we  may  recognize  in  some  characteristic  series  of 
healthy  conditions  the  qualities  of  food  on  which  they 
are  sustained.  We  may  also  judge  equally  well  from 
the  evidences  of  certain  forms  of  physical  weakness 
that  either  deficiencies  of  nutriment  or  unnatural 
kinds  of  materials  are  present  in  the  diet  of  the 
sufferers. 

Proper  nourishment  is  indispensable  not  only  to 
physical  well-being  but  to  intellectual  exertion  and 
spiritual  tranquillity.  Without  it  no  serious  mental 
effort  can  be  sustained  and  become  fruitful  in  good 
results.  Moleschott  asserts  that  "courage,  good  will 
and  love  of  work  depend  upon  healthful,  sufficient 
food,  while  hunger  lays  waste  the  head  and  the  heart." 
It  is  beyond  doubt  that  inadequate  diet  if  long  con- 
tinued produces  weakness  and  degeneracy. 

The  general  truth  that  body  and  mind  form  an  in- 
dissoluble union  and  that  they  must  go  forward  or 
backward  together  was  understood  as  long  ago  as  the 
time  of  the  earliest  Greek  philosophers.  Pythagoras 
forbade  his  disciples  to  eat  certain  things,  while  the 
laws  of  Moses  were  emphatic  on  the  subject  of  dieta- 
ries. Down  to  the  present  day  the  Hebrews  claim 
that  their  health  depends  on  rigid  adherence  to  the 
Mosaic  sanitary  prescriptions.  The  Hindoos,  who 
reject  every  trace  of  animal  food,  develop  wholesome 
bodies  and  metaphysical  brains  on  vegetables  and 
curry.  The  most  stalwart  races  of  Europe  are  not 
the  most  highly  fed.  The  Scotchman  lives  mostly  on 
oatmeal,  while  the  Swiss  sustain  their  strength  as 
climbers  of  mountains  chiefly  on  bread  and  honey  and 
butter,  eating  little  meat. 

But  be  this  as  it  may,  the  main  point  for  our  con- 


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sideration  is,  what  kinds  of  food  will  afford  the  best 
and  most  suitable  nourishment  for  school  children  and 
teachers.  It  has  been  found  that  for  both  these 
classes  of  persons  the  dietary  should  be  made  up 
partly  of  starchy  foods,  which,  when  digested,  are  con- 
verted into  carbohydrates  and  furnish  heat  to  the 
body,  but  principally  of  those  which  are  rich  in  albu- 
men and  supply  both  the  muscles  and  the  brain  with 
the  needful  power.  Careful  examination  and  analyses 
have  shown  what  these  are  and  the  precise  nutritive 
value  of  each  of  them.  Broadly  speaking,  we  may 
state  that  the  ideal  dietary  for  brain  workers  would 
consist  in  large  measure  of  lean  fresh  beef,  fish  of  dif- 
ferent kinds,  beans  and  peas,  cereals  of  every  descrip- 
tion,—  especially  wheat,  corn  and  oats, —  vegetables, 
cheese,  gelatine,  eggs  and  milk. 

Much  time  and  trouble  have  been  expended  by  san- 
itarians in  the  effort  to  determine  the  proper  amount 
and  proportions  of  the  various  articles  of  food  neces- 
sary to  keep  an  average  human  being  in  health.  The 
best  rules  for  diet,  based  upon  the  results  of  thorough 
investigation,  are  stated  as  follows  by  an  English  phy- 
sician, Dr.  Benjamin  Ward  Richardson  :  — 

First.  Pure  water  is  the  only  natural  beverage,  and  under  or- 
dinary circumstances  a  person  does  not  require  more  than  twenty 
ounces  of  it  as  a  minimum  and  forty  as  a  maximum  in  twenty-four 
hours. 

Second.  Of  solid  food,  animal  and  vegetable  combined,  the 
same  number  of  ounces,  minimum  and  maximum,  is  also  sufficient. 

T/iird.  Not  more  than  one-third  of  solid  food  needs  to  be  of 
the  animal,  muscle-feeding  class,  leaving  the  vegetable,  starchy 
and  oily  or  heat-supplying  substances  to  make  up  the  remaining 
two-thirds. 

Fourth.  The  foods  should  be  themselves  pure,  of  a  healthy 
origin,  and  should  be  cooked  so  as  to  be  freed  from  rawness,  with- 


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out  being  reduced  to  tenderness  or  shreds  or  hardness  by  over- 
cooking. 

Fifth.  The  gratification  of  the  gustatory  sense  should  be  made 
secondary  to  the  actual  requirements  of  the  body, —  the  taste  be- 
ing kept  as  neutral  as  that  of  the  young  child  who  feeds  on  the 
most  natural  and  at  the  same  time  the  most  neutral  of  all  foods, 
milk. 

The  human  body,  as  compared  with  that  of  other 
animals,  is  of  a  finer  tissue  and  higher  degree  of  vibra- 
tions and  therefore  cannot  take  coarse  and  dense  sub- 
stances into  its  system. 

In  selecting  foods  we  should  give  preference  to  sub- 
stances that  nourish  the  corporeal  organization  and 
not  to  delicacies  that  tempt  the  palate. 

The  foods  used  in  the  various  departments  of  this 
institution  are  simple,  nutritious  and  of  the  best  qual- 
ity afforded  by  our  market.  They  are  carefully 
selected,  well  prepared  and  properly  served. 

///. —  Fresh  Air  as  an  Ally  of  Health. 

The  air  breathes  upon  us  here  most  sweetly. 

—  Shakespeare. 

Pure  air  is  another  indispensable  condition  of  human 
existence,  and  its  chemical  properties  and  constituent 
parts  have  a  potent  influence  on  all  the  vital  functions 
of  the  human  system.  By  the  ancient  philosophers  it 
was  considered  one  of  the  four  elements,  and  Zoroaster 
placed  it  above  all  the  others.  Anaximenes  calls  it 
"  the  soul  of  man."  Galen  believes  that  even  good 
morals  depend  upon  it.  Mavor  asserts  that  it  con- 
tains the  principles  of  life  and  vegetation.  Grindon 
characterizes  it  as  '*  the  great  physician  of  the  world," 
and  Florence  Nightingale  considers  it  an  efficient  cu- 
rative for  most  diseases. 


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Air  is  unquestionably  the  first  food  of  man  and  of 
everything  that  lives,  and  the  scientific  world  now- 
adays recognizes  it  to  be  such.  It  nourishes  the  debil- 
itated, invigorates  the  weak,  animates  the  languid  and 
refreshes  the  weary.  We  are  restored  from  fatigue 
and  enlivened  by  the  genial  stimulus  of  fresh  air, 
hence  more  willino:  to  refuse  the  evil  and  choose  the 
good.  Health  confides  in  it  as  its  most  faithful  friend. 
The  old  saying  about  the  chameleon, — 

Stretched  at  its  ease  the  beast  I  viewed, 
And  saw  it  eat  the  air  for  food, — 

is  thus  no  poet-jingler's  fancy  but  a  fact.  The  air 
then  is  a  kind  of  food,  and  we  should  undoubtedly 
regard  it  as  such  if  it  were  not  for  the  reason  that  we 
require  it  constantly  instead  of  taking  it  at  stated 
intervals,  as  is  the  case  with  the  more  solid  articles  of 
our  diet. 

Atmospheric  air  is  a  compound  of  oxygen,  the  life- 
giving  principle  of  nature,  and  nitrogen,  an  inert  gas, 
apparently  added  merely  to  dilute  the  more  active 
and  stimulating  ingredient.  The  proportion  in  the 
composition  of  these  two  elements  is  about  twenty-one 
parts  of  the  former  to  seventy-nine  of  the  latter.  The 
oxygen  is  very  powerful  and  is  supposed  to  furnish 
the  body  with  heat  and  animation.  It  is  the  essential 
element,  which  imparts  to  the  atmosphere  its  power 
to  support  life  and  combustion.  It  is  the  food  of  the 
corpuscles  of  the  blood,  and  thus  the  process  of  respi- 
ration is  one  of  alimentation.  Circulating  with  the 
blood  in  every  part  of  the  body  it  sustains  all  acts 
of  nutrition,  helps  to  build  up  new  tissue  and  assists 
to  remove  the  old.  The  chemical  phenomena  of  life 
are  in  fact  described  in  the  term  oxygenation.     When- 


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ever  we  bring  into  the  air  we  breathe  any  agent, 
which  reduces  the  activity  of  the  oxygen,  we  subject 
ourselves,  though  we  may  not  by  any  sensual  percep- 
tion be  conscious  of  the  fact,  to  an  influence  which 
depresses  our  vitality. 

It  is  of  supreme  importance  to  human  beings  to 
breathe  at  all  times  pure  and  well  oxygenated  air. 
For  when  this  is  vitiated  and  unwholesome,  poisoned 
and  impregnated  with  noxious  exhalations  and  loaded 
with  foul  emanations  and  worn-out  refuse,  it  has  a 
most  distressing  effect  upon  the  system.  Weariness, 
restlessness,  impatience  and  pain  arise  from  its  defile- 
ment. Under  the  influence  of  impure  air  the  senses 
grow  dull,  the  nervous  power  is  diminished,  irritability 
and  peevishness  take  the  place  of  calmness  and  placid- 
ity, and  the  blood  which  is  sent  to  the  muscles  is 
impure  and  cannot  strengthen  them  to  support  the 
body.  Nay,  more.  The  brain  is  fed  by  the  same 
corrupted  and  corrupting  fluid  and  consequently,  in- 
stead of  being  enlivened,  is  made  inactive  and  heavy, 
working  languidly  or  refusing  to  work  at  all.  It  is 
beyond  the  shadow  of  a  doubt  that  in  all  localities, 
where  large  numbers  of  people  are  crowded  together 
and  where  no  adequate  attention  is  paid  to  ventila- 
tion, much  of  the  feebleness  and  of  the  depression  of 
the  vitality  of  the  young  is  mainly  due  to  the  deteriora- 
tion and  impurity  of  the  air. 

Thus  systematic  exercise,  daily  bathing,  sound 
sleep,  proper  nourishment  and  pure  air,  are  the  five 
fingers  of  the  right  hand  of  health.  Every  teacher 
ought  to  study  the  laws  of  hygiene  with  care  and  to 
know  them  thoroughly,  and  every  pupil  ought  to  be 
made  to  believe  firmly  in  their  beneficence  and  to 
grow  under  their  influence. 


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Department  of  Manual  Training. 

The  eye  to  see,  the  ear  to  hear, 
The  working  hand  to  help  the  will. 

—  Owen  Meredith. 

This  department  is  a  very  important  factor  in  our 
scheme  of  education,  and  its  value  is  demonstrated 
every  year  by  the  excellent  results  which  are  shown 
in  the  work  of  the  different  classes  of  the  school. 

A  system  of  manual  training,  arranged  on  peda- 
gogical principles,  is  of  great  assistance  in  a  variety 
of  ways  in  the  education  of  children  and  youth.  It 
stimulates  the  brain,  improves  the  condition  of  the 
nervous  system  and  has  a  marked  effect  both  upon 
the  thinking  apparatus  and  upon  the  activity  of  the 
body.  It  makes  the  muscles  firm  and  pliant,  the  fin- 
gers flexible  and  the  arms  strong.  It  furthers  the 
cultivation  of  the  intelligence  and  the  elevation  of  the 
moral  faculties.  Finally  it  promotes  manual  dexterity 
and  the  acquisition  of  habits  of  order,  regularity,  in- 
dustry and  exactness,  which  not  only  are  of  the  great- 
est use  in  after  life  but  have  a  great  deal  to  do  with 
the  formation  of  character. 

Of  the  various  forms  of  manual  training  which  are 
now  in  vogue  both  in  this  country  and  in  Europe, 
that  of  sloyd  is  unquestionably  best  adapted  to  the 
needs  and  special  requirements  of  the  blind. 

This  system  is  one  of  the  most  eiiBcient  means  of 
formative  education.  Its  purpose  is  not  to  initiate 
children  into  a  trade,  but  to  unfold  their  physical, 
mental  and  moral  powers,  to  strengthen  their  wills 
and  to  render  these  capable  of  sustained  effort  and  of 
directinor  the  hand.  It  teaches  them  to  observe,  to 
think,    to    work    and    to    create.     It    aims   at    ethical 


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rather  than  technical  or  mechanical  results,  at  general 
or  organic  development  rather  than  special  skill.  It 
seeks  to  improve  the  physical  health  and  carriage  and 
to  give  power  of  brain  and  dexterity  of  hand,  making 
the  latter  an  adept  executor  of  the  plans  and  orders  of 
the  former.  It  cultivates  self-reliance,  the  love  of 
labor,  the  sense  of  form,  accuracy,  patience  and  perse- 
verance. It  trains  the  faculties  of  attention  and  con- 
centration and  fosters  cleanliness  and  neatness.  It 
affords  excellent  opportunities  for  muscular  exercise 
and  encourages  the  use  of  both  the  left  and  the  right 
side  of  the  body  thus  preventing  a  one-sided  develop- 
ment. The  methods  employed  in  the  practice  of 
sloyd  are  such  as  are  best  fitted  to  secure  these  ends. 
This  system  was  incorporated  into  our  school  cur- 
riculum ten  years  ago  and  continues  to  be  a  most  val- 
uable auxiliary  in  the  development  and  training  of  our 
pupils  of  both  sexes. 

'  Literary  Department. 

Culture's  hand 
Has  scattered  verdure  o'er  the  land; 
And  smiles  and  fragance  rule  serene 
Where  barren  wilds  usurped  the  scene. 

—  Browning. 

The  work  of  this  department  has  been  prosecuted 
with  great  earnestness  and  with  gratifying  success. 

The  various  branches  of  study,  which  are  included 
in  the  school  curriculum,  have  received  their  due 
share  of  attention,  and  in  most  of  the  classes  the 
subjects  have  been  presented  in  such  a  simple  and 
natural  way  as  to  excite  the  curiosity  of  the  learners, 
enlist  their  interest  and  thus  readily  reach  their 
understanding. 


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The  methods  of  teaching  conform  strictly  to  the 
requirements  of  modern  pedagogy  and  are  calculated 
to  carry  out  to  its  logical  conclusion  the  principle  of 
"  learning  by  doing,"  which  was  first  enunciated  by 
Froebel  in  the  kindergarten.  The  pupils  are  placed 
under  the  care  and  guidance  of  diligent  and  capable 
instructors  and  are  given  good  opportunities  to  gain 
knowledge  through  their  own  exertions,  to  acquire 
habits  of  industry  and  research  and  to  become 
thorough  students,  closely  attentive  and  keenly  ob- 
servant, exact  in  their  recollections  and  logical  in 
their  judgment,  clear  in  their  thinking  and  accurate 
in  the  expression  of  their  thoughts  and  ideas. 

We  deem  it  of  the  utmost  importance  to  pay  con- 
stant attention  to  the  development  and  thorough 
training  of  the  reasoning  faculties  of  the  scholars. 
For  the  attainment  of  this  end  everything  is  directed 
toward  creating  in  them  a  habit  of  thinking  for  them- 
selves and  of  applying  their  own  analytical  powers  to 
all  problems  in  the  class  room.  They  are  not  made 
to  acquire,  by  a  mere  effort  of  memory,  a  list  of  facts 
which  have  no  meaning  to  them,  but  are  encouraged 
and  required  to  pursue  a  rational  course  of  investiga- 
tion in  every  study  and  to  learn  the  "  why "  for  all 
things  as  they  go  along.  They  are  thus  engaged  in 
actual  intellectual  exercise,  and  they  can  use  intelli- 
gently what  knowledge  they  accumulate.  The  result 
of  this  is  a  real  awakening  and  growth  of  the  mental 
faculties. 

Our  collections  of  books,  of  educational  appliances 
and  apparatus  and  of  tangible  objects  and  specimens 
of  various  kinds  have  been  largely  increased  and  have 
become  powerful  auxiliaries  in  furtherance  of  the 
work  of  the  school  in  all  its  branches  but  especially 


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in  natural  history,  geography,  anatomy,  physiology, 
chemistry  and  physics. 

The  library  has  been  enriched  by  the  addition  of 
many  volumes  and  has  been  made  to  serve  a  distinct 
educational  purpose  just  as  surely  as  the  lessons  given 
in  the  school-rooms.  Neither  effort  nor  expense  has 
been  spared  in  filling  its  capacious  shelves  with  books 
of  every  description  and  in  rendering  it  a  fountain 
head  of  knowledge  and  of  wisdom,  an  active  and  far- 
reaching  force,  the  principal  function  of  which  is  to 
stimulate  both  pupils  and  teachers  and  to  inspire 
them  with  a  love  for  sound  learning  and  the  best 
literature. 

Four  changes  in  the  personnel  of  the  corps  of  in- 
structors have  occurred  during  the  past  year.  Mr. 
Albert  Marshall  Jones,  who  has  been  head  master  in 
the  boys'  department  since  1897,  withdrew  from  the 
service  of  the  institution  for  the  purpose  of  entering 
upon  a  wider  field  of  work,  wherein  he  could  have 
ample  opportunity  for  the  exercise  of  his  executive 
ability  and  his  talent  for  commercial  pursuits.  He 
has  our  best  wishes  for  a  complete  success  in  his  new 
career.  The  vacancy  created  by  the  retirement  of 
Mr.  Jones  was  filled  by  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Al- 
morin  Orton  Caswell,  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, who  has  served  as  principal  of  the  high  school 
in  Williamsburg  for  several  years  and  who  has  a  high 
appreciation  of  his  chosen  profession  and  a  clear 
understanding  of  its  duties  and  requirements.  Two 
of  the  assistant  instructors,  Messrs.  Malcolm  C.  Syl- 
vester and  Louis  B.  Allyn,  declined  a  reelection  at 
the  close  of  the  school  year,  and  Messrs.  Edward  K. 
Harvey  and  Lincoln  Roys  have  been  chosen  in  their 
stead.     Both  these  young  men  are  graduates  of  col- 


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leges,  the  former  of   Dalhousie    University  in    Nova 
Scotia  and  the  latter  of  Bates  College  in  Maine. 

In  the  girls'  department  there  has  been  only  one 
change.  Miss  Alice  B.  Dearborn,  who  has  rendered 
faithful  and  efficient  service  since  1895,  resigned  her 
position  at  the  expiration  of  her  engagement  and  has 
been  succeeded  by  Miss  Irene  Mason,  a  graduate  of 
Wellesley  College  and  a  young  woman  of  good  health 
and  of  earnest  purpose. 


Department  of  Music. 

Music  waves  eternal  wands, 
Enchantress  of  the  souls  of  mortals. 

—  Stedman. 

Music  is  a  living  movement  of  the  spirit  and  the 
study  of  this  art  one  of  the  most  valuable  branches 
of  education.  It  quickens  the  perceptive  faculties 
through  exercise  in  rapid  discovery,  recognition  and 
concentration,  sharpens  the  power  of  discernment, 
awakens  delicacy  of  insight,  cultivates  the  memory 
and  the  judgment,  engenders  the  appreciation  and 
love  of  the  beautiful  in  art  and  promotes  the  develop- 
ment of  the  esthetic  nature  and  the  formation  of 
character,  which  are  the  most  important  objects  aimed 
at  by  education.  According  to  Berlioz,  this  art  alone 
speaks  at  once  to  the  senses,  the  mind,  the  imagina- 
tion and  the  heart. 

It  is  unquestionable  that  the  blind  as  a  class  are 
exceedingly  fond  of  music.  This  fondness  of  theirs 
is  easily  explained  by  the  limitations  which  their  in- 
firmity imposes  upon  them  in  their  relations  with  the 
outer  world.  Cut  off  as  they  are  from  the  many 
pleasures  and  activities  of  life  and  from  the  innumer- 


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able  objective  attractions  and  diversions,  which  the 
sense  of  sight  affords  to  its  possessors,  they  find  in 
the  "concord  of  sweet  sounds"  a  most  congenial 
occupation,  a  solace  in  their  affliction  and  an  exhaust- 
less  source  of  mental  culture  and  of  artistic  knowledge 
and  spiritual  enjoyment,  which  they  cannot  obtain 
otherwise.  Melody,  harmony  and  rhythm  enter  into 
the  hidden  recesses  of  their  souls  and  leave  therein  a 
strong  and  lasting  imprint.  Furthermore,  music  is 
the  only  means  which  not  only  introduces  the  blind 
into  the  fascinating  world  of  harmonious  sound  and 
its  numberless  combinations,  but  is  the  sole  agency 
by  which  they  can  be  lifted  up  to  the  purer  and 
serener  atmosphere  of  art  and  given  an  insight  into 
its  ideals. 

For  these  reasons  music  holds  a  very  prominent 
place  in  our  school  curriculum  and  forms  one  of  the 
most  valuable  factors  in  our  scheme  of  education. 

The  department  devoted  to  this  art  has  made 
marked  progress  in  every  particular  during  the  past 
year.  The  instruction  given  to  the  pupils  has  been 
very  thorough.  The  training  which  they  receive  is 
such  as  to  foster  in  them  a  true  musical  spirit  and  an 
artistic  taste,  thus  enabling  them  to  appreciate  com- 
positions of  a  high  order. 

Mr.  Edwin  L.  Gardiner,  the  principal  teacher  in 
the  boys'  section  of  the  music  department,  has  fur- 
nished the  following  account  of  the  work  which  has 
been  done  under  his  direction:  — 

Fifty-one  pupils  have  received  instruction  in  music  during  the 
year  just  closed.  All  these  have  studied  the  pianoforte  ;  six,  the 
pipe  organ  ;  eight,  the  violin  ;  and  two,  the  violoncello.  Of  the 
pupils  who  played  the  wind  instruments,  one  has  practised  on  the 
oboe,  two  have  practised  the   flute,  ten   on  the  clarinet,  and  thir- 


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teen  various  brass  instruments.  Instruction  in  playing  the  various 
instruments  of  percussion  has  been  given  to  three  boys. 

We  have  had  two  general  classes  in  the  study  of  harmony,  the 
work  being  confined  principally  to  the  study  of  intervals,  scales 
and  chord  formations  and  to  the  connecting  of  triads,  while  the 
more  advanced  pupils  in  this  subject  have  received  private  lessons. 
The  work,  as  a  whole,  has  been  very  creditable. 

Two  classes  in  musical  reading  were  formed.  The  first,  com- 
posed of  all  the  younger  pupils,  has  met  on  Monday  evenings  and 
listened  to  the  reading  of  biographies  of  the  famous  musicians. 
The  other  class  has  comprised  all  the  older  scholars,  and  the  se- 
lections for  reading  have  been  taken  largely  from  the  current 
musical  literature. 

The  class  in  singing  has  been  smaller  than  in  previous  years, 
and  on  account  of  the  lack  of  tenor  voices  we  have  been  unable 
to  do  satisfactory  ensemble  work.  In  a  few  individual  cases  sub- 
stantial progress  has  been  made  in  solo  singing. 

Our  military  band  has  also  been  at  some  disadvantage,  owing 
to  a  scarcity  of  players  on  the  brass  instruments  and  to  the  large 
number  of  young  and  inexperienced  pupils  who  to  a  large  extent 
make  up  the  present  membership  of  the  organization.  In  spite 
of  these  difficulties,  however,  we  have  made  a  fair  record  for  the 
year,  and  the  outlook  for  the  coming  term  is  considerably  im- 
proved. 

The  orchestra,  which  numbers  twenty  players,  has  made  very- 
satisfactory  progress  and  is  now  a  prominent  feature  in  the  musi- 
cal life  of  the  school.  Not  only  is  a  greater  proficiency  in  tech- 
nique noticeable  but  there  has  been  a  decided  gain  in  the  quality 
of  tone,  in  the  proper  phrasing  and  in  general  musical  interpreta- 
tion. The  selections  for  study  were  made  from  the  work  of  the 
master  writers  of  orchestral  music  and  included  an  Air  by  Bach, 
the  entire  Military  symphony  by  Haydn,  a  part  of  Mozart's  Ju- 
piter symphony  and  the  Divertimento  in  D  by  the  same  composer, 
A  Serenade  in  D  by  Heinrich  Hofmann,  the  Holberg  suite  and  To 
the  Spring  by  Grieg  complete  the  list  of  the  more  important  pieces. 

The  growing  appreciation  among  the  pupils  of  the  classical 
music  and  their  general  desire  to  practise  only  compositions  of 
the  highest  order  furnish  a  good  augury  for  the  future  and  are 
very  great  encouragement  to  the  instructors. 


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The  following  statement,  prepared  by  Miss  Lila  P. 
Cole,  the  head  teacher  in  the  girls'  section  of  the 
music  department,  gives  an  idea  of  the  work  which 
has  been  accomplished  under  her  supervision  :  — 

During  the  past  year  the  work  of  the  girls  in  the  music  depart- 
ment has  been  attended  by  good  results,  and  in  many  cases  a 
marked  improvement  has  been  made.  Much  interest  has  been 
shown  in  the  various  studies  pursued. 

Sixty-one  girls  have  studied  the  pianoforte  and  nineteen  have 
received  instruction  in  singing.  Five  have  studied  the  violin ; 
one,  the  violoncello ;  and  one,  the  pipe  organ. 

Two  classes  in  harmony  have  done  satisfactory  work,  the  first 
harmonizing  basses  and  melodies  and  the  second  adding  to  this 
the  study  of  the  different  positions  of  triads.  A  class  of  little 
girls,  meeting  once  a  week,  has  made  a  special  study  of  rhythm, 
keyboard  work,  scales  and  other  fundamental  principles. 

The  classes  in  the  history  of  music  have  made  very  good  prog- 
ress. One  of  them  finished  the  study  at  the  close  of  the  second 
quarter,  and  another  was  then  formed,  comprising  eleven  of  the 
younger  girls. 

A  chorus  class  has  assembled  three  times  a  week  for  the  study 
of  duets,  trios  and  quartets,  while  the  whole  school  has  devoted 
one  hour  each  week  to  the  singing  of  hymns. 

Every  Monday  evening  books  or  articles  relating  to  music  have 
been  read  aloud  to  all  the  girls. 

Pupils'  recitals  have  been  given  every  month,  in  which  nearly 
all  the  girls  have  taken  part.  These  have  been  of  great  benefit, 
especially  to  the  younger  students. 

Thanks  to  the  dilis^ence  and  earnest  efforts  of  the 
instructors  in  this  department,  its  work  has  reached  a 
high  degree  of  excellence  and  is  generally  admired 
and  greatly  praised  by  competent  judges.  Mrs.  Julia 
Ward  Howe,  than  whom  no  living  person  is  more 
familiar  with  the  playing  and  singing  of  the  blind, — 
as  she  has  listened  from  time  to  time  to  their  music 
for  more    than  half    a  century, —  attended  a  concert 


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given  in  our  hall  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  February 
last  and  was  so  deeply  impressed  with  the  superiority 
of  the  performance  that  she  wrote  the  following  ap- 
preciative note :  — 

The  recent  celebration  of  Washington's  birthday  by  the  pupils 
of  the  Perkins  Institute  for  the  Blind  gave  occasion  to  observe  the 
great  improvement  of  the  classes  under  the  tuition  of  Mr.  Edwin 
L.  Gardiner.  The  programme  included  several  pieces  of  classical 
music,  which  were  rendered  with  spirit  and  precision.  Chopin's 
difficult  Ballade  was  finely  played  by  Clarence  Addison  Jackson. 
The  choral  numbers  also  were  well  given,  and  the  concert^  re- 
markable as  the  performance  of  those  who  are  lacking  in  sight, 
was  very  enjoyable. 

An  indispensable  feature  to  the  thorough  equipment 
of  the  students  of  music  is  the  opportunity  of  attend- 
ing concerts  of  a  high  order  and  of  listening  to  emi- 
nent artists  while  these  interpret  the  masterpieces  of 
the  great  composers.  By  this  means  the  ear  is  made 
acute,  the  sense  of  rhythm  is  quickened,  the  artistic 
taste  is  developed,  the  critical  acumen  is  fostered,  a 
strong  stimulus  to  technical  improvement  is  supplied 
and  glimpses  of  unusual  possibilities  are  obtained. 
Through  the  unfailing  kindness  and  unstinted  liberal- 
ity of  many  earnest  and  loyal  friends  of  the  institution, 
our  pupils  have  been  generously  favored  in  this  respect 
by  having  been  admitted  without  charge  to  numerous 
musical  performances  of  a  superior  character..  For 
these  privileges,  as  well  as  for  a  number  of  concerts, 
lectures  and  other  entertainments  given  in  our  own 
hall  by  musicians  and  literary  people  of  high  standing 
in  the  community,  we  are  deeply  grateful  to  the  kind 
friends  whose  names  are  thankfully  recorded  in  the 
list  of  acknowledgments  and  whose  thoughtful  remem- 
brance of  our  pupils  is  cordially  appreciated. 


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The  list  of  the  graduates  of  the  New  England  Con- 
servatory of  Music,  who  received  their  diplomas  last 
June,  contained  the  names  of  two  of  our  pupils,  Julia 
Marion  Bertha  Roeske  and  Clarence  Addison  Jackson. 
The  former  was  a  member  of  the  class  in  pianoforte 
playing  and  the  latter  of  that  in  playing  the  organ. 
Both  these  students  worked  assiduously  side  by  side 
with  a  large  number  of  young  men  and  women  who 
possess  all  their  senses,  and  the  marked  success  which 
they  have  achieved  in  keeping  up  well  with  their  class- 
mates is  a  credit  to  themselves  and  a  source  of  encour- 
agement to  those  of  their  fellow-sufferers,  who  may 
desire  to  follow  their  example  and  pursue  their  pro- 
fessional education  in  the  best  schools  for  seeing 
youth. 

I  am  glad  to  be  able  to  state  that  this  department  is 
in  possession  of  unsurpassed  facilities  for  the  study 
and  practice  of  the  different  branches  of  music.  Its 
equipment  has  been  thoroughly  replenished  during 
the  past  year,  and  many  additions  have  been  made  to 
our  stock  of  instruments.  Indeed,  this  has  been  so 
much  increased  as  to  be  equal  to  that  of  a  good  conserv- 
atory. As  it  now  stands,  it  includes  sixty-eight  piano- 
fortes, sixty-six  band  instruments,  fifteen  stringed  in- 
struments, one  pipe  organ  with  three  manuals  and 
four  reed  organs. 

The  special  library  attached  to  this  department  has 
also  been  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  many  new  pieces 
of  music  which  have  been  either  issued  by  our  own 
press  or  purchased  from  other  institutions.  We  are 
constantly  printing  musical  compositions  of  a  high 
order  and  we  hope  to  be  able  before  the  end  of  the 
year  to  add  to  our  collection  a  large  number  of  the 
best  works  of  the  great  masters. 


Tuning  Department. 

HoRTENSio.     Madam,  'tis  now  in  tune. 
LucENTio.     All  but  the  base. 

—  Shake.speare. 

In  this  department  steady  progress  has  been  made 
during  the  past  year,  and  we  have  every  reason  to  be 
well  satisfied  with  the  character  of  the  instruction 
given  to  the  pupils  in  the  art  of  tuning  and  with  the 
marked  success,  which  has  in  most  cases  attended  their 
efforts  to  earn  their  own  livino^  when  the  course  of 
their  training  is  finished  and  they  go  forth  into  the 
world. 

The  work  of  this  department  is  carried  on  in  a 
suite  of  sunny  and  pleasant  rooms  which  are  abund- 
antly supplied  with  grand,  upright  and  square  piano- 
fortes, models  of  every  kind  of  action  in  use,  acoustic 
apparatus  and  tools  and  appliances  of  all  sorts. 

The  course  of  training  therein  pursued  is  thorough, 
systematic  and  complete  in  every  particular.  It  in- 
cludes the  general  study  of  pitch  and  of  the  relation 
of  musical  intervals  together  with  their  application  to 
tuning,  the  theory  of  scales,  harmonies  and  beats, 
and  the  acquisition  of  a  knowledge  of  the  structure  of 
temperament  and  of  the  construction  of  the  mechanism 
of  the  pianoforte. 

The  methods  employed  in  carrying  out  this  course 
were  chosen  from  among  those  which  had  given  the 
best  results  in  previous  years. 

Twenty-three  pupils  have  received  instruction  in 
the  art  of  tuning.  Most  of  these  devote  special  atten- 
tion and  much  of  their  time  to  this  work.  They 
realize  fully  that  it  is  only  by  constant  practice  and 
arduous  labor  that  the  ear  can  be  adequately  trained 


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and  become  keen  in  distinguishing  sounds  and  that 
the  hand  and  wrist  can  gain  the  elasticity  and  dehcacy 
of  motion,  which  are  necessary  for  giving  to  the 
musical  tone  its  fine  shades. 

The  unusual  opportunities  offered  by  this  depart- 
ment appeal  strongly  not  only  to  our  pupils  but  to 
persons  who  are  not  connected  with  our  school,  and 
many  are  the  applicants  who  are  eager  to  receive  in- 
struction and  training  in  the  art  of  tuning.  But  in 
order  to  help  the  blind  tuners  to  establish  firmly  for 
themselves  a  fair  reputation  in  the  community  and  to 
enable  them  to  win  the  confidence  of  the  public  and 
secure  its  patronage,  we  must  resist  this  pressure 
strenuously.  We  must  see  to  it  that  their  ranks  are 
not  overcrowded  nor  filled  by  unworthy  craftsmen, 
addicted  to  objectionable  habits  and  lamentably  lack- 
ing in  morals,  manners,  uprightness  and  strength  of 
character. 

The  pianofortes  in  the  public  schools  of  Boston  are 
still  tuned,  repaired,  cleaned  and  kept  in  good  con- 
dition by  our  tuning  department.  In  1877,  when  we 
took  charge  of  this  work,  there  were  only  128  instru- 
ments in  the  schools.  Since  then  their  number  has 
been  increased  to  245.  Under  the  efficient  super- 
vision and  able  management  of  the  head  master  of 
the  tuning  department,  Mr.  George  E.  Hart,  our 
tuners  take  excellent  care  of  these  instruments  at  the 
lowest  possible  cost  to  the  city  and  show  that  they 
are  thoroughly  reliable  and  well  fitted  to  do  work  of  a 
superior  quality. 

We  cannot  close  this  section  and  pass  on  to  another 
without  expressing  our  sense  of  deep  gratitude  to  the 
patrons  of  this  department,  who  continue  to  employ 
our  tuners  to  take  care  of  their  pianofortes. 


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Entertainments  on  Washington's  Birthday. 

Teach  them  the  sacred  trust  to  keep, 

Like  true  men,  pure  and  brave, 
And  o'er  them,  through  the  ages,  bid 

Freedom's  fair  banner  wave. 

—  S.  F.  Smith. 

With  their  customary  zeal  and  unremitting  per- 
sonal devotion,  the  pupils  of  this  institution  again  en- 
gaged enthusiastically  in  preparations  to  entertain 
their  friends  on  Washington's  Birthday.  Owing  to  a 
heavy  snow-storm,  their  success  cannot  be  gauged  by 
the  number  present  or  by  the  amount  which  was 
gained  through  their  efforts  •  for  the  kindergarten 
fund.  It  should  rather  be  measured  by  the  real  merit 
of  each  performance  and  by  the  sincere  appreciation 
and  hearty  commendation  of  those  who  braved  the 
elements  for  the  sake  of  witnessing  the  boys  and  girls 
in  their  holiday  guise. 

On  this  occasion  the  play  chosen  for  the  girls'  pre- 
sentation was  Undine,  and  it  was  indeed  admirably 
adapted  to  their  abilities.  The  young  girls  entered 
with  enthusiasm  into  the  spirit  of  the  piece,  and 
showed  a  true  dramatic  sense  in  their  rendition  of  the 
lines  and  in  their  interpretation  of  the  characters. 

The  parts  were  thus  assigned :  — 

Und'me,  a  luater  spirit, Flora  L  Mather. 

Bertalda,  a  lady  of  rank, Ida  A.  Cross. 

Huldbrand,  the  Knight  of  Rifigstetten Ellen  A.  Gavin. 

Father  Heilman,  a  priest, Etta  F.  Knowlton. 

Hulda,  the  wife  of  a  fisherman, Rose  E.  Traynor. 

Rudlieb,  a  fisherman, Sophia  f.  Muldoon. 

Kuhleborn,  a  water  spirit, G.  May  Cooper. 

Rolf,  a  page, Rose  M.  Durant. 


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Every  detail  of  costume  and  stage-setting  played  its 
part  in  making  the  little  drama  a  realistic,  vivid  and 
beautiful  picture.  Great  credit  is  due  to  everyone  of 
the  young  actors  as  well  as  to  those  whose  labors 
behind  the  scenes  ensured  the  smoothness  of  the  per- 
formance and  the  great  enjoyment  of  the  audience 
before  the  curtain.  It  is  gratifying  to  note  that  these 
strenuous  efforts  are  amply  repaid  by  an  awakened 
appreciation  in  the  pupils  of  the  meaning  of  dramatic 
art  and  of  the  portrayal  of  simulated  characters. 

The  gymnastic  exercises  by  the  boys,  which  fol- 
lowed the  play,  were  necessarily  brief  but  were  per- 
formed with  vigor  and  accuracy  and  exhibited  excel- 
lent control  of  the  muscles  and  ease  of  motion. 

In  the  afternoon  the  following  interesting  pro- 
gramme was  rendered  by  the  boys  :  — 

Part  I. 

GuiLMANT.     Triumphal  March,  for  the  organ. 

Wilbur  Dodge. 
Bach,  J.  S.     Air  for  the  G  string,  quintet  accompaniment. 

Violin  Class. 
Mendelssohn.     The  Cheerful  Wanderer.  Male  Chorus. 

Gade.     Allegro  molto  vivace,  from  "  Fantasiestiicke,"  Op.  43,  for 

the  clarinet. 
Harry  Kenyon. 
Chopin.     Ballade  in  A  flat,  for  the  pianoforte. 

Clarence  Jackson. 
Haydn.     Finale,  from  Symphony  No.  11  in  G. 

Orchestra. 

Part  H. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.     "  The  Idle  Boy,"  reading. 

Thomas  Stringer. 
Grieg.     Gavotte,  from  the  "  Holberg  "  Suite. 

String  Orchestra. 


11 

HiLDACH.     Passage  Bird's  Farewell,  duet  for  tenor  and  baritone. 

Charles  Forrester  and  George  Henry. 
Mozart.     Minuet,  from  the  "  Jupiter  "  Symphony. 

Orchestra. 
Reichardt.     Image  of  the  Rose. 

Tenor  Solo  and  Male  Chorus. 
Flotow,     Potpourri,  from  the  opera  "  Martha." 
Military  Band. 


In  giving  this  musical  treat  to  their  friends  and 
patrons,  the  boys  showed  themselves  perfectly  at  home 
in  this  best-beloved  branch  of  their  regular  work. 
The  spirited  performance  proved  their  own  pleasure  in 
the  harmonies  which  they  evoked  from  the  different 
instruments  at  their  command  and  won  the  interest 
and  applause  of  their  auditors. 

As  the  orchestra  is  of  recent  organization,  its  work 
was  brought  into  prominence  for  the  first  time  and  it 
deserves  especial  commendation.  The  selections  for 
its  execution  have  been  made  with  care,  with  due 
reference  to  the  present  attainments  of  the  young 
musicians.  The  pieces  chosen  are  however  worthy 
of  their  earnest  endeavors  to  give  fitting  expression 
to  the  music  and  so  interesting  as  to  inspire  them  to 
do  their  best  work.  The  growth  and  higher  develop- 
ment of  this  band  of  music  students  may  be 
confidently  expected. 

The  recitation  by  Thomas  Stringer  was  listened  to 
with  the  closest  attention  and  deepest  interest  by  all 
present,  for  the  opportunity  of  seeing  for  one's  self 
something  of  the  progress  of  this  remarkable  boy 
occurs  at  long  intervals,  since  it  is  not  often  permitted 
that  his  regular  course  of  study  in  the  Lowell  gram- 
mar school  shall  be  interrupted  by  such  outside  duties. 
It  was  a  great    pleasure    to  note  Tom's  fine,  manly 


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bearing  and  his  own  enjoyment  of  the  story  which  he 
read  from  the  Braille  copy,  prepared  by  himself,  and 
spelled  in  the  manual  alphabet  to  his  teacher  who  re- 
cited aloud  Tom's  words  as  he  proceeded. 

Instead  of  the  gymnastic  exercises  which  usually 
follow  the  entertainment  by  the  boys,  a  repetition  of 
Undine  was  very  kindly  given  by  the  girls,  greatly  to 
the  gratification  of  the  guests  who  were  thus  enabled 
to  witness  the  work  of  both  departments. 

Thus  the  day  may  be  accounted  a  complete  success 
for  the  pupils,  both  in  giving  and  in  deriving  pleasure 
and  benefit  from  their  entertainments  and  in  proving 
anew  their  loyalty  to  the  interests  of  the  kindergarten 
department. 

Blind  Deaf-mutes. 

My  prison  walls  cannot  control 
The  flight,  the  freedom  of  the  soul. 

—  Madame  Guyon. 

There  is  no  class  of  persons  who  are  more  impera- 
tively in  need  of  the  light  of  education  and  who  de- 
rive therefrom  greater  and  more  essential  benefit  than 
the  blind  deaf-mutes. 

Deprived  of  the  two  principal  avenues  of  communi- 
cation with  the  outer  world,  these  hapless  human 
beings  are  entirely  isolated  and  secluded  from  it. 
They  are  cut  off  from  all  companionship  and  associa- 
tion with  their  fellow  men  and  live  in  a  state  of  total 
darkness  and  absolute  stillness,  which  is  terrible  to 
contemplate.  They  breathe,  move  and  vegetate  and 
do  nothing  more.  They  have  no  conception  of  what 
is  going  on  around  them,  nor  do  they  feel  within 
themselves  the  pulsations  of  awakening  and  develop- 
ing intelligence.     The  germs  of    their  mentality  are 


THOMAS  STRINGER.  EDITH  THOMAS.  MARION  ROSTRON. 

ELIZABETH  ROBIN.  CORA  ADELIA  CROCKER. 


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buried  in  a  sort  of  sepulchre  and  remain  dormant  for 
the  lack  of  air  and  sun  and  contact  with  vivifying 
influences.  Their  lot  in  life  is  grievous  beyond 
measure. 

Long  ago,  the  sadness  of  their  condition  attracted 
the  attention  of  wise  men,  eminent  thinkers  and 
warm-hearted  philanthropists,  who  discussed  the  pos- 
sibility of  the  deliverance  of  these  victims  of  afHic- 
tion  from  their  imprisonment  and  of  the  discovery  of 
the  ways  and  means  for  effecting  their  emancipation, 
but  did  nothing  further.  They  confined  themselves 
to  speculation  and  made  no  attempts  to  solve  the 
problem. 

This  work  was  reserved  for  Dr.  Samuel  Gridley 
Howe  to  do,  and  to  his  genius  alone  belongs  the 
credit  of  releasing  the  blind  deaf-mutes  from  their 
bondage  and  of  placing  them  in  happy  and  helpful 
relations  with  human  society.  Before  his  time  no  one 
tried  to  educate  these  unfortunate  members  of  the 
human  family.  Hence,  when  he  found  Laura  Bridg- 
man  in  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  in  1837,  and  under- 
took the  Herculean  task  of  liberating  her  from  her 
captivity,  he  had  no  examples  to  follow,  no  prece- 
dents to  use  as  guides,  no  indices  to  point  out  to  him 
the  right  course  to  pursue.  He  was  entirely  in  the 
dark,  surrounded  by  apparently  insurmountable  ob- 
stacles. He  not  only  had  the  difficulties  inherent  in 
such  a  new  and  thorny  path  to  confront,  but  he  was 
obliged  to  contend  against  the  still  more  dishearten- 
ing fact  that  a  number  of  foremost  scholars  and  dis- 
tinguished scientific  men  of  the  day,  after  examining 
James  Mitchell,  a  blind  deaf-mute  living  in  England, 
and  investigating  his  case,  concluded  that  nothing 
could  be  done  for  a  person  in  his  situation. 


8o 

This  verdict  Dr.  Howe  reversed  triumphantly,  and 
the  marvellous  success  which  crowned  his  wonderful 
perseverance  and  ingenuity  in  Laura's  case  was  one 
of  the  most  remarkable  achievements  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  and  secured  for  him  a  high  place  in  the 
pantheon  of  the  great  benefactors  of  mankind.  He 
was  the  pioneer  and  pathfinder  in  this  work.  He 
hewed  the  rocks  and  constructed  a  broad  roadway, 
and  his  followers  and  disciples  have  simply  walked  in 
it,  and  that,  too,  without  making  any  material  im- 
provements in  the  methods,  which  he  devised. 

The  first  state  in  the  world,  which  fully  recognized 
the  importance  of  Dr.  Howe's  discovery  and  provided 
by  law  the  means  for  the  education  of  the  blind  deaf- 
mutes,  was  the  one  in  which  this  champion  of  hu- 
manity and  freedom  was  born  and  to  the  fame  of 
which  his  deeds  added  not  a  little  lustre.  The  noble 
example  set  by  the  general  court  of  Massachusetts 
has  already  been  followed  by  the  legislatures  of  New 
York,  Ohio,  Illinois,  South  Dakota,  Texas  and  Mis- 
sissippi, ^and  it  is  earnestly  hoped  that  ere  long  every 
state  in  the  union  will  fall  into  line  and  do  likewise. 

Mr.  William  Wade  of  Oakmont,  Pennsylvania,  one 
of  the  truest  and  most  generous  friends  of  the  blind 
deaf-mutes,  published  two  years  ago  a  full  and  accu- 
rate record  of  them  in  a  very  elaborate  monograph,  to 
which  he  has  recently  added  an  excellent  supplement. 
These  publications  are  rendering  good  service  to  the 
cause  of  these  unfortunate  persons. 

In  the  following  pages  w^e  give  a  brief  account  of 
the  work  which  has  been  accomplished  during  the 
past  year  by  those  of  our  pupils  who  are  deprived  of 
the  senses  of  sight  and  hearing. 


KDITH    M.    THOxMAS. 


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Edith  M.  Thomas. 

There  is  magic  in  the  power 

Of  an  unbending  will, 
That  makes  us  stronger  every  hour, 

For  greater  efforts  still. 

—  Eliza  Cook. 

Edith  has  pursued  the  course  of  her  studies  with 
unfailing  regularity  and  satisfactory  results.  In  the 
school-room,  as  well  as  in  the  manual  training  depart- 
ment and  in  the  gymnasium,  she  has  performed  the 
tasks  assigned  to  her  with  great  earnestness  and 
marked  fidelity. 

Edith  has  succeeded  in  keeping  up  with  the  class 
to  which  she  belongs  in  the  various  branches  of  her 
work  and  has  made  good  progress  in  them.  As  she 
is  not  gifted  in  a  high  degree  either  with  mental 
acuteness  or  with  intellectual  keenness  and  brightness 
of  parts,  the  success  which  she  has  achieved  is  mainly 
due  to  constant  perseverance  and  unremitting  toil. 
To  use  Emerson's  words,  it  was  — 

Built  of  furtherance  and  pursuing, 
Not  of  spent  deeds  but  of  doing. 

This  lack  of  brilliant  endowment  has  in  the  end 
proved  beneficial  to  Edith,  for  it  has  brought  to  the 
surface  all  her  latent  energy  and  power  of  volition 
and  helped  to  develop  in  her  that  tremendous  force  of 
character,  which  she  inherited  from  her  ancestors  and 
which  distinguishes  her  from  those  of  her  fellow  suf- 
ferers who  are  the  lineal  descendants  of  a  more 
pliable  stock  than  that  of  New  England. 

Edith's  moral  nature  is  as  sturdy  as  her  physical 
organization  is  vigorous.  She  holds  fast  to  her  ideals 
of  right  and  wrong  with  unswerving  pertinacity,  and 
no  inducement  of  any  kind  can  sway  her  from  them. 


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She  loves  truth  and  straightforwardness  and  detests 
pretense  and  dupHcity.  She  is  indeed  totally  deaf  to 
external  sounds,  but  in  the  stillness  of  her  soul  she 
hears  with  perfect  distinctness  the  "  still,  small  voice  " 
and  the  warnings  of  her  conscience  which  is  the 
"sentinel  of  virtue"  and  the  "chamber  of  justice," 
and  she  never  disregards  them.  She  is  independent 
in  spirit,  resolute  in  purpose,  strong  in  will  and  firm 
in  her  convictions.  She  is  not  very  prepossessing  in 
appearance,  but  under  her  sober  and  grave  exterior 
there  beats  a  large  heart,  full  of  lively  compassion 
and  tender  feelings.  Although  she  is  not  very  talka- 
tive nor  does  she,  like  — 

Blind  British  bards,  with  volant  touch, 
Traverse  loquacious  strings, 

her  words,  few  in  number,  are  pictures  of  her  thoughts 
and  exact  interpreters  of  her  ideas  and  sentiments. 
Her  expressions  of  kindness  toward  and  of  sympathy 
with  all  sufferers  are  born  of  deep  and  genuine 
interest  in  them  and  not  of  conventional  insincerity 
nor  of  empty  affectation. 

We  take  pleasure  in  inserting  here  a  brief  account 
of  what  this  interesting  girl  has  accomplished  during 
the  past  year,  as  well  as  of  the  way  in  which  she  dis- 
charges the  duties  of  her  school  life.  This  statement, 
like  those  which  have  been  published  annually  since 
1893,  has  been  prepared  with  scrupulous  care  and 
absolute  accuracy  by  one  of  the  most  valued  and 
devoted  teachers  in  the  girls'  department.  Miss  Frances 
S.  Marrett,  who  tells  as  follows  the  stoiy  of  Edith's 
work  and  its  results :  — 

When  Edith  entered  upon  her  school  work  last  September, 
the  accumulated  sunshine  of  a  glad  summer  amid  the  dehghts 


of  country  and  seaside  radiated  toward  friends  and  books  in 
the  glow  of  hearty  good  will. 

The  studies  of  our  literary  department  which  have  enlisted 
her  efforts  during  the  year  are  American  literature,  algebra 
and  English  composition. 

Edith's  interest  in  the  lessons  in  literature  has  been  well 
sustained,  as  she  has  traced  in  their  course  the  chain  of  our 
national  growth  and  learned  that  the  spirit  of  a  race  may  be 
as  truly  reflected  in  its  literature  as  in  its  history. 

Washington  Irving  was  the  first  of  our  representative 
authors  whose  writings  received  especial  attention  for  their 
purely  literary  value.  Edith's  mental  rigidity  was  slow  "to 
yield  to  the  humorous  influence  of  selections  from  the  History 
of  Netv  York  ;  but  at  length,  though  sometimes  perplexed  by 
subtle  strokes  of  wit,  she  laughed  in  spite  of  herself  at  the 
inimitable  sketches  of  Dutch  life  and  manners.  This  forced 
surrender  to  the  claims  of  drollery  prepared  her  to  find 
pleasure  in  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollozv,  Rip  Van  Winkle  and 
the  delightful  Christmas  stories.  Her  enjoyment  of  selec- 
tions from  the  AlJiambra  led  to  the  reading  of  the  entire  book 
during  recreation  hours. 

It  has  been  in  the  study  of  the  works  of  the  poets  that 
Edith  has  experienced  her  greatest  difficulties.  In  order  to 
grasp  the  simplest  rhythmic  thoughts  and  to  acknowledge  the 
poet  as  an  interpreter  of  truth,  she  has  had  need  to  learn,  as 
it  were,  a  new  language  in  a  new  spirit.  Whittier  and  Long- 
fellow are  the  poets  whom  Edith  has  named  as  her  "  fav- 
orites." Her  affectionate  interest  in  the  former  was  thus 
expressed  :  "  I  like  his  poems  and  his  faith." 

In  Lowell's  poems  of  nature  Edith  has  been  free  to  confess 
her  delight.  She  said  of  Pictures  from  Appledore :  "  It 
makes  me  think  of  the  sea  and  feel  its  waves."  The  exquisite 
sunset  picture  impressed  her  very  much,  and  she  asked  many 
questions  concerning  the  beauty  and  the  wonder  of  the  glow 
of  an  evening  sky.  Her  glad  appreciation  of  Lowell's  tribute 
to  the  dandelion  was  thus  shown  :  "  Dandelions  always  mean 
spring  to  me.  It  is  nice  to  have  poets  say  beautiful  things 
about  what  we  love  for  us." 


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She  was  deeply  interested  in  the  study  of  Emerson's  essay 
on  friendship.  The  tests  of  a  true  relationship  of  friend  to 
friend  were  eagerly  applied  in  her  thought  to  her  association 
with  her  dearest  schoolmate,  Elizabeth  Robin,  and  the  con- 
viction of  an  enduring  affection  was  thus  simply  put  into 
words  :  "  Yes,  Elizabeth  will  always  be  my  friend." 

Strangers  seldom  see  the  best  side  of  Edith's  nature.  One 
morning,  when  guests  were  in  the  class  room,  she  made  no 
attempt  to  share  in  the  recitation  of  the  hour.  Her  explana- 
tion was,  "  I  could  not  say  a  word  because  I  knew  of  the 
company.     Company  always  silences  me." 

Edith's  natural  indifference  to  the  requirements  of  social 
life  undoubtedly  restricts  her  circle  of  friends ;  but  it  is  a 
winsome  and  loyal  affection  which  shines  for  those  whom  she 
knows  best. 

The  chief  gain  which  Edith  has  derived  from  the  literature 
lessons,  consists  in  a  better  understanding  of  what  we  owe  to 
books. 

For  two  hours  of  each  day  during  the  past  year  Edith  has 
applied  herself  with  patient  diligence  to  the  study  of  algebra, 
and  she  has  succeeded  in  completing  with  her  class  the  pre- 
scribed work  in  this  subject.  The  measure  of  satisfaction 
derived  from  the  accurate  results  of  thoughtful,  independent 
effort  has  been  a  sufficient  stimulus  to  each  new  task,  and 
through  increased  concentration  Edith  has  gained  the  power 
to  think  more  clearly  and  quickly.  She  has  found  correct 
answers  for  79 J  per  cent,  of  the  problems  included  in  the 
year's  work.  They  have  required  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
factoring,  the  greatest  common  divisor,  the  least  common 
multiple,  fractions,  square  and  cube  root  and  the  subjects 
studied  during  the  previous  }'ear. 

Continued  heedlessness  in  the  use  of  language  was  the 
cause  of  Edith's  being  placed  last  September  in  a  class  for 
daily  practice  in  English  composition.  A  careful  study  of  the 
paragraph  and  much  practice  in  paraphrasing  emphasized  the 
importance  of  definite  statements.  Edith  applied  herself 
closely  to  the  tasks  set  before  her,  and  the  change  from  the 


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routine  of  technical  work  to  the  writing  of  themes  derived 
from  her  own  thought  and  experience,  was  a  most  refreshing 
one.  The  joy  of  such  emancipation  is  suggested  by  the 
freedom  of  the  following  sentences  :  — 

Christmas  is  to  me  the  most  beautiful  season  of  the  year.  It  is 
a  time  when  I  feel  as  if  I  should  like  to  do  something  for  every 
one  and  I  am  always  glad  when  it  comes  ;  for  then  I  have  hap- 
piest thoughts. 

These  paragraphs  reveal  clearly  Edith's  genuine  love  of 
plants :  — - 

Because  I  love  Mother  Nature  so  much,  I  like  to  have  a  garden 
each  year,  and  take  care  of  plants.  I  always  plant  pansies ; 
because  they  are  easy  to  take  care  of  and  last  as  long  as  I  am 
here  to  attend  to  them,  and  because  the  word  "  pansies  "  means 
thoughts. 

I  have  fifteen  plants  this  year.  I  get  up  early  in  the  morning 
and  go  to  see  my  garden  every  day  because  it  is  an  attraction.  I 
water  it  every  morning  unless  it  rains.  I  pull  up  the  weeds  and 
pick  off  the  broken  stems.  I  find  many  blossoms  nearly  every 
time  I  visit  my  garden,  and  I  pick  them  to  share  the  pleasure  of 
them  with  others. 

One  of  the  themes  from  the  year's  work  in  English  is  here 
given  in  full  :  — 

My  Experience  in  Fishing. 

While  I  was  at  Marblehead  last  summer  one  of  my  occupations 
was  fishing.  I  have  often  wondered  what  people  did  when  fish- 
ing, and  I  was  glad  to  have  an  opportunity  to  experiment  at  it 
myself. 

I  have  seen  two  kinds  of  fishing-lines  which  are  used ;  one  is  a 
wire  attached  to  a  long  rod  and  has  several  sharp  hooks,  while 
the  other  is  simply  a  very  long  string  cord  with  a  heavy  weight 
and  one  sharp  hook  attached  to  it  and  is  held  by  the  hand.  I 
used  the  latter. 

My  youngest  brother  and  I,  with  a  little  friend  of  his,  got  into 
a  boat  and  rowed  a  good  distance  from  the  shore.     We  each  had 


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a  fishing  line  and  dropped  it  into  the  sea.  I  held  the  line  in  my 
right  hand  and  let  it  hang  at  the  side  of  the  boat,  and  whenever  I 
felt  a  nibble  at  the  heavy  piece  at  the  end  of  the  line,  up  quickly 
as  a  flash  I  pulled  the  line  ;  for  then  I  knew  that  I  had  caught  a 
fish !  While  I  was  pulling  on  the  line  each  fish  would  give  a 
vigorous  shake  in  the  water,  and  when  I  got  him  in  the  boat  I 
would  count  out  loud,  "  One !  "  until  I  had  caught  a  certain 
number. 

I  gave  each  fish  to  my  brother  and  he  took  it  off  the  hook  for 
me.  Those  were  flounders  that  I  caught.  I  caught  seventeen  in 
all  and  ate  some  of  them  for  my  meals.  When  I  was  fishing 
I  felt  like  a  regular  fisher-girl  and  it  required  a  great  deal  of 
courage. 

Through  daily  practice  in  composition  Edith  has  learned  to 
express  her  thoughts  more  freely,  as  w^ell  as  to  pay  more 
attention  to  the  form  of  her  sentences. 

Edith's  work  in  the  gymnasium  has  been  attended  by  the 
usual  amount  of  interest,  pleasure  and  earnest  effort.  The 
benefit  w^hich  she  has  derived  from  the  regular  exercises  is 
most  evident  in  firmer  positions  and  in  a  stronger  control  of 
her  body  in  the  balance  movements. 

The  hours  which  she  has  spent  in  the  department  of  man- 
ual training  have  been  chiefly  devoted  to  the  study  of  dress- 
making. The  drafting  of  patterns  and  the  cutting,  fitting 
and  finishing  of  various  garments  are  features  of  Edith's 
school  programme  which  by  reason  of  their  aid  in  the  devel- 
opment of  natural  gifts  are  never  dreary  tasks.  Even  arith- 
metical problems  are  performed  with  surprising  alacrity  when 
measurements  must  be  taken  for  an  accurate  pattern  and  an 
estimate  made  of  the  amount  of  cloth  and  of  trimmings  neces- 
sary to  meet  its  requirements. 

In  closing  this  brief  sketch  of  Edith's  education  during 
the  past  year,  we  may  say  that  her  moral  attitude  toward  all 
the  duties  of  her  school  life  has  been  one  of  cheerful  perse- 
verance, and  her  mental  progress,  though  seemingly  slow,  has 
been  marked  by  sure  advance  through  new  strength  of  pur- 
pose and  increase  of  interest. 


ELIZAKKIH    ROBIN. 


8? 

Miss  Edith  Moultrie  Thurston,  who  has  been  an 
efficient  tutor  and  a  wise  adviser  of  Edith  since  the 
autumn  of  1896,  was  obliged  to  decline  a  reappoint- 
ment at  the  end  of  the  last  school  year,  in  order  that 
she  might  obtain  a  position  near  to  her  invalid  father 
who  lives  in  North  Carolina,  Miss  Grace  Emilie  Taft, 
late  of  the  school  for  the  deaf  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois, 
has  been  chosen  to  succeed  Miss  Thurston.  Miss 
Taft  is  a  teacher  of  superior  ability. 

Elizabeth  Robin. 

The  light  of  love,  the  purity  of  grace, 

The  mind,  the  music  breathing  from  her  face. 

—  Byron. 

Elizabeth  is  one  of  the  finest  and  most  attractive 
girls  in  our  school.  She  is  tall  in  stature,  symmet- 
rical in  form,  graceful  in  carriage  and  beautiful  in  face 
and  figure.  Her  appearance  is  so  winsome  and  her 
presence  so  striking  that  — 

Nature  herself  her  shape  admires. 

The  charming  effect  produced  by  her  comely  figure 
and  handsome  face  is  greatly  enhanced  by  the  grace  of 
her  bearing,  the  amiability  of  her  disposition  and  the 
courtesy  of  her  manners.  She  is  always  bright  and 
cheerful,  and  neither  frets  under  the  load  of  her  depri- 
vations nor  grieves  at  her  loss  nor  pines  away  on 
account  of  her  misfortune.  Her  life  seems  filled  with 
a  spirit  of  joy,  peace,  gentleness  and  goodness,  which 
manifests  itself  also  in  her  work. 

Although  Elizabeth  loves  dearly  her  home  in  Texas 
and  likes  very  much  to  live  with  her  family  in  her 
native  state,  of  the  territorial  extent  of  which  she  is 
very  proud,  nevertheless  she  is  strongly  attached  to 


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her  friends  in  Boston  and  is  thoroughly  loyal  and  truly 
grateful  to  the  school.  She  has  received  here  during 
the  last  eleven  years  educational  advantages  of  great 
value,  without  any  cost  to  her  people,  and  the  influ- 
ence of  these  upon  her  life  and  character  is  deep  and 
abiding. 

The  story  of  the  instruction  and  training  of  this 
beautiful  girl  and  of  the  work  done  by  her  during  the 
past  twelve  months  is  as  interesting  and  instructive  as 
similar  accounts  have  been  in  the  past.  It  has  been 
carefully  written  b}^  Miss  Anna  Gardner  Fish,  who 
has  spared  no  pains  in  examining  and  sifting  the 
materials  contained  in  the  diary  of  Elizabeth's  teacher 
and  in  arranging  the  facts  obtained  therefrom  in  a 
clear  and  straightforward  narrative  which  can  hardly 
fail  to  commend  itself  to  all  students  and  which  reads 
as  follows :  — 

Out  of  a  wealth  of  incidents  illustrative  of  school-girl  life,  a 
few  may  be  selected  to  show  briefly  some  phases  of  Elizabeth's 
progress  during  the  past  year. 

It  has  been  a  period  of  richness  and  added  strength.  The 
work  of  the  class  room  has  proceeded  quietly  and  pleasantly  from 
day  to  day,  and  as  time  has  passed  it  has  been  evident  that  a 
finer  polish  has  been  acquired  by  many  facets  of  her  character. 

Elizabeth's  life  in  the  school  differs  in  no  wise  from  that  of 
her  young  companions,  and  never  through  them  is  she  made  con- 
scious of  greater  misfortunes  or  limitations  than  those  under 
which  they  all  alike  must  struggle. 

Her  regular  studies,  this  year,  have  been  Latin,  physiology, 
reading  and  algebra,  the  last  of  which  was  begun  in  October 
after  a  careful  review  in  geography.  Physical  training  in  the 
gymnasium  and  manual  training  in  the  workroom,  with  plenty  of 
healthful  outdoor  exercise  and  social  intercourse  have  completed 
her  days  and  filled  them  with  satisfaction. 

It  was  decided  that  an  hour  every  Saturday  morning  should  be 
spent  by  Elizabeth  with  the  teacher  of  the  class  in  each  of  these 
studies,  reviewing  the  work   of  the   preceding  week,  ascertaining 


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what  had  been  retained  and  strengthening  weak  points.  This 
partook  so  largely  of  the  nature  of  a  weekly  examination  that 
Elizabeth  was  much  dismayed  by  the  prospect,  but  she  bravely 
set  aside  her  misgivings  and  met  the  ordeal  cheerfully  and  cour- 
ageously. 

She  has  been  quick  to  recognize  the  necessity  for  extraordinary 
labor  where  her  path  is  beset  with  unusual  difficulties,  and  of  her 
own  volition  has  arranged  her  time  so  as  to  meet  the  need. 
During  the  reading  hour  after  tea,  on  one  night  for  which  no 
plans  had  been  made,  Elizabeth  approached  the  teacher  in  charge 
to  say :  "  I  would  like  to  look  over  my  paper  on  respiration  with 
you,  and  I  think  I  do  not  understand  the  lymphatic  system. 
May  we  have  it  tonight?"  Such  a  desire  for  thorough  compre- 
hension and  ability  to  plan  for  its  consummation  may  well  be 
noted  as  a  progressive  step  on  the  young  girl's  part.  At  one  time, 
when  an  invitation  to  go  to  walk  came  just  as  Elizabeth  had 
settled  herself  to  an  allotted  task  of  hemming,  she  replied,  after  a 
momentary  hesitation :  "  Perhaps  I  had  better  sew,  although  I 
thank  you  for  inviting  me."  Her  nature  is  so  sunny  and  her 
love  of  society  so  strong  that  there  need  be  no  fear  of  asceticism, 
and  such  a  determination  may  be  regarded  as  a  helpful  bit  of 
self-discipline. 

Her  eagerness  to  keep  up  with  her  classes  has  been  marked, 
and,  although  her  vivacity  and  good  spirits  outside  of  the  class 
room  are  unabated,  they  are  not  allowed  to  conflict  with  the 
serious  labor  which  she  willingly  expends  upon  her  studies.  The 
orderliness  which  has  hitherto  manifested  itself  in  the  care  of  her 
personal  belongings  seems  now  to  show  its  effect  upon  her  mental 
processes  and  renders  anything  less  than  the  full  completion  of 
her  duty  an  annoyance  to  Elizabeth.  Indeed,  beyond  the  laud- 
able ambition  to  keep  up  with  her  class  and  to  perform  the  daily 
tasks  properly  and  creditably,  she  has  exhibited  this  year,  in  a 
marked  degree,  the  true  student's  zest  for  learning  and  spirit  of 
investigation,  which  have  not  hitherto  been  perceptible  in  her 
attitude  toward  her  lessons. 

A  notable  example  of  this  is  found  in  her  work  in  physiology 
in  which,  in  strong  contrast  to  her  manner  when  she  was  engaged 
in  the  study  of  botany,  she  has  quite  risen  above  her  natural  dis- 
taste for  handling  anything  which  is  disagreeable  to  the  touch  and 
has   willingly  examined    the   specimens    in    a    thorough    manner. 


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thrusting  her  fingers  into  their  interstices  without  hesitation,  even 
though  the  proceeding  left  her  fingers  greasy  and  unpleasant  for 
use  in  talking. 

Her  interest  in  this  work  has  led  her  to  inquire  the  reason  for 
her  own  misfortunes  of  blindness  and  deafness  and  why  the  optic 
and  aural  nerves  should  refuse  to  carry  messages  to  her  brain. 

An  incident  which  may  be  traced  to  this  new  purpose  in  her 
school  work  occurred  late  in  the  year.  After  a  strenuous  period 
in  the  study  of  Latin,  which  had  caused  Elizabeth  no  little  un- 
easiness, she  said  to  her  teacher,  with  some  diffidence :  "  I  think 
I  ought  to  tell  you  that  Latin  is  growing  easier  to  me."  This  was 
evidently  the  expression  of  a  conscientious  desire  to  set  herself 
right  in  her  teacher's  eyes  and  to  give  only  an  exactly  true  im- 
pression. 

This  stressful  season  had  followed  the  completion  of  the  course 
in  Latin  grammar,  when  a  thorough  review  was  undertaken,  pre- 
paratory to  an  examination  upon  the  subject.  Elizabeth  was  filled 
with  anxiety  over  this  feature  of  the  work  and  utilized  every  avail- 
able hour  not  only  in  covering  the  ground  of  the  review  with  her 
classmates  but  also  to  fit  herself  thoroughly  for  the  requirements 
of  the  test.  It  is  probable  that  she  retained  a  vivid  recollection 
of  the  discipline  of  the  previous  year,  when  she  had  been  required 
to  repeat  the  course  in  a  lower  class,  for  she  said  :  "  There  is  no 
other  class  for  me  to  fall  back  into  if  I  do  not  pass."  So  hard 
did  she  work  and  so  worried  did  she  grow  over  the  outcome  of 
the  examination  that  it  became  necessary  to  curtail  her  zeal  and 
divert  her  attention  to  other  matters. 

When  the  examination  was  finally  over  it  was  found  that  Eliza- 
beth had  barely  passed.  This  was  a  bitter  disappointment  to  her 
after  her  sustained  effort  to  reach  a  high  standard,  but  she  tried 
to  accept  the  decision  bravely  and,  with  quivering  lips  but  re- 
pressed tears,  applied  herself  to  the  task  of  correcting  such  errors 
as  she  could  rectify  and  making  a  list  of  those  upon  which  she 
needed  help.  Her  low  mark  was  more  the  effect  of  slow  work 
than  of  ignorance  of  the  subject,  for  of  course  she  lacked  in  ex- 
amination the  benefit  of  extra  time  for  the  attainment  of  satisfac- 
tory results.  Through  the  remainder  of  the  school  year,  which 
was  spent  principally  in  reading  from  Via  Latina,  Elizabeth's 
work  was  uniformly  good  and  adequate  to  the  daily  demands. 

It  is  difficult  for  one  to  realize  how  serious  are  the  limitations 


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of  the  deaf-blind  in  respect  to  gaining  a  full  knowledge  of  the 
complicated  uses  of  language,  and  little  instances  constantly  show 
these  difficulties  in  Elizabeth's  case.  On  one  occasion  she  en- 
countered in  a  problem  this  sentence  :  "  A  and  B  received  by- 
will  $3600."  Over  this  she  pondered  long  and  then  asked : 
"  Did  they  determine  to  receive  it?  "  This  incident  suggests  how 
time  may  be  lost  and  work  impeded  by  perplexity  over  a  com- 
monplace phrase. 

More  than  ever  before  have  the  hours  devoted  to  reading  con- 
tributed to  Elizabeth's  real  enjoyment.  For  the  daily  lessons 
characteristic  selections  have  been  made  with  care  from  several 
authors,  with  the  view  to  studying  their  different  styles  and  art  of 
expression ;  and  Hawthorne,  Irving,  Dickens,  Scott  and  Gold- 
smith were  chosen  for  this  purpose.  Elizabeth  has  exhibited 
greater  power  than  ever  before  in  penetrating  into  the  writer's 
meaning  and  in  following  the  plot,  although  she  is  still  confused 
by  the  dialogue  and  by  such  digressions  as  those  in  which  Dickens 
indulges.  She  was  only  slightly  interested  in  his  account  of  a 
visit  to  the  institution  in  South  Boston  and  of  Laura  Bridgman, 
betraying  here  as  on  several  other  occasions  a  decided  dislike  for 
any  classification  of  the  deaf-blind  per  se  and  evidently  preferring 
to  feel  herself  a  unit  in  the  great  mass  of  humanity  and  a  partaker 
of  the  ordinary  experiences  of  life. 

In  reading  T/ie  Lady  of  the  Lake  Elizabeth  has  shown  a  true 
appreciation  of  the  beautiful  setting  of  the  picture  and  the  ex- 
quisite word-painting  of  the  poem,  showing  in  this  a  decided 
advance  over  her  work  in  Liiawatha  during  the  previous  year, 
when  she  failed  repeatedly  to  separate  the  descriptive  part  from 
the  narrative. 

It  is  certainly  in  the  line  of  normal,  school-girl  development 
that  Elizabeth  should  have  reached  an  age  of  exaggeration.  "  I 
have  to  go  miles  to  get  my  book,"  she  remarked  as  she  seated 
herself  for  the  reading  lesson  after  going  the  length  of  the  school- 
house  and  back  again.  At  another  time  she  assured  a  friend  that 
she  had  "to  ask  every  other  word  in  reading,"  and  when  she 
began  the  tale  of  Lvaiihoe  she  sighed  despairingly :  "  Three  big 
volumes  !     I  can't  finish  them  in  ten  years." 

This  work  was  undertaken  as  a  preparation  for  the  duties 
incident  to  membership  in  the  Howe  Reading  Club,  to  which 
Elizabeth  had  long  desired  entrance  but  which  she  was  invited  to 


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join  this  year  for  the  first  time.  Strangely  enough  she  received 
with  apathy  the  news  that  the  barriers  had  been  removed  and  was 
inclined  to  weigh  all  considerations  carefully  before  accepting  the 
honor.  She  was  somewhat  overcome  by  the  thought  of  present- 
ing before  the  society  her  opinion  of  some  book  which  had  been 
selected  for  study  and  discussion.  When  asked  why  she  was  not 
more  enthusiastic  she  said :  "  I  should  not  like  to  join  and  then 
leave  the  club."  Nevertheless  after  due  thought  of  the  matter 
she  entered  the  society,  and  at  its  first  meeting,  which  took  the 
form  of  a  character  party,  Elizabeth  utilized  the  idea  of  Babes 
in  the  IVood,  by  carrying  two  dolls  wrapped  in  a  piece  of  bark. 

An  honor  which  she  appeared  to  esteem  above  admission  to  the 
Howe  Reading  Club  was  her  election  to  membership  in  the  Ricby 
Seal,  that  mystical  society  among  the  girls  from  which  no  echoes 
reach  those  beyond  its  circle.  Elizabeth  has  resisted  several 
teasing  attempts  to  penetrate  its  secrets  through  her  and  has 
cleverly  turned  the  tables  upon  her  interlocutors  with  great  enjoy- 
ment on  her  own  part. 

Twice  during  the  year  Elizabeth  has  attended  public  gather- 
ings where  her  own  services  were  of  assistance, —  once  when  she 
spent  two  days  in  knitting  and  sewing  at  a  fair,  and  again  when 
she  joined  with  her  classmates  in  giving  gymnastic  exercises  at  a 
school  exhibition  in  the  city.  She  did  not  appear  unduly  elated 
over  her  participation  in  these  events,  although  she  did  her  best 
on  each  occasion,  performing  her  tasks  very  creditably  and  bear- 
ing herself  gracefully  and  modestly. 

Among  the  many  little  journeys  to  places  of  interest  in  the  city 
or  suburbs,  by  which  Elizabeth's  school-life  has  been  so  pleasantly 
supplemented,  was  one  to  the  "  Sheltering  Home  for  Stray  Ani- 
mals," whither  she  and  Cora  Crocker  went  one  afternoon  acom- 
panied  by  their  teachers.  The  two  girls  conversed  together 
happily  during  the  ride  out  to  the  home,  but  after  reaching  the 
place  they  found  too  much  to  examine  and  ascertain  for  any 
desultory  talk.  Greatly  to  Elizabeth's  delight  they  found  there, 
in  good  condition,  several  of  the  stray  cats  which  had  been  sent 
thither  earlier  in  the  year  by  institution  friends.  Elizabeth  asked 
many  questions  as  to  the  life  of  the  cats,  their  food,  the  compart- 
ments in  which  they  sleep  and  their  yard  accommodations ;  then 
turning  to  Cora,  in  language  which  she  deemed  best  suited  to  her 
young  companion's  powers  of  comprehension,  she  explained  fully 


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all  that  she  had  learned.  It  was  a  memorable  visit,  and  in  ex- 
pressing her  enjoyment  of  it  Elizabeth  added  that  she  was  glad 
Cora  had  gone  too.  "  Of  course  she  did  not  behave  so  well  as  a 
girl  who  has  had  more  experience,"  said  Elizabeth  critically. 
"She  is  so  lively  —  but  I  like  it,  only  girls  with  more  experience 
wouldn't  do  it." 

The  climax  of  the  happy  year  came  at  its  close  when,  through 
the  kindness  of  friends,  Elizabeth  was  permitted  to  visit  her  far- 
distant  home  in  Texas  and  spend  there  her  summer  vacation. 
The  golden  opportunity  offered  a  rich  reward  for  many  hours  of 
patient,  painstaking  toil,  which  had  been  lightened  and  brightened 
by  the  hope  of  this  pleasure  in  store  for  her,  and  it  afforded  the 
finest  possible  preparation  for  the  new  school-year  in  complete 
rest  and  change,  amid  healthful  surroundings  under  the  sweet 
influences  of  home  love. 

A  letter,  written  by  Elizabeth  to  her  good  friend, 
Mr.  Wade,  entirely  of  her  own  volition  and  without 
correction,  is  pleasantly  suggestive  of  her  happy  sum- 
mer vacation  and  offers  a  most  cogent  proof  of  the 
value  of  the  methods  of  education  which  are  em- 
ployed in  her  behalf.  It  serves  also  as  a  vivid  illustra- 
tion of  her  ability  to  enter  naturally  into  the  normal 
life  and  interests  of  the  seeing  and  hearing  people 
about  her  when  she  is  placed  in  their  midst.  The  let- 
ter is  here  printed  in  full. 

South  Boston,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  1902. 

Dear  Mr.  Wade,  Mamma  and  I  were  greatly  surprised  when 
Mrs.  Barrett  wrote  that  through  your  kindness  we  were  to  visit 
Ruby  Rice.  We  had  a  delightful  time  with  her  and  mamma  joins 
me  in  thanking  you  most  sincerely  for  your  kindness. 

In  the  month  of  September  we  all  went  to  Aunt  Lucy's  in  the 
wagon  and  stayed  there  all  night ;  then  we  went  to  Albany,  thirty- 
six  miles  from  our  home  which  is  in  Throckmorton.  We  stayed 
there  all  night  and  early  in  the  morning  my  father,  sisters  and 
brothers  went  home  and  mamma  and  I  took  the  train  for  Austin. 
It  was  four  o'clock  the  next  morning  when  we  reached  Austin  and 
when  we  reached  Mrs.  Barrett's  house,  Mrs.  Barrett  was  getting 
ready  to  go  to  the  station  to  meet  us.     We  were  so  glad  to  [see] 


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Ruby  and  all.     Edgar  is  as  mischievous  as  ever  and  Mrs.  Barrett 
and  her  daughters  Eeirne  and  Wewe  are  jolly. 

We  went  to  see  the  state-house,  insane  asylum,  university  and 
we  went  to  a  place  where  we  had  some  ice-cream. 

My  school  commenced  on  the  nineteenth  of  September  but  the 
superintendent  of  the  school  for  the  deaf  wished  us  to  visit  his 
school  and  meet  the  pupils  on  the  seventeenth  of  Sept.  so  we 
stayed  and  had  a  very  good  time.  You  may  be  sure  that  we  were 
great  chatterboxes  and  had  great  fun  all  the  time.  There  are  two 
fire-escapes  and  we  had  great  fun  going  down  one  of  them.  The 
superintendent  can  get  every  one  out  of  the  building  in  three  and 
a  half  minutes  and  there  are  about  six  hundred  or  more  pupils 
there. 

Ruby  and  I  were  together  most  of  the  time  and  we  read  to 
each  other  and  played  with  Edgar  and  Addie  sometimes  but  most 
of  the  time  we  talked  to  people. 

Mamma  and  I  left  Austin  on  the  same  day  that  we  visited  the 
school  for  the  deaf  and  reached  Boston  on  the  twentieth  of  Sep- 
tember. We  had  a  great  deal  to  tell  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whiting  but 
we  did  not  stay  with  them  long  as  school  had  commenced.  We 
went  to  South  Boston  the  next  day  and  they  were  surprised  to  see 
me  because  they  did  not  expect  us  so  soon  but  they  were  glad 
that  we  came.  Miss  Badger  did  not  come  until  the  next  day  be- 
cause they  did  not  know  when  we  would  come,  but  mama  stayed 
with  us  until  Thursday  the  twenty-fifth  of  September  and  we  had 
good  times.  Miss  Badger  is  very  well  now.  I  did  not  have  any 
trouble  without  her  last  year  but  I  missed  her. 

Some  of  the  teachers  and  my  matron  entertained  mamma  while 
I  was  in  school  in  the,  afternoon.  They  took  her  to  the  public 
garden,  fire-engine,  opera  and  to  meet  Miss  Badger  at  the  station. 
Of  course  she  visited  the  classes  and  enjoyed  herself.  She  vis- 
ited us  four  years  ago  and  may  do  so  again  in  four  or  five  years 
when  I  graduate.  She  went  to  the  point  in  South  Boston  and  [to] 
ride  on  the  elevated  cars. 

On  Thursday  she  went  to  visit  Mrs.  Whiting  and  went  to  the 
mechanic's  fair  and  a  play  and  Mrs.  Hadley,  my  first  teacher 
and  Gladys  her  little  girl  came  to  see  her.  I  went  there  on 
Friday  night  instead  of  Saturday  as  mamma  was  going  home  in 
the  morning.  We  saw  her  off  and  so  did  three  of  the  teachers 
and  then  I  went  back  with   Mrs.  Whiting  for  over  Sunday.     It 


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seemed  lonesome   without  mamma  but  we  may  see   each   other 
before  very  long. 

School  closed  on  the  twenty-fifth  of  last  June  and  mamma  and 
I  had  planned  to  start  for  home  the  next  day  if  convenient  but 
our  passes  were  late  in  coming.  Mamma  received  them  the  night 
before  school  closed,  and  she  left  home  the  next  morning  and 
reached  Boston  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  June.  I  was  at  Mrs. 
Whiting's  when  a  telegram  from  her  came  and  I  was  so  glad 
when  we  met  her. 

We  talked  away  and  on  Tuesday  morning,  the  first  of  July  we 
started  for  home.  We  went  to  St.  Louis,  Fort-worth,  Albany 
and  it  was  on  Saturday  the  fifth  of  July  when  we  reached 
Throckmorton.  My  father,  sisters  and  brothers  came  to  meet  us 
in  the  wagon  and  we  were  so  happy  and  not  tired.  They  must 
have  been  glad  to  see  mamma  last  Wednesday  the  first  of  this 
month,  five  days  after  she  left  us. 

My  sisters  Bonny  and  Mattie  are  nearly  as  large  as  I  am  and 
while  mamma  went  away  they  kept  house  and  they  and  my 
oldest  brother,  Robert,  went  to  school  while  Albert  and  Lawrence 
went  to  the  farm  every  day  with  my  father. 

Lawrence  was  three  years  old  on  my  birthday.  He  is  as 
amusing  and  sweet  as  he  can  be  but  sometimes  he  is  a  wild-cat 
because  he  will  want  to  be  a  baby  and  then  be  a  big  boy  and  he 
will  get  into  mischief. 

While  I  was  at  home  we  had  a  great  deal  of  company,  went 
to  church,  visiting,  bathing,  fishing,  horse-back  riding,  barn, 
pastures,  hen-house,  pig-pen,  milked  the  cows,  made  candy,  wrote, 
read,  helped  with  the  house-work,  sewed,  knit,  moved  from  the 
farm  to  town  for  the  winter,  played  games  and  had  great  fun. 

When  I  graduate  in  four  or  five  years,  I  may  go  home  for 
good  but  I  shall  come  back  here  to  visit.  We  finished  physiology 
and  reading  last  year.  This  year  we  are  in  the  first  year  of  high 
school  and  we  have  sewing,  ancient  history,  gymnastics,  articula- 
tion, American  literature,  algebra,  knitting,  and  crocheting.  I  am 
making  a  dish-apron  and  I  hope  to  do  it  on  the  machine  and 
crocheting  a  white  shawl.  I  am  getting  along  very  well.  Miss 
Taft  is  Edith's  teacher  and  she  has  us  both  in  articulation  as  she 
taught  deaf  people  and  we  have  great  fun. 

As  this  is  rather  long  I  will  close  now.  Thanking  you  again 
for  your  kindness  I  am 

Yours  sincerely,  Elizabeth. 


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Cora  Adelia  Crocker. 

'  Tis  nobleness  to  serve  ; 

Help  them  that  cannot  help  agam. 

—  Emerson. 

A  decided  improvement  has  taken  place  in  the 
case  of  this  unfortunate  girl  during  the  past  year. 

In  April,  1901,  when  Cora  was  received  as  a  pupil 
in  this  school  and  was  placed  under  training  in  charge 
of  a  special  teacher,  she  was  of  a  very  wayward,  un- 
tamed and  intractable  disposition  and  gave  little 
promise  of  surmounting  the  diihculties  which  sur- 
rounded her  or  of  accomplishing  anything  of  value. 
She  had  no  self-control,  was  unruly  and  disobedient 
and  showed  no  desire  to  receive  instruction.  She 
had  a  strong  aversion  to  learning  to  talk  with  her 
fingers  and  was  unwilling  to  exert  herself  in  any  way 
for  the  purpose  of  gaining  knowledge. 

Fortunately  all  this  has  been  radically  changed. 
After  many  unsuccessful  trials  and  fruitless  attempts 
to  induce  Cora  to  acquire  the  means  of  conversing 
with  her  teachers  and  schoolmates  and  of  coming  into 
social  relations  with  those  around  her,  she  finally  real- 
ized the  importance  of  being  able  to  accomplish  this. 
Thus,  as  soon  as  her  antipathy  to  the  use  of  the  man- 
ual alphabet  was  overcome,  she  proceeded  at  once  to 
learn  it  thoroughly  and  has  succeeded  admirably  well 
in  doing  so. 

The  favorable  results  of  Cora's  efforts  in  this  direc- 
tion have  removed  the  barriers  between  her  mind  and 
the  outer  world,  and  have  opened  to  her  the  w^ay  for 
work,  for  intellectual  and  moral  development  and  for 
human  fellowship.  That  she  availed  herself  of  this 
channel  of  communication  with  eagerness  and  has  de- 


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rived  great  benefit  therefrom  is  evident  from  what  she 
has  already  accomplished  and  from  the  spirit  which 
animates  her  in  all  her  thoughts  and  actions.  She 
has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  her  manual  occupations, 
and  excels  in  them.  Like  Edith  Thomas,  she  has  a 
natural  taste  for  these  and  is  exceedingly  skilful  with 
her  fingers.  She  has  made  satisfactory  progress  in 
reading  and  writing  and  has  pressed  on  with  earnest- 
ness in  the  study  of  language.  Above  and  beyond 
all  these  she  has  begun  to  learn  the  valuable  lesson 
of  self-control  and  has  steadily  improved  in  her  con- 
duct and  demeanor.  From  being  perverse  and  petu- 
lant, she  has  become  gentle,  quiet  and  comparatively 
docile.  She  is  less  excitable  and  more  energetic,  less 
refractory  and  more  obedient,  less  stubborn  and  more 
tractable.  Indeed,  she  appears  to  be  a  different  girl 
from  what  she  was  when  she  came  to  us. 

Miss  Amelia  W.  Davis,  in  whose  charge  Cora  is 
placed  and  who  has  shown  unfailing  patience,  great 
tact  and  excellent  judgment  in  dealing  with  her 
pupil,  has  written  the  following  account  of  the  latter's 
school  life  and  work  during  the  past  year :  — 

The  past  year  has  been  a  momentous  one  to  Cora,  for  in  it  she 
has  found  the  way  back  to  free  and  natural  intercourse  with  those 
about  her,  and  has  seen  new  paths  of  knowledge  and  achievement 
opened  up.  In  reading,  writing  and  number-work,  as  well  as  in 
manual  training,  she  has  made  good  progress.  Above  all,  she 
has  learned  that  she  has  a  self  to  develop  and  control,  and  has 
already  made  conscious  effort  in  that  direction. 

The  manual  alphabet  has  ceased  to  be  a  study  pursued  la- 
boriously and  with  difficulty,  and  has  come  to  be  the  indispensa- 
ble means  of  carrying  on  work  and  play.  Cora  illustrates  the 
fact  that  people  often  do  not  know  what  they  really  want,  for  she 
was  very  sure  that  she  did  not  want  the  manual  alphabet.  Last 
April,  however,  just  a  year  after  she  came  to  the  school,  she  would 
not  admit  that  she  had  ever  disliked  it.     Since  January,  when  the 


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fact  of  a  connection  between  sound  and  spelling  dawned  upon 
her  mind,  her  progress  has  been  comparatively  easy  and  rapid. 
It  has  surprised  many  of  Cora's  schoolmates  to  find  that  she  can 
understand  them.  Her  acquisition  of  the  power  to  do  so  seems 
sudden  and  remarkable.  In  point  of  fact,  it  has  been  gradual. 
She  has  been  working  toward  her  present  standing-place,  where 
she  knows  all  the  words  that  a  school-girl's  vocabulary  ordinarily 
requires.  The  enlargement  of  her  vocabulary  will  go  on  naturally 
now,  as  she  meets  new  words  in  reading  and  conversation. 

Cora  talks  with  her  fingers  when  she  is  in  a  very  noisy,  or  a 
very  quiet  place,  such  as  a  car,  or  a  church.  She  often  does  it 
for  fun,  especially  if  she  can  catch  her  teacher  in  the  dark.  She 
is  no  longer  afraid  to  talk  to  Elizabeth  and  Edith,  but  takes  her 
full  share  in  the  conversation.  When  she  is  with  Marion,  some- 
thing of  the  teaching  instinct  appears.  At  one  time,  Cora  thought 
that  any  word  that  Marion  did  not  know,  should  be  taught  to  her 
immediately.  She  applies  the  methods  that  were  used  at  the 
beginning  of  her  own  instruction.  She  wanted  Marion  to  know 
her  last  name.  "  I  will  let  her  call  me  '  Cora  Cracker,^  "  she  said, 
and  taught  Marion  cracker  accordingly. 

In  spite  of  its  difficulties,  reading  has  interested  Cora  from  the 
first  even  when  it  meant  no  more  than  distinguishing  separate 
letters.  "  See  how  that  x  is  made,"  she  said  one  day.  "  That  is 
what  was  making  me  cross  !  "  It  was  found  necessary  to  teach 
her  the  letters  first,  and  then  the  words.  When  she  came  to 
realize  that  there  were  thoughts  to  be  reached  through  the  signs 
which  her  fingers  had  been  trained  to  distinguish,  a  new  world 
was  opened  to  her.  She  has  already  found  much  there  to  delight 
her  imagination,  and  to  increase  her  knowledge.  Her  favorite 
book  is  that  which  contains  Miss  Poulsson's  "  Ned  and  Beppo  " 
stories.  They  appeal  strongly  to  her  sense  of  humor.  This  was 
followed  by  The  Little  Ones'  Story  Book  and  selections  from  other 
books.  Whittier's  "  Jack-in-the-pulpit  "  was  not  too  difiicult  for 
her  to  understand  and  enjoy. 

Number-work  did  not  attract  Cora,  and  she  tried  hard  to  re- 
main ignorant  of  it,  but  she  has  become  interested  in  spite  of  her- 
self, and  takes  great  pride  in  successfully  working  out  little 
problems  on  her  type-slate. 

Writing  was  from  the  first  Cora's  favorite  study,  because  it 
gave  her  something  to  do  with  her  hands.     Now  that    she    is  no 


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longer  obliged  to  concentrate  her  whole  mind  on  the  formation  of 
the  letters,  but  writes  well  enough  to  be  able  to  express  her 
thoughts,  some  carelessness  is  perceptible  in  the  result.  Cora's 
writing  has  character  and  legibility,  but  lacks  exact  precision.  It 
is  usually  neat.  Cora's  dated  and  punctuated  letters  of  today, 
with  all  their  mistakes,  are  a  great  contrast  to  her  printed  scrawls 
of  a  year  ago. 

In  manual  training,  Cora's  work  has  been  uniformly  good. 
She  has  a  natural  taste  for  sewing  and  house  work.  Indeed,  she 
is  earnest  in  doing  well  whatever  she  undertakes  to  do. 

Most  gratifying  has  it  been  to  see  Cora's  violent  temper  dimin- 
ish, as  she  has  come  into  rational  relationship  with  the  world, 
and  it  has  become  possible  to  explain  to  her  the  necessity  for 
self-control.  The  appearance  of  untruthfulness  caused  much 
anxiety ;  but  it  appeared  that  Cora  had  no  conception  of  the 
importance  of  being  truthful.  Since  this  has  been  impressed  upon 
her,  she  has  twice  told  the  truth  when  it  took  much  courage  to 
do  so. 

Cora's  character  is  positive.  Her  childish  naughtiness  is  real 
naughtiness.  Also,  her  goodness,  her  affection,  her  desire  to  do 
right,  and  her  pride  in  her  work  are  all  very  genuine. 

Marion  Rostron. 

This  is  to  be  alone ;  this  is  solitude  ! 

—  Byron. 

Marion  is  a  healthy  girl  of  active  temperament  and 
moderate  abilities.  She  is  kind-hearted,  amiable,  af- 
fectionate and  sympathetic,  but  her  power  either  of 
self-control  or  of  discrimination  between  right  and 
wrong  is  very  small.  She  lacks  application  and  per- 
severance and  is  easily  discouraged  when  she  meets 
with  difficulties. 

Marion  is  totally  deaf  but  only  partially  blind. 
She  possesses  a  considerable  degree  of  sight  and  is 
inclined  to  use  her  eyes  constantly.  This  is  unques- 
tionably very  helpful  to  her  in  many  ways,  but  at  the 
same  time  it  prevents  her  from  giving  close  attention 


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to  the  cultivation  of  the  sense  of  touch  and  to  the 
practice  of  the  manual  alphabet. 

Owing  to  these  drawbacks  Marion's  brain  has  not 
been  stimulated  and  developed  to  a  marked  extent, 
nor  has  her  interest  been  thoroughly  aroused  and 
earnestly  enlisted  in  any  particular  subject.  She  has 
drifted  slowly  in  her  work  and  has  seemed  disinclined 
to  exert  herself  seriously  in  any  direction. 

Happily  towards  the  end  of  the  school  year  there 
was  a  perceptible  change  for  the  better  in  Marion's 
case,  which  was  partly  due  to  her  intercourse  with 
Cora.  Since  then  her  mind  has  been  more  active  and 
alert,  her  vocabulary  has  steadily  increased,  and  she 
has  begun  to  give  evidence  of  general  improvement 
and  to  show  a  desire  to  acquire  knowledge. 

Miss  Lilian  Mabel  Forbush,  who  continues  to  be 
Marion's  teacher,  helper  and  devoted  friend,  has  writ- 
ten the  following  account  of  what  her  pupil  has  done 
during  the  past  year :  — 

Marion  Rostron  has  shown,  in  this  first  year  of  her  education 
since  her  loss  of  hearing  and  partial  loss  of  sight,  that  hers  is  still 
the  child  nature,  but  very  slightly  developed.  In  her  we  see  the 
child's  unreserved  affection,  ready  sympathy  and  craving  for  love 
and  for  commendation  mingled  with  lack  of  self-control  and  of 
discrimination  between  right  and  wrong.  She  has  given  evidence 
of  a  mind  of  fair  intelligence  and  has  shown  perseverance,  two 
factors  which  insure  her  progress  when  once  her  interest  shall 
have  been  thoroughly  roused. 

The  difficulties  surrounding  Marion's  path  to  knowledge  have 
been  many.  She  possesses  a  considerable  degree  of  sight,  which, 
though  helpful  in  many  ways,  has  made  the  necessary  develop- 
ment of  her  sense  of  touch  a  long  hard  struggle.  A  strong 
impression  that  no  effort  of  hers  is  equal  to  the  overcoming  of  her 
difficulties  has  often  led  her  to  a  helpless  sense  of  despair,  from 
which  it  has  been  exceedingly  hard  to  rouse  her.  She  is  just 
beginning,  at  the  end  of  June,  to  appreciate   a  little  the  use   to 


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which  her  determination  may  be  put  to  bring  about  good  results. 
The  word,  try,  has  proved  one  of  the  most  helpful  words  of 
Marion's  vocabulary.  Her  previous  life  had  furnished  her  no 
training  in  application.  Then,  too,  she  was  well  pleased  with  her 
way  of  life  before  entering  the  school  and  seriously  objected  to 
the  radical  change,  which  her  education  rendered  necessary. 
But  greater  than  any  of  these  drawbacks  was  her  lack  of  any 
strong  interest  in  any  thing,  whether  it  be  work  or  play.  Her 
usual  attitude  towards  her  lessons  was  one  of  carelessness,  and 
consequently,  the  first  difficulty  which  appeared  in  her  way  was 
the  signal  for  her  to  relapse  into  unwillingness  to  make  any 
further  effort.  Still  Marion  had  occasional  ambitious  impulses 
and  these  together  with  her  desire  for  praise  and  her  affection  for 
her  mother,  who,  she  knows,  is  anxious  to  have  her  make  progress, 
have  proved  most  helpful.  These  were  the  stimuli  which  stirred 
her  out  of  her  natural  listlessness  until,  the  first  obstacles  having 
been  overcome,  the  lessons  themselves  might  prove  sufficiently 
interesting  to  encourage  her  further  effort. 

In  spite  of  lliese  barriers,  interposed  partly  by  her  own  nature, 
but  due  more  largely  to  her  physical  and  mental  condition,  Marion 
has  made  good  if  not  remarkable  progress. 

Her  attendance  at  a  public  school  for  at  least  one  year,  before 
her  infirmities  came  upon  her,  had  left  the  impress  of  a  few  of  its 
lessons,  such  as  the  names  of  about  one  half  of  the  letters  of  the 
alphabet,  the  knowledge  of  how  to  spell,  cat,  rat,  boy  and  man,  of 
how  to  count  from  one  to  twelve,  and  that  "  one  and  one  are  two." 
Marion's  re-entrance  upon  school  life  was  a  strange  experience 
to  her,  and  among  the  most  puzzling  of  its  lessons  were  those  in 
the  use  of  the  manual  alphabet.  "What  for?"  was  her  constant, 
perplexed  question,  as,  with  the  objects  before  her,  _/«;«  and  ring 
were  spelled  into  her  hand.  But  in  a  few  days  the  purpose  of  the 
lesson  began  to  dawn  upon  her  mind,  and  within  a  week,  yes  and 
710  spelled  in  her  hand  were  substituted  for  the  nod  and  shake  of 
the  head.  A  month  had  passed  when  she  first  showed  her  prac- 
tical appreciation  of  the  fact  that  this  was  really  a  method  of 
talking.  Then  it  was  her  little  blind-deaf  friend,  Cora,  who  called 
forth  Marion's  first  conversation  in  the  manual  alphabet.  Seeing 
the  other  girls  entering  the  school-house  after  a  recess,  Marion 
went  to  Cora  and  spelled  bell  into  her  hand,  meaning  to  suggest 
that  the  bell  had  rung  and  that  it  was  therefore  time  to  go  into 


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school  again.  To  this  suggestion  Cora  responded  with  no,  but 
Marion  insisted  by  spelling  yes  several  times  and  finally  convinc- 
ing Cora,  they  entered  the  school-house  together.  From  that  day 
down  to  the  present  time  (namely  the  month  of  June),  when 
Marion  had  learned  to  spell  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  words, 
there  has  been  a  slow  but  certain  progress.  Her  lack  of  interest 
has  hindered  her  considerably  because  of  its  eft'ect  upon  her  efforts 
of  memory.  Although  often  ambitious  enough  to  learn  a  word, 
she  does  not  care  to  remember  it.  Cora's  friendship  has  been  of 
very  great  value  in  encouraging  Marion  to  the  use  of  the  manual 
alphabet,  and  she  often  asks  how  to  spell  certain  words  that  she 
may  tell  Cora  of  some  occurrence.  Such  words  are  learned  very 
quickly.  A  knowledge  of  Cora's  progress  has  often  fired  Marion's 
ambition  and  her  pleasure  in  learning  something  which  Cora  has 
learned  is  marked. 

She  now  learns  the  meaning  of  new  words  more  readily  than 
formerly.  She  is  no  longer  limited  to  those  only  which  are  ca- 
pable of  concrete  illustration  but  by  suggestions  given  her  in  the 
manual  alphabet  or  by  the  use  of  the  word  in  the  sentence  it  may 
be  brought  to  her  mind  and  lips.  Since  the  articulate  speech 
which  has  been  left  to  Marion  from  the  days  previous  to  her  deaf- 
ness is  her  principal  means  of  expression,  she  does  not  consider 
that  she  knows  any  word  until  she  can  speak  it,  however  clear  its 
meaning  may  be  to  her.  An  idea  of  phonetics  was  therefore 
necessary  to  her  learning  of  entirely  new  words.  After  much 
practice  with  lists  of  words  in  which  the  sound  similarity  was 
marked,  as  cat,  fat,  mat,  and  can,  fan,  man,  the  idea  came  to  her 
gradually  until  on  May  the  fifteenth  she  succeeded  in  pronouncing 
several  syllables  with  nothing  but  her  phonetic  sense  to  guide  her. 
From  this  time  the  progress  of  this  idea  in  her  mind  has  been 
marked  until  the  end  of  June  finds  her  list  of  words  learned  in 
this  way  numbering  twenty-five.  Her  work  with  the  manual 
alphabet  is  now  carried  on  simply  in  connection  with  her  reading 
lessons. 

These  began  regularly  on  the  second  day  of  January.  With  the 
comprehension  of  the  word  the,  Marion's  way  was  opened  to  the 
understanding  of  other  little  words  equally  necessary  to  the  con- 
struction of  the  sentence,  such  as  is,  has,  have,  not,  and  the  like, 
and  her  reading  of  complete  sentences  was  made  possible.  This 
important  gain  stimulated  her  interest  somewhat  but  another  and 


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more  enduring  impetus  was  received  a  little  later  when  she  real- 
ized that  she  was  reading  true  stories.  Since  this  discovery  her 
comprehension  of  what  she  reads  has  steadily  increased.  Her 
appreciation  of  these  simple  stories,  taken  from  primers  and  first 
readtrs,  is  shown  by  her  many  questions  and  her  freely  expressed 
opinions  of  approval  or  disapproval.  The  awakening  of  her 
interest  has  been  among  the  most  encouraging  results  of  her  les- 
sons in  reading.  Her  knowledge  of  numbers  has  steadily  in- 
creased until  it  includes  the  names,  value  and  formation  of  the 
numbers  from  one  to  one  hundred,  and  a  good  understanding 
of  the  four  simple  processes.  Her  simple  examples  are  done 
with  figures  and  signs  pinned  on  a  cushion,  and  she  counts  out 
her  results  with  blocks.  The  terms  in  which  she  describes  the 
examples  are  not  those  usually  employed  but  "  seven  take  away 
three  "  must  answer  for  7 — 3  and  "  eight  cut  in  fours  "  for  8-^4. 

Marion  has  learned  to  write  the  square  hand  nicely.  She 
enjoys  this  work  thoroughly  and  always  writes  with  painstaking 
effort.  She  has  learned  something  of  the  use  of  the  period  in  a 
sentence  and  her  definition  of  the  interrogation  point  is  "  that's 
asking."  She  seems  to  consider  the  sole  aim -of  this  lesson  to  be 
the  acquirement  of  the  ability  to  write  letters  well.  The  writing 
and  receiving  of  letters  have  opened  to  Marion  a  new  and  wholly 
delightful  experience.  The  letters  which  she  has  written  have 
improved  much  both  in  correctness  of  expression  and  in  the 
amount  of  information  which  they  convey. 

Her  manual  work  has  been  fairly  well  done.  Her  lack  of 
application  and  her  partial  degree  of  sight  have  hindered  her 
progress  considerably,  but  she  is  gaining  in  her  control  of  both 
mind  and  will,  as  well  as  in  her  enjoyment  of  the  work. 

In  the  gymnasium  Marion  has  been  helped  to  greater  freedom 
of  motion  and  better  control  of  her  muscles.  The  games  played 
there  have  been  an  important  agent  in  arousing  her  to  activity. 
She  has  grasped  something  of  the  purpose  of  this  training,  her 
expression  of  it  being :  "  It's  to  help  us  keep  our  backs  up 
straight."     This  is  her  definition  of  a  good  position,  evidently. 

The  close  of  the  school-year  finds  Marion  a  changed  individual. 
Her  mind  is  filled  with  many  new  interests,  and  is  therefore  more 
alert.  The  light  of  intelligence  begins  to  shine  upon  her  face. 
The  powers  of  mind  and  will  which  she  has  shown  in  her  progress 
encourage  us  to  believe  that  the  coming  years  are  to  bring  much 
of  blessing  to  Marion  in  the  development  of  mind  and  spirit. 


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Conclusion. 

Then  the  story  aptly  ends. 

—  Shakespeare. 

In  telling  the  story  of  what  has  been  done  in  the 
various  departments  of  the  school  during  the  past 
twelve  months,  I  have  reached  the  utmost  limits  of 
my  space  and  I  must  stop  here. 

I  am  glad  to  be  able  to  state  that  there  has  been 
but  one  change  in  the  personnel  of  the  officers  of  the 
domestic  department  of  the  establishment.  Miss 
Florence  E.  Stowe,  late  of  the  normal  school  at 
Framingham,  has  been  appointed  housekeeper  in  the 
Samuel  Eliot  cottage,  in  place  of  Mrs.  L.  Ada  Mixer, 
who  resigned  her  position  in  order  to  accept  a  more 
lucrative  one  in  a  private  family.  Miss  Stowe  is  a 
lady  of  refinement  and  of  considerable  experience  in 
the  management  of  a  large  family  of  young  women 
and  promises  to  do  as  good  work  as  that  which  was 
done  by  her  predecessor. 

I  cannot  let  this  opportunity  pass  without  acknowl- 
edging the  credit,  which  is  due  to  my  assistants  for 
their  hearty  cooperation  in  all  plans  relating  to  the 
welfare  and  progress  of  the  pupils.  Industry,  fidelity 
and  a  spirit  of  kindness  have  uniformly  been  exhibited 
by  them  in  the  discharge  of  their  respective  duties 
and  in  all  their  relations. 

Encouraged  by  the  success  with  which  our  humble 
efforts  in  this  field  of  labor  have  been  rewarded,  we 
are  determined  to  go  on  with  our  work  and  to  look 
forward  to  the  future  with  joyous  faith  and  constant 
hope,  striving  to  achieve  results  superior  to  those 
which  have  been  reported  in  the  foregoing  pages. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS. 


LIST  OF   PUPILS. 


Allen,  Mary  K. 
Anderson,  Elizabeth. 
Bailey,  Minnie. 
Browne,  Mary  I. 
Burke,  Norah. 
Burns,  Nellie. 
Campbell,  Mabel. 
Cole,  Carrie  W. 
Coogan,  Jennie. 
Cooper,  Goldie  May. 
Crocker,  Cora  A. 
Cross,  Ida. 
Cummings,  Elsie. 
Dart,  M.  Fernette. 
Deveau,  Evelyn  M. 
Diotte,  Corinne. 
Dodd,  E.  Elizabeth. 
Dolan,  Ellen. 
Durant,  Rose  M. 
Elliott,  Bessie  M. 
Elmer,  Edith  M. 
Elwell,  Gertrude. 
Flaherty,  Margaret. 
Forbush,  Vinnie  F. 
Foss,  Jessie  E. 
Gavaghen,  Annie. 
Gavin,  Ellen  A. 
Gilman,  Lura. 
Goullaud,  E.  Edna. 
Griffin,  Martha. 
Hamlet,  Ethel. 
Heap,  Myra. 
Hilgenberg,  Johanna. 


Hinckley,  Gussie  P. 
Howard,  Lily  B. 
Hughes,  Mattie. 
Ingham,  Beatrice  E. 
Jones,  Louise. 
Jones,  Maud  E. 
Keegan,  Margaret  M. 
Kennedy,  Annie  M. 
Kennedy,  Nellie  A. 
Knap,  Mary  G. 
Knowlton,  Etta  F. 
Langdon,  Margarita. 
Lawrence,  Anna. 
Lee,  Sarah  B.  K. 
Lewis,  Jessie. 
Mather,  Flora  L. 
Matthews,  Clara. 
Mattimore,  Augustina  E. 
McClintock,  Mary. 
McKenzie,  Ethel. 
McKenzie,  Margaret. 
Miller,  A.  Marion. 
Miller,  Mildred  H. 
Montgomery,  Ethel  A. 
Muldoon,  Sophia  J. 
Murphy,  Frances  A. 
Newton,  Eldora  B. 
Norton,  Agnes  E. 
O'Neal,  Kate. 
Ovens,  Emily  A. 
Paine,  Elsie  G. 
Perella,  Julia. 
Puffer,  Mildred  E. 


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Reed,  Nellie  Edna. 
Ricker,  Annie  S. 
Robin,  Elizabeth. 
Rostron,  Marion. 
Ryan,  Margaret. 
Sheehy,  Margaret  M, 
Skinner,  Maggie. 
Smith,  Nellie  J. 
Spring,  Genevra  S. 
Stearns,  Gladys  L. 
Thomas,  Edith  M. 
Traynor,  Rose. 
Tye,  Gertrude. 
Viles,  Alison  P. 
Wagner,  M.  Alice. 
Wells,  M.  Esther. 
Wigley,  Florence  M. 
Wilde,  Agnes. 
Aberg,  George  H. 
Amadon,  Charles  H. 
Barnard,  Richard  J.  C. 
Bartlett,  Joseph. 
Black,  Charles. 
Bond,  Samuel  C. 
Bradley,  Edward  F. 
Butters,  Albert  W. 
Carney,  Frederick. 
Casassa,  Stephen. 
Clark,  George  H. 
Clenon,  William  T. 
Cummings,  Edwin. 
Cunningham,  James  H. 
Davison,  Everett  H. 
Dewhurst,  Henry. 
Diamond,  Francis. 
Dodge,  Wilbur. 
Drew,  Francis. 
Fuller,  Albert. 
Furrow,  George. 
Fyrberg,  Oscar  A. 


Gordon,  Allen  G. 
Govereau,  Edward. 
Goyette,  Arthur. 
Hagopian,  Kirkor  D. 
Harvey,  Lyman  K. 
Heroux,  Alfred  N. 
Henry,  George  G. 
Hickey,  Bernard, 
lerardi,  Francesco. 
Kirshen,  Morris. 
Levin,  Barnard. 
Lord,  John  W. 
Lucier,  George. 
Lund,  Olaf  H. 
Mills,  George. 
Moriarty,  John. 
Muldoon,  Henry  M. 
Muldoon,  Robert  D. 
Musante,  Anthony. 
Nilson,  Frank. 
O'Neill,  Patrick. 
Osborne,  Patrick. 
Paige,  Franklin  H. 
Parks,  Edson  A. 
Pierce,  Charles  F. 
Rand,  Henry. 
Ransom,  Francis. 
Rawson,  Willey. 
Ray,  Edward  R. 
Robinson,  William  E. 
Rochford,  Francis  J. 
Ryan,  Edward  D. 
Sacco,  Nicola. 
Smith,  Eugene  S. 
Stamp,  Charles. 
Sticher,  Charles  F. 
Sticher,  Frank  W. 
Stover,  Alfred. 
Stuart,  Edwin. 
Thompson,  Robert. 


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Van  Vliet,  Henry.  Washington,  Arthur. 

Vaughn,  William  M,  Wetherell,  John. 

Viggers,  Frederick.  Wilder,  Charles  H. 

Walsh,  Frederick  V.  Williams,  Albert  L. 

Walsh,  William.  Winchell,  Charles  L. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


Among  the  pleasant  duties  incident  to  the  close  of  the  year 
is  that  of  expressing  our  heartfelt  thanks  and  grateful  acknowl- 
edgments to  the  following  artists,  litterateurs,  societies,  pro- 
prietors, managers,  editors,  and  publishers,  for  concerts  and 
various  musical  entertainments,  for  operas,  oratorios,  lectures, 
readings,  and  for  an  excellent  supply  of  periodicals  and  weekly 
papers,  books,  and  specimens  of  various  kinds. 

As  we  have  said  in  previous  reports,  these  favors  are  not 
only  a  source  of  pleasure  and  happiness  to  our  pupils,  but  also 
a  valuable  means  of  aesthetic  culture,  of  social  intercourse,  and 
of  mental  stimulus  and  improvement.  So  far  as  we  know, 
there  is  no  community  in  the  world  which  does  half  so  much 
for  the  gratification  and  improvement  of  its  unfortunate  mem- 
bers as  that  of  Boston  does  for  our  pupils. 

/. —  Acknowledgments   for    Concerts,     Operas,  Recitals    and 
Lectures. 

To  Major  Henry  L.  Higginson,  for  thirty  tickets  for  the  course 
of  symphony  concerts  in  Sanders  Theatre,  Cambridge. 

To  Mr.  Franz  Kneisel,  for  twelve  tickets  to  the  series  of 
concerts  by  the  Kneisel  Quartet,  through  his  manager,  Mr.  J. 
Sauerquell. 

To  Mr.  Quincy  Kilby,  manager  of  the  Bijou  Theatre,  and  to 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Forbes,  Mrs.  R.  E.  Forbes,  Mr.  Frank  G.  Webster 
and  several  unknown  friends,  acting  through  Mr.  Kilby,  for 
a  most  generous  supply  of  tickets  to  each  of  the  following 
operas  :  — Fra  Diai'olo,  Carmen,  Pi7-ates  of  Peiizance  and  Cavalleria 
Rusticana,  Patience,  Maritana,  Lucia  di  Lammermoor,  and 
Nanon. 

To  the  Cecilia  Society,  through  its  secretary,  Mr.  Edward  A. 
Studley,  jr.,  for  eighteen  tickets  to  each  of  three  concerts. 


I09 

To  Mr.  Richard  Newman,  for  twenty-two  tickets  to  each  of 
eight  recitals  at  Steinert  Hall  and  for  one  hundred  tickets  to  a 
concert  by  the  Bowdoin  Glee  Club. 

To  Mr.  Carl  Faelten,  for  twenty-five  tickets  to  one,  and  for 
thirty-four  tickets  to  another  of  his  pupils'  recitals. 

To  Mr.  George  W.  Chadwick,  for  a  general  invitation  to  the 
pupils  to  attend  the  final  rehearsal  of  the  oratorio  Judith. 

To  Mr.  J.  B.  Pond,  for  fifty  tickets  to  a  violin  recital  by  Master 
Florizel  Renter  at  Symphony  Hall, 

To  Mr.  John  M.  Flockton,  for  a  general  invitation  to  a  concert 
by  the  Verdi  Orchestra. 

To  Mr.  George  Proctor,  for  twenty-five  tickets  to  a  recital  by 
Miss  Helen  Frances  Sawyer  in  Chickering  Hall. 

To  Mr.  George  E.  Whiting,  for  twenty  tickets  to  an  organ 
recital  by  his  pupils  at  the  Clarendon  Street  Baptist  Church. 

To  the  Boston  Singing  Club,  through  its  secretary,  Mr.  Charles 
Delmont,  for  ten  tickets  to  a  concert. 

To  Mrs.  A.  M.  Williams,  for  twenty-five  tickets,  and  to  Dr. 
E.  S.  Boland,  for  fifteen  tickets  to  a  concert  in  St.  John's  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church,  South  Boston. 

To  the  Rev.  Percy  H.  Epler,  for  eighty  tickets  to  a  course  of 
lectures  in  Phillips  Church,  South  Boston. 

To  Mr.  M.  L.  King,  manager,  for  a  general  invitation  to  the 
Food  Fair. 

//. —  Acknowledgmetits  for    Recitals    and   Lectures   given    in    our 

Hall. 

To  Prof.  Arlo  Bates,  for  a  lecture  on  "  Old  Ballads." 

To  Mr.  Ernst  Perabo,  pianist,  and  Mr.  Staats,  clarinetist,  for 
a  recital. 

To  Mr.  Carl  Faelten  and  his  pupils,  for  a  recital. 

To  Mr.  Frederick  B.  Hall,  for  a  reading  from  King  Henry  Fifth. 

To  the  Misses  Marie  Zelezny,  Margaret  Withers  and  Alice 
Seaver,  pupils  at  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music,  for 
a  recital. 

To  Mr.  Edson  W.  Morphy,  violinist,  and  to  Mr.  Albert  J. 
Stephens,  Mr.  Homer  C.  Humphrey  and  Mr.  John  F.  Hart- 
well,  who  assisted  him,  for  a  recital. 


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///. —  Acknowledgmefits  for  Periodicals  and  Newspapers. 

The  editors  and  publishers  of  the  following  reviews,  maga- 
zines and  semi-monthly  and  weekly  papers  continue  to  be  very 
kind  and  liberal  in  sending  us  their  publications  gratuitously, 
which  are  always  cordially  welcomed  and  perused  with  in- 
terest :  — 

The  N.  E.  Journal  of  Education,        .         .         .         Boston,  Mass. 

The  Atlantic, 

Boston  Home  Journal, 

Education, 

Youth's  Companion, 

Our  Dumb  Animals, 

The  Christian  Register, 

The  Missionary  Herald, 

The  Well-Spring,       . 

Woman's  Journal, 

The  Century,    . 

St.  Nicholas,     . 

CoUier's  Weekly 

American  Annals  of  the  Deaf, 

The  fitude, 

The  Mentor,     . 

Our  Little  People,    . 

The  Silent  Worker, 

The  Eye, 

The  California  News, 

Inst,  for  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind,  Berkeley,  Cal. 
The  Ohio  Chronicle,  .    Inst,  for  the  Deaf  Mutes,  Columbus,  O. 

The  N.  Dakota  Banner,     .         .        School  for  the  Deaf,  N.  Dakota. 
The  Oregon  Gazetteer,       .  School  for  Deaf  Mutes,  Salem,  Ore. 

The  Messenger Ala.  Academy  for  the  Blind. 

The  Tablet,       .         .      West  Va.  School  for  Deaf  Mutes  and  Blind. 
The  Washingtonian,  .  School  for  the  Deaf,  etc.,   Vancouver. 

The  Colorado  Index,  .  Colorado  School  for  Deaf  and  Blind. 

The  Sunday-School  Weekly  (embossed),     .         .    Philadelphia,  Pa. 

We  desire  again  to  render  the  most  hearty  thanks,  in  behalf 
of  all  our    pupils,  to    the    kind  friends  who  have  thus  nobly  re- 


Nezu  York,  N.  Y. 


Washington,  D.C. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Inst,  for  Deaf  Mutes,  Malone,  N.  Y. 

list,  for  Deaf  Mutes,  Rochester,  JV.  Y. 

Inst,  for  the  Deaf-Mictes,  Trenton,  N.J. 

Omaha,  Nebraska. 


Ill 

membered  them.  The  seeds  which  their  friendly  and  generous 
attentions  have  sown  have  fallen  on  no  barren  ground,  but  will 
continue  to  bear  fruit  in  after  years  ;  and  the  memory  of  many 
of  these  delightful  and  instructive  occasions  and  valuable  gifts 
will  be  retained  through  life. 

Michael  Anagnos. 


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ANALYSIS   OF   MAINTENANCE   ACCOUNT. 


Meats,  36,886  pounds, $3,916.30 

Fish,  4,626  pounds, 261.01 

Butter,  6,675  pounds, 1,668.72 

Bread,  flour,  meal,  etc., 1,312.62 

Potatoes  and  other  vegetables, i>357-49 

Fruit,  fresh  and  dried, 588.57 

Milk,  36,653  quarts, 1.993-89 

Sugar,  10,932  pounds, 5°^-35 

Tea  and  coffee,  1,120  pounds, 272.98 

Groceries, 1,230.54 

Gas  and  oil, S53-o8 

Coal  and  wood, 2,389.83 

Sundry  articles  of  consumption, 658.92 

Wages,  domestic  service,  .     .           8,064.42 

Salaries,  superintendence,  and  instruction,    ....  32,585.71 

Medicines  and  medical  sundries, 83.21 

Furniture  and  bedding, 1,220.06 

Clothing  and  mending, 30.98 

Expense  of  stable, 563.58 

Musical  instruments, 3)74S'03 

Manual  training  supplies, 132.65 

Stationery,  printing,  etc., 2,105.52 

Construction  and  repairs, 4,958.94 

Taxes  and  insurance, 958-50 

Travelling  expenses, i57-i8 

Sundries, 327.48 

$71,645.56 


«     WORK   DEPARTMENT. 


Statement  for  the  Year  efidi/ig  August  ji,  igo2. 

Receipts. 

Cash  received  from  sales, $19,914.34 

Stock  on  hand  and  bills  re- 
ceivable August,  1902,      .     $7,897.02 

Stock  on  hand  and  bills  re- 
ceivable August,  1901,     .       7,418.59 

478.43     ^ 

$20,392.77 

Expenditures. 

Cash  paid  for  salaries  and  wages,      .     .       $9,287.20 
Cash  paid  for  rent,  stock  and  sundries,        10,104.57 

i9>39i-77 

Gain, $1,001.00 


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The  following  account  exhibits  the  state  of  the  property  as 
entered  upon  the  books  of  the  institution,  September  i, 
1902  :  — 


Buildino^,  288-290  Devonshire  street, 

j?  74,300.00 

Building,  250-252  Purchase  street,     .     . 

80,000.00 

Building,  172-178  Congress  street,      .     . 

92,800.00 

Building,  205-207  Congress  street,     .     . 

72,400.00 

Building,  363  Boylston  street,    .... 

34,000.00 

Building,  383  Boylston  street,    .... 

35,000.00 

House,  1 1  Oxford  street, 

9,000.00 

House,  402  Fifth  street, 

4,300.00 

Houses,  412,  414,  416  Fifth  street,      .     . 

9,300.00 

Houses,  424,  426,  428  Fifth  street,      .     . 

15,300.00 

Houses,  430-440  Fifth   street  and  103- 

105  H  street, 

47,200.00 

Building,  442  Fifth  to  1 1 1  H  street,    .     . 

21,300.00 

House,  537  Fourth  street, 

4,400.00 

Houses,  541,  543  Fourth  street,      .     .     . 

8,800.00 

House,  542  Fourth  street, 

7,800.00 

House,  555  Fourth  street, 

2,500.00 

Houses,  557-559  Fourth  street,      .     .     . 

14,900.00 

Houses,  583,  585,  587,  589  Fourth  street. 

19,300.00 

Houses,  591,  593,  595  Fourth  street,  .     . 

15,400.00 

Houses,  99  and  loi  H  street,     .... 

3,500.00 

House,  527  Broadway, 

9,000.00 

House,  132  Hudson  street,  Somerville,  . 

2,900.00 

Building,  383-385-  Centre  street,  .     .     . 

5,400.00 

Real  estate,  132  Day  street, 

11,200.00 

$  000,000.(.^v-f 

Real  estate,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  .     .     . 

33,386. 

00 

Real  estate  at  Wachusett  street.  Forest 

Hills,  left  to  the  kindergarten  by  the 

will  of  the  late  Ezra  S.  Jackson,  subject 

to  a  life  annuity  to  Mrs.  Jackson,    .     . 

8,500. 

00 

Real  Estate  used  by  the  Institution. 

Real  estate,  Broadway  and  Fourth  streets. 

$322,124.00 

House,  418  Fifth  street, 

3,100.00 

House,  422  Fifth  street, 

3,700.00 

328,924. 

00 

Real  estate  used   for   school  purposes, 

Jamaica  Plain, 

251,973- 

00 

Unimproved  land,  South  Boston,   .     .     . 

5,196. 

00 

Mortgage  notes, 

92,500. 

00 

Loans, 

1 70,000. 

00 

Railroad  Stock. 

Boston  &  Providence  R.R.,   100  shares. 

cost 

$25,048.75 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  preferred,    250   shares. 

cost 

23.973-33 
3.938-96 

Boston  &  Maine  R.R.,  31  shares,  cost,  . 

Amounts  carried  forward,      .     .     . 

$52,961.04 

$1,490,479 

00 

123 


>■  cost, . 


Ajnoimts  brought  forward,     .     . 

Boston  &  Albany  R.R.,  200  shares,  cost 
Old  Colony  R.R.,  70  shares,  cost,  .     . 
West  End  Street   Railway,  200  shares 

cost, 

Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  4  shares 

Railroad  Bonds. 
Eastern  R.R.,  one  6^  bond,  cost,      .     . 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.R.,  25 

5s,  cost, 

Chicago,     Burlington    &    Quincy   R.R., 

Illinois  division,  2  bonds,  cost,    .     .     . 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph  &  Council  Bluffs 

R.R.,  5  7s,  cost,     .     .  • 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota  &  Manitoba  R.R., 

ID  4s,  cost, 

Kansas  Cit}',  Clinton  &  Springfield  R.R., 

3  5s,  cost, 

Atchison,   Topeka   &  Santa  Fd " 

R.R.,  TO  4s, 

Atchison,  Topeka  &   Santa  Y€ 

R.R.,  adjusted,  5  4s,       ... 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fd 

R.R.,  62  shares, 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  25  5s,  cost, 

Chesapeake  &  Ohio  R.R.,  20  5s,  cost,  . 
Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  5  4s,  cost, 
Northern  Pacific  &  Great  Northern  R.R., 

21  bonds, 

New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  Lake 

Shore,  20  bonds, 

United  States  Hotel  Company,  68  shares. 
Ground  Rent  Trust  Company,  one  share, 
Suffolk  Real  Estate  Company,  15  shares, 
Albany  Trust  Company,  100  shares,  .  . 
Scollay  Building  Trust  Co.,  200  shares,  . 
Illinois  Steel  Company,  35  5s,  cost,     .     . 

Cash, 

Household  furniture,  South  Boston,  .  . 
Household  furniture,  Jamaica  Plain,  .     . 

Provisions  and  supplies,  South  Boston, 
Provisions  and  supplies,  Jamaica  Plain, 

Coal,  South  Boston, 

Coal,  Jamaica  Plain 


Work  Department. 
Stock  and  bills  receivable,     .     . 

Amount  carried  forward. 


?  5  2,96 1. 04 

41,254.08 
14,630.00 

17,987.50 
400.00 


$1,270.00 
24,190.00 
2,000.00 
6,375.00 
8,800.00 
3.051-25 

15,646.79 

25>53i-25 

23,628.60 

4,006.25 

13,818.04 

18,875.00 


;  1 7,900.00 
1 3,400.00 


51,915.00 
375-00 


$522.50 
807.50 


$1,490,479.00 


127,232.62 


147,192.18 
10,840.50 
900.00 
15,480.00 
10,000.00 
20,000.00 
36,360.26 
43.688.98 


31,300.00 
2,290.00 
1,330.00 

7.897.02 
5?  1,944,990-56 


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Amount  brought  forward,       .     .     . 

Musical  Deparimerit. 

Sixty-eight  pianos, 

One  large  organ, 

Four  reed  organs, 

Sixty-six  band  instruments, 

Fifteen  stringed  instruments,     .... 
Musical  library, 

$10,750.00 
4,000.00 

100.00 
1,300.00 

222.00 
1,200.00 

$1,944,990-56 

Printing  Departtnent. 

Stock  and  machinery, 

Books, 

$2,500.00 
10,200.00 
26,733.00 

17,572.00 

Electrotype  and  stereotype  plates,      .     . 

Miscellaneous. 
School  furniture  and  apparatus,     .     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  common  print,     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  embossed  print,  .     . 

$7,200.00 
22,258.00 

39433-00 

14,000.00 

29,458.00 
1 19.00 
325.00 

Boys'  shop, 

Stable  and  tools, 

$2,045,897.56 

125 

The  foregoing   property  represents  the  following   funds 
and  balances,  and  is  answerable  for  the  same :  — 


INSTITUTION   FUNDS. 

General  fund  of  the  institution, 

Stephen  Fairbanks  fund,       

Harris  fund, 

Richard  Perkins  fund, 

Stoddard  Capen  fund, 

In  memoriam  Mortimer  C.  Ferris,  .     .     . 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker, 

Thompson  Baxter 

J.  Putnam  Bradlee, 

Robert  C.  Billings, 

T.  O.  H.  P.  Burnham, 

Miss  Mary  Bartol 

Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Colburn, 

I.  W.  Danforth 

John  N.  Dix, 

Albert  Glover, 

Benjamin  Humphrey, 

Mrs.  Susan  B.  Lyman, 

The  Maria  Spear  Bequest  for  the  Bhnd, 

Stephen  W.  Marston, 

Edward  D.  Peters,  

Henry  L.  Pierce 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Putnam, 

Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Richardson,      .     .    .     . 

Mrs.  Matilda  B.  Richardson, 

Samuel  E.  Sawyer 

Joseph  Scholfield, 

Mary  F.  Swift, 

Alfred  T.  Turner, 

Mrs.  Ann  White  Vose, 

Joseph  K.  Wait, 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  P.  Weld 

Thomas  \A^yman, 

Charles  L.  Young, 

Cash, 

PRINTING   FUND. 

Capital, 

Additions 

KINDERGARTEN    FUNDS. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund, 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund, 

In  memory  of   William   Leonard    Bene- 
dict, Jr 

Amouttts  carried  forward, 


^123,027.74 
10,000.00 
80,000.00 
20,000.00 
13,770.00 
1,000.00 


2,500.00 

322.50 

100,000.00 

23,750.00 

5,000.00 

300.00 

5,000.00 

2,500x0 

1 0,000.00 

1 ,000.00 

2  5,coo.oo 

4,809.78 

15,000.00 

5,000.00 

500.00 

20,000.00 

1,000.00 

40,507.00 

300.00 

2,17477 
2,500.00 
1,391.00 
1,000.00 

12,994.00 
3,00000 
2,000.00 

20,000.00 
5.000  00 


500.00 
54.355-77 


$13,000.00 

500.00 

140,000.00 

1,00000 


$154,50000 


$560,346.79 
21,834.69 


162,855.77 


$745'037-25 


126 


Amounts  brought  forward,      .     . 

Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund,  .     . 
Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund, 
Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay  fund,     .     .     . 
Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund,        .     . 

Albert  Glover  fund, 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 

Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews  fund,  . 
Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund,  .  . 
George  F.  Parkman  fund,  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund, 
Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund,  .  .  . 
Transcript  ten  dollar  fund,  .  .  . 
Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund,  .  . 
In  memory  of  Ralph  Watson,  .     . 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker,    .     .     . 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 

Sidney  Bartlett 

Thompson  Baxter 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne,  .     . 

Robert  C.  Billings, 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford 

John  W^.  Carter, 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney, 

George  E.  Downes, 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes,    .     .     . 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dwight 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 

John  Foster, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W^.  Gay,    .... 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard 

Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge, 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Hall,      .... 

Mrs  Olive  E.  Hayden, 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 

Elisha  T.  Loring 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin,       .     .     . 

Augustus  D   Manson, 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 

Miss  Helen  M.  Parsons,  .... 

Mrs.  Richard  Perkins, 

Edward  D.  Peters 

Mrs   Mary  J.  Phipps, 

Mrs   Caroline  S.  Pickman,    .     .     . 

Francis  L.  Pratt, 

Miss  Dorothy  Roffe, 

Miss  Edith  Rotch 

Miss  Rebecca  Salisbury,       .     .     . 

Joseph  Scholfield 

Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Seymour 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 

Amounts  carried  forward, .     .     . 


;i5l54,500  00 

6,000.00 
5,000.00 
9,00000 
1,015.00 
1,000.00 
1,000  00 
9,000.00 
27,000.00 
2,50000 
8,500.00 
1,000.00 
5,666.95 

10, 000. (O 

2379^ 


5,000.00- 

2,500.00 

13,040.65 

10,000  00 

322.50 

2,000  00 

lO.OOO.CO 

4,250.00 

100.00 

500.00 

5,000.00 

3,000.00 

11,79968 

4,000  00 
I,OOC.OO 

5,000.00 

7,931.00 

5,000.00 
300  00 
300.00 

3,000.00 

3,000.00 
700.00 

5,000  00 
20,00000 

8,134.00 

I,O0O.OO 

500.00 
10,00000 

500.00 
2,0-0.00 
1,000.00 

100.00 

500.00 
10,000.00 

200.00 
3,000.00 
5,000.00 
2,000.00 


]?745,o37.25 


$408,097.70 


$745,037.25 


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Amounts  brought  forward, 

Mrs.  Cornelia  V.  R.  Thayer 

Mrs.  Delia  D.  Thorndike, 

Mrs.  Betsey  B.  Tolman, 

Royal  \A^.  Turner, 

$408,097.70 

10,000.00 

5,000.00 

500.00 

24,082.00 

7,582.90 

4,000.00 

1,00000 

100.00 

100.00 

500.00 

150.00 

5,000.00 

306.80 

74,269.60 

$745,037.25 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright,      .... 
Mary  H.  Watson, 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Whitney, 

Miss  Betsey  S.  Wilder, 

Miss  Mary  W.  Wiley, 

Miss  Mary  Williams, 

Almira  F.  Winslow, 

Funds  from  other  donations, 

540,689.00 

8,500.00 

21,854.29 

463.261.52 
266,555.50 

Real  estate  subject  to  annuity 

Cash  in  the  treasury, 

Buildings,  unimproved  real    estate  and   per- 
sonal   property  in    use   of   the   institution, 
South  Boston, 

Land,   buildings    and   personal    property   in 
use  of  the  kindergarten,  Jamaica  Plain,  .     . 

$2,045,897.56 

Whole  amount  of  property  belonging  to  the 
kindergarten, 

Whole  amount  of  property  belonging  to  the 
institution  proper 


$837,598-79 

1,208,298.77 

$2,045,897.56 


LIST  OF  EMBOSSED   BOOKS 

Printed  at  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for 
THE  Blind,  Boston,  1902. 


Title  of  Book. 


JUVENILE  BOOKS. 

Alcott,  L.  M.     Little  Women, 

Andersen,  Hans.     Stories  and  Tales, 

Arabian  Nights,  six  selections  by  Samuel  Eliot,  .     .     .     . 

Baldwin,  James.     Story  of  Siegfried, 

Burnett,  F.  H.     Little  Lord  Fauntleroy, 

Child's  Book,  first  to  seventh, 

Children's  Fairy  Book,  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos,     .     .     . 

Chittenden,  L.  E.     Sleeping  Sentinel, 

Coolidge,  Susan.     What  Katy  Did, 

Cyr,  E.  M.     Interstate  Primer  and  First  Reader,    .     .     . 

Eclectic  Primer, 

Ewing,  J.  H.     Story  of  a  Short  Life, 

Greene,  Homer.     Blind  Brother, 

Harte,  Bret.     Queen  of  the  Pirate  Isle, 

Kingsley,  Charles.     Greek  Heroes, 

Water  Babies, 

Little  Ones'  Story  Book, 

Poulsson,  Emilie.     Bible  Stories  in  Bible  Language,    .     . 

In  the  Child's  World,  Part  I.,     .     .     . 

In  the  Child's  World,  Part  II.,    .     .     . 

In  the  Child's  World,  Part  III.,      .     . 

Stories  for  Little  Readers,      .... 

Through  the  Farmyard  Gate,  .  .  . 
Richards,  L.  E.     Captain  January  and  other  stories,      .     . 

Ruskin,  John.     King  of  the  Golden  River, 

Sewell,  Anna.     Black  Beauty, 

Spyri,  Johanna.     Heidi,  translated  by  Mrs.  Brooks,      .     . 

Standard  Braille  Primer,  revised, 

Thompson,  Ernest  Seton.     Wild  Animals  I  Have  Known, 

Turner's  First  Reader, 

Twelve  Popular  Tales,  selected  by  H.  C.  Lodge,       .     .     . 

Wiggin,  K.  D.     Christmas  Dinner, 

Story  of  Patsy,       .     .     ^ 

Youth's  Library,  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos, 

Script  and  point  alphabet  sheets,  per  hundred,     .... 


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AH  the  books  are  printed  in  the  Boston  line  type. 


1  29 


Title  of  Book. 


GENERAL   LITERATURE. 

American  Prose, 

Anagnos,  J.  R.     Longfellow's  Birthday, 

Burt,  M.  E.    Odysseus,  the  Hero  of  Ithaca, 

Cervantes  Saavedra,  Miguel  de,     Don  Quixote,   .... 

Cooke,  R.  T.     Deacon's  Week,       

Cooper,  J.  F.     Pilot, 

Dickens,  Charles.     Christmas  Carol,  with  extracts  from 

Pickwick  Papers, 

David  Copperfield, 

Old  Curiosity  Shop, 

Don't ;  or,  Directions  for  Conduct  and  Speech,  .... 
Eliot,  George.     Adam  Bede, 

Janet's  Repentance, 

Silas  Marner, 

Emerson,  R.  W.     Essays, 

Extracts  from  British  and  American  Literature,  .... 

Francillon,  R.  E.     Gods  and  Heroes, 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.     Vicar  of  Wakefield, 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.     Scarlet  Letter, 

Tanglewood  Tales, 

Twice  Told  Tales, 

Irving,  Washington.     Alhambra, 

Sketch  Book, 

Johnson,  Samuel.     Rasselas,  Prince  of  Abyssinia,    .     .     . 

Kingsley,  Charles.     Hypatia, 

Lubbock,  Sir  John.     Beauties  of  Nature, 

Lytton,  Edward  Bulwer.  Last  Days  of  Pompeii,  .  .  . 
Macaulay,  T.  B.  Essays  on  Milton  and  Hastings,  .  . 
Martineau,  Harriet.  Peasant  and  the  Prince,  .... 
Most  Celebrated  Diamonds,  translated  by  J.  R.  Anagnos, 
Ruskin,  John.     Selections  by  Edwin  Ginn,       

Sesame  and  Lilies, 

Saint  Pierre,  J.  H.  B.  de.     Paul  and  Virginia,      .... 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.     Quentin  Durward, 

Talisman, 

Thackeray,  W.  M.     Henry  Esmond, 

POETRY. 

Anagnos,  J.  R.     Stray  Chords, 

Bryant,  W.  C.     Poems, 

Byron,  Lord.     Hebrew  Melodies  and  Childe  Harold,    .     . 
Poems  selected  by  Matthew  Arnold,      .     . 

Holmes,  O.  W.     Poems, 

Homer.     Iliad,  translated  by  Alexander  Pope,      .... 

Longfellow,  H.  W.     Evangeline, 

Evangeline,  and  other  poems,  .     .     . 
Hiawatha,        


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Lowell,  J.  R.     Poems, 

Milton,  John.     Paradise  Lost, 

Paradise  Regained,  and  other  poems,  .  . 
Pope,  Alexander.  Essay  on  Man,  and  other  poems,  .  . 
Scott,  Sir  Walter.     Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel,  and  other 

poems, 

Shakespeare,  William.     Hamlet, 

Julius  Caesar, 

King  Henry  Fifth, 

Merchant  of  Venice,       .... 

Romeo  and  Juliet, 

Tennyson,  Alfred.     Idylls  of  the  King, 

In  Memoriam,  and  other  poems,    .     . 

Whittier,  J.  G.     Poems, 

Wordsworth,  William.     Poems, 


BIOGRAPHY. 

Biographical  sketches  arranged  by  M.  Anagnos,       .     .     . 

Eliot,  George.     Biographical  Sketch, 

Howe,  S.  G.     Memoir, 

HISTORY. 

Constitution  of  the  United  States, 

Dickens,  Charles.     Child's  History  of  England,  .... 

Duruy,  Victor.     General  History  of  the  World,   .... 

General    History   of    the  World   vol.    2. 

(In  press), 

Fiske,  John.     War  of  Independence, 

Washington  and  his  Country, 

Freeman,  E.  A.     History  of  Europe, 

Green,  J.  R.     Short  History  of  the  English  People,      .     . 
Higginson,  T.  W.     Young  Folks'  History  of  the  United 

States, 

Schmitz,  Leonhard.     History  of  Greece, 

History  of  Rome, 

RELIGION. 

Baxter,  Richard.     Call  to  the  Unconverted, 

Book  of  Common  Prayer, 

Book  of  Psalms, 

Combe,  George.     Constitution  of  Man, 

Hymn  Book, 

New  Testament, 

Paley,  William.     Natural  Theology, 

Swedenborg,  Emanuel.     Selections,* 


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TEXT    BOOKS. 

Buckley,  A.  B.     Life  and  Her  Children,  a  reader  of  nat- 
ural history, i 

Caesar.     Commentaries  on  the  Gallic  War, i 

Cicero.     Orations, i 

Collar  and  Daniell.     Beginner's  Latin  Book, 2 

Latin-English  Vocabulary,   ....  i 

Cutter,  Calvin.     Anatomy,  Physiology  and  Hygiene,     .     .  i 

English-Greek  Vocabulary  (Braille), I 

Eysenbach,  William.     German-English  Vocabulary,     .     .  i 

German  Grammar, 2 

Geometrical  Diagrams, i 

Gleason,  C.  D.     Handbook  of  Crochet, i 

Handbook  of  Knitting,        i 

Goodwin,  W.  W.     Greek  Grammar  (Braille) 2 

Greek  Grammar,  vol.  3.     (In  press), 

Guyot,  A.  H.     Geography, i 

Harper  and  Wallace.  Vocabulary  to  Xenophon's  Anabasis,  3 

Homer.     Iliad,  Books  1-3  (Braille).     R.  P.  Keep,     ...  i 

Howe,  S.  G.     Cyclopasdia, 8 

Huxley,  T.  H.     Introductory  Science  Primer,       ....  i 

Latin-English  Lexicon,  vol.  I., i 

Latin  Selections, i 

Riehl,  W.  H.     Der  Fluch  der  Schdnheit, i 

Scribner,  Charles.     Geographical  Reader, i 

Seymour,  J.  O.     Vocabulary  to  Keep's  Iliad    of   Homer 

(Braille), 2 

Townsend,  Mabel.     Elementary  Arithmetic i 

Wentworth,  G.  A.     Grammar-school  Arithmetic,      ...  i 

White,  J.  W.     Beginner's  Greek  Book  (Braille),   ....  4 

Xenophon.     Anabasis  (Braille), 2 


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MUSIC. 

Pianoforte. 

Bach,  J.  S.     Fifteen  Two-voiced  Inventions.     (Peters),    . 

Fifteen  Three-voiced  Inventions.     (Peters), 

French  Suite,  No.  6.     (Peters), 

Gavotte  in  G  minor, 

Six  Little  Preludes, 

Bach-Saint-Saens.     Gavotte  in  B  minor, 

Bach,  C.  P.  E.     Solfeggietto, 

Bargiel,  W.  Album  Leaf, 

Idylle,  Op.  32,  No.  i,       

Barilli.     Dance  Caprice 

Baumxfelder.   Good  Humor, 

Beethoven.     Farewell  to  the  Pianoforte, 

Fiir  Elise, 

Sonatina  (F  major), 


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Sonata,  Op.  24,   for   violin    and   pianoforte, 

first  movement  onlv, 

•30 

Sonata,  Op.  10,  No.  2, 

.20 

Sonata,  Op.  2,  No.  3, 

•75 

6  Little  Variations  (Key  of  G) 

.20 

6  Variations  on  a  Theme  by  Paisiello,       .     . 

.20 

9  Variations  on  a  Theme  by  Paisiello,       .     . 

.20 

Sonata,  Op.  2,  No.  i,       

.40 

Behr,  F.     Think  of  Me,  Op.  575,  No.  1 1, 

.05 

Berens.     School  of  Velocitv,  Op.  61, 

4 

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Blakeslee.     May  Party  Dance,  Op.  9, 

.10 

Crystal  Fountain  Waltz,  Op.  25 

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Brauer,  Fr.     Twelve  Studies,  Op.  15.     (Litolff),   .     .     .     . 

.20 

Burgmiiller.     fitudes.  Op.  100  (new  edition), 

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Chopin,  F.     £tude.  Op.  10,  No.  i, 

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Fantasie  Impromptu,  Op.  66, 

.10 

Polonaise,  Op.  40,  No.  i, 

.10 

Waltz,  Op.  34,  No.  3.     (Kullak), 

.10 

Waltz,  Op.  64,  No.  I.     (Kullak), 

.10 

Waltz,  Op.  64,  No.  2.     (Kullak), 

.10 

Chwatal,  F.     The  Merry  Postilion,  Op.  228,  No.  8,  .     .     . 

•OS 

Sonatina  in  F,  Op.  245,  No.  2, 

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Conservatory,  N.  E.     35  Easy  Pieces  (N.  E.  Conservatory 

ed.), 

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Cramer-Biilow.     Fifty  Selected  Studies,  Books  i  and  2,    . 

Czerny.     Six  Octave  Studies, 

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Dennee.     Scherzino,  Op.  15,  No.  6, 

De  Wilm.     Canzonetta, 

10 

Durand.     Pastorale,       

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Dussek.     La  Matinee  Rondo, 

Duvernoy.     Studies,  Op.  176, 

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Foote,  A.     Sarabande,  Op.  6,  No.  3, 

Gade.     Capriccio,  Op.  19,  No.  2, 

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Godard,  B.     2d  Valse,  Op.  56, 

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Goldner.     Gavotte  Mignonne, 

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Grieg,  E.     Albumblatt,  Op.  12, 

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Haberbier.      A  Flower  of  Spring, 

Heller,  St.     fitudes,  Op.  45,  Book  i, 

£tudes,  Op.  45,  Book  2, 

fitudes,  Op.  46, 

fitudes,  Op.  47, 

Promenades  d'un  Solitaire,  Op.  78,  No.  i, 

Tarantelle  (Napoli), 

Wanderstunden,  Op.  80,  No.  6, 

Henselt.     If  I  were  a  Bird, 

Hoffmann,  H.     At  Evening, 

Gestaendnis,  Op.  52,  No.  3, 

Gavotte  from  "  Donna  Diana,"     .     .     .     . 

Gondolliera, 

Minnelied, 

On  the  Rivulet,  .     .     • 

The  Nightingale  Sings, 

Zur  Laute, •     . 

Jadassohn,  S.     Scherzo,  Op.  35, 

Jensen,  A.     Berceuse  in  A, 

Barcarole,  Op.  33, 

Canzonetta,  Op.  42, 

Erster  Walzer  and  Zweiter  Walzer,  Op.  33, 

Irrlichter,  Op.  17, 

Polonaise,  Op.  33, 

Reigen,  Op.  33, 

Reiterlied,  Op.  33, 

Trompeterstiicklein,  Op.  33, 

Widmung,  Op.  33, 

Jungmann,  A.     Will  o'  the  Wisp,  Op.  217, 

Kirchner,  Th.     Album  Leaf,  Op.  7, 

Valse  Impromptu, 

Kuhlau.     Sonatina,  Op.  20,  No.  i, 

Sonatina,  Op.  20,  No.  3, 

Kullak,  Th.     From  Flower  to  Flower  (octave  study),    .     . 

Im  Gruenen,  Op.  105, 

Scherzo, 

The  Little  Huntsman, 

Twelve  Pieces,  Op.  62,  vol.  i, 

Landon.     Pianoforte  Method, 

Lange.     In  Rank  and  File, 

Playfulness,      

Dressed  for  the  Ball, 

Meadow  Dance, 

Valse  Champetre, 

Happy  Meeting 

Lavallee.     Caprice  (The  Butterfly), 

Lichner.     Waltz,  Op.  270, 

Morning  Song,  Op.  174, 

Liszt.     La  Regata  Veneziana, 

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Mason,  Wm.     Touch  and  Technic.     Vol.  i 

Mathews,  W.  S.  B.     Standard  Graded  Course  of  Studies, 

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Nicode,  J.  L.     Barcarolle,  Op.  13, 

Oesten,  Th.     White  Roses,  Op.  276, 

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No.  5.     In  the  Summer. 
No.  6.     Rural  Pleasures. 

Parker,  H.  W.     Romanza,  Op.  19, 

Scherzino,  Op.  19, 

fitude  Mdlodieuse,   Op.  19 

Nocturne,  Op.  19, 

Raff,  J.     The  Echo,  Op.  75, 

Ravina.     Arabeske, 

Reinecke.     Gondoliera, 

Minuetto, 

Rheinberger.     Impromptu,  Op.  183, 

Roeske.     Capitol  March, 

Dover  Galop, 

Electric  Polka, 

Happy  Thoughts  Polka,       

The  Hub  Waltz, 

Rosenhain.     Andante  and  Rondo,       

Rummel.     Little  Waltz, 

Saran,  A.     Phantasie  Stiick,  Op.  2, 

Scharwenka,  P.     Tanz  Vergniigen,  Op.  68, 

Schubert,  Fr.     Second  Impromptu,  Op.  142, 

Schumann.     Album  for  Young  Pianists, 

Cradle  Song, 


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Schumann.     Novelette  in  F, 

Valse  Noble,  Op.  9, 

Schytte.     Hide  and  Seek, 

Strong,  T.     Danse  des  Sabots, 

Thoma.     Polish  Dance, 

Twenty-three  Select  Pieces  (first  grade), 

Urbach.     Prize  Piano  School, .     .     . 

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Organ. 

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Vocal. 

Part  Songs  for  Male  Voices. 

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Cramer.     How  Can  I  Leave  Thee, 

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Knowles.     Our  Flag, 

Kreutzer.     Serenade, 

Kiicken.     O  Wert  Thou  in  the  Cauld  Blast, 

The  Banner's  Wave, 

The  Rhine, 

Macfarren,  G.  A.     Now  the  Sun  has  Mounted  High,    .     . 

Mendelssohn.     The  Huntsman's  Farewell, 

Farewell, 

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Parting  Song, 

Rhine, 

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Pflueger,    Carl.     The    Bugler.     Song   for   medium   voice 

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A  Nation's  Day  is  Breaking, 

O  How  Lovely  the  Face  of  the  Deep,  .... 
Werner.     Two  Roses, 

Part  Songs  for  Female  Voices. 

Gumbert.     Maidens'  Spring  Song  (trio), 

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O  Vales  with  Sunlight  Smiling  (irio),    . 
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Sibley,  J.  T.     When  Dreaming  (baritone), 

Storace.  My  Native  Land  I  Bade  Adieu  (baritone),  .  . 
Wagner.     Prize  Song  from  "Die  Meistersinger "  (tenor). 

Mixed  Voices. 

Hatton,  J.  L.     Let  All  with  Merry  Voices  Sing,   .... 

Mendelssohn.     On  the  Sea, 

Smart,  Henry.     Wake  to  the  Hunting, 

Chorals,  Anthems,  Hymns. 

Bach,  J.  S.     Sixteen  German  Chorals  edited  by  John  S. 

Dwight, 

Gounod.     Praise  be  to  the  Father  (anthem), 

Hymns.     Collection  of  Forty-five  Hymn  Tunes,  .... 

Selected.     Words  and  music 

Weber.     God  of  the  Fatherless  (anthem), 

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Scala.     Twenty-five  Concise  Vocal  Exercises,      .... 

Music  for  Children. 

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Scherzo  from  Septet,  Op.  20, 

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Boccherini.     Minuet  in  A,* 

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Godard.     Berceuse, 

Gregh,  L.     Joyous  Serenade, 

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Allegretto  from  Military  Symphony, 

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Hoffmann,    H.       Serenade,    Op.    65,    First     Movement 

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Jungmann.     Will  o'  the   Wisp  (Quintet  for  Strings  and 

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Mascagni.     Intermezzo  from  "Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  . 

Mendelssohn.     Festival  March, 

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Schubert,  F.     March  Militaire,       

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Mlynarski.     Mazur, 

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Preludium,  Op.  73, 

Tarentelle,  Op.  73, 

Spring  Song,  Op.  73,    .     .     • 

Wieniawski.     Chanson  Polonaise,  Op.  12, 

Violoncello. 

Bruch.     Kol  Nidrei 

Romberg.     Concertino, 

Schumann.     Stiick  im  Volkston, 

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May, Mrs.  Lakz  Anderson  November,     Mrs.  George  Howard  Monks 

June, Mrs.  Kingsmill  Marks  December,     .     .      Mrs.  Georgb  A.  Draper 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    KINDERGARTEN. 

MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Director. 

HENRY   W.  BROUGHTON,  M.D.,  Attending  Physician. 

FRANCIS  INGERSOLL  PROCTOR,  M.D., 

Ophthalmic  SurgeoJi. 

Boys'  Department.  Girls'  Department. 

Miss  Nbttie  B.  Vose,  ^Matron.  Mrs.  J.  M.  Hill,  Matron. 

Miss  Flora  C.  Fountain,  Assistant.  Miss  Cornelia  M.  Loring,  Assistant. 

Miss  Ellen  Reed  Mead,  Kinder gartner.  Miss  W.  Humbert,  Kiudergarttier. 

Miss  L.Henrietta  Stratton,   Teacher.  Miss  Alice  M.Lane,  Teacher. 

Miss  Minnie  C.  Tucker,  Music  Teacher.  Miss  B.  C.  Chamberlain,  Music  Teacher. 

Miss  Lauka  a.  Brown,  Teacher  of  Manual  Traini?ig. 

Primary   Department. 

Miss  Mary  J.  Jones,  Matron.  Miss  Helen  S.  Conley,  Teacher. 

Miss  Kaiherine  Sweeney,  Teacher.  Miss  Lydia  Howes,  Music  Teacher. 

Miss  Isabellb  C.  Bixbv,  Teacher.  Miss  Sigrid  Sjolander,  Sloyd. 


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GIFTS    IN    LIFE    AS    WELL   AS   IN    DEATH. 

Dear  Friend  :  —  Are  you  thinking  of  making  your  will  and  of 
disposing  of  the  whole  or  a  part  of  your  estate  for  educational  and 
benevolent  purposes  ?  If  so,  do  not  forget  the  Kindergarten  for 
the  Blind  in  Jamaica  Plain.  Pray  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  this 
institution  is  doing  a  holy  work  for  the  needy  little  sightless  chil- 
dren, its  object  being  to  mitigate  the  sad  effects  of  their  affliction, 
to  improve  their  condition  physically,  intellectually  and  morally, 
and  to  free  them  from  the  fetters  of  helplessness  and  dependence. 


FORM    OF    BEQUEST. 

I  ^ve,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind,  the 
sum  of  dollars. 


FORM    OF   DEVISE   OF    REAL   ESTATE. 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind 
(here  describe  the  real  estate  accurately),  with  full  power  to  sell, 
mortgage  and  convey  the  same,  free  of  all  trusts. 


KINDERGARTEN   FOR  THE  BUND. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 


To  the  Members  of  the  Coi'-poj'-ation. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  We  take  great  pleas- 
ure in  presenting  both  to  you  and  all  the  other  friends 
and  benefactors  of  the  little  blind  children  a  brief 
account  of  the  events  of  the  year,  which  has  just 
closed. 

Progress,  peace  and  prosperity  have  characterized 
the  experience  of  the  past  twelve  months.  A  spirit  of 
earnestness,  harmony  and  industry  has  prevailed 
throughout  the  school. 

The  kindergarten  has  now  been  in  operation  for 
fifteen  years  and  a  few  months,  having  been  organized 
on  the  first  day  of  May,  1887.  During  this 
period  it  has  been  generously  supported  by  the  people 
of  Boston  and  of  the  neighboring  towns,  and  at  the 
same  time  it  has  proved  by  the  character  of  the  work 
done  within  its  walls  and  by  the  prudent  and  econom- 
ical administration  of  its  affairs  that  it  merits  the 
assistance  given  to  it  and  the  confidence  placed  in  its 
management. 

During  the  past  year  the  little  school  has  been  gen- 
erously remembered  by  its  friends,  and  the  gifts  and 
bequests,  which  have  been  received  from  them,  have 
an  especial  interest  and  value,  as  coming  from  persons 
who  are  perfectly  familiar  both  with  its  pressing  needs 
and  with  the  quality  of  its  work. 


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The  report  of  the  director,  which  is  herewith  sub- 
mitted, suppHes  much  information  as  to  the  number 
and  requirements  of  the  children  and  the  condition, 
wants  and  prospects  of  the  school. 

Nature  of  the  Work  of  the  Kindergarten. 

If  there  is  a  public  institution  which  deserves  the 
sympathy  and  hearty  support  of  all  citizens,  irrespec- 
tive of  religious  convictions  and  political  affiliations, 
it  is  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind. 

The  little  school  is  of  the  utmost  importance  in 
our  scheme  of  education,  constituting  as  it  does  the 
first  and  most  valuable  round  in  the  ladder.  It  sup- 
plies the  necessary  means  for  the  care,  development 
and  training  of  the  little  sightless  children.  It  pro- 
vides its  tiny  pupils  with  everything  which  is  needful 
for  building  up  their  physique,  promoting  their  health, 
increasing  their  strength,  unfolding  their  mental  facul- 
ties and  stimulating  their  natural  aptitudes.  The 
moral  atmosphere  of  its  home  life  is  pure,  cheerful 
and  bracing  and  goes  far  enough  towards  nipping  in 
the  bud  or  eradicating  the  evils  of  inheritance  and 
counteracting  the  effects  of  neglect  and  of  exposure 
to  pernicious  influences. 

Under  the  genial  roof  of  the  kindergarten  it  is 
sought  to  develop  and  bring  up  the  children  in  accord- 
ance with  Froebel's  system  of  rational  education. 
They  are  not  treated  like  blocks  of  marble,  which 
are  chiselled,  hammered  and  pounded  into  what  may 
be  considered  the  proper  shapes,  but  they  are  culti- 
vated rather  as  plants  with  roots  set  firmly  in  the  soil 
of  circumstance,  with  peculiar  tendencies  of  their  own 
towards  growth,  naturally  reaching  outward  and  up- 


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ward  to  what  was  meant  to  be  their  blossoming.  Their 
environment  is  kept  in  good  and  wholesome  condition. 
They  are  surrounded  with  the  needed  sunshine,  and 
their  natural  development  is  fostered  and  nourished  in 
every  possible  way,  while  with  a  gentle  and  loving 
hand  it  is  sought  to  remove  any  rank  growth,  should 
such  arise. 

The  results  obtained  from  this  mode  of  supervision 
and  training  are  most  gratifying.  Subscribers  and 
friends  are  earnestly  requested  to  call  at  the  kinder- 
garten and  see  for  themselves  the  fruits  of  this  system. 
A  personal  visit  and  inspection  of  the  work  done  will 
give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  great  good  that  has  been 
accomplished.  The  bright  looks,  the  merry  appear- 
ance and  the  contented  faces  of  the  little  boys  and 
girls,  whose  minds  are  quickened  while  their  fingers 
are  trained,  are  sufficient  justification  for  the  outlay 
made  and  for  the  time  and  thought  expended. 

Erection  of  a  New  Building  for  Girls. 

As  the  number  of  pupils  has  continued  to  increase 
steadily  and  with  unabating  rapidity,  we  have  found  it 
more  and  more  difficult  to  open  the  doors  of  the  kin- 
dergarten readily  to  all  new  comers  and  do  justice  to 
every  one  of  them.  Indeed,  to  our  deep  regret,  it  has 
been  utterly  impossible  for  us  to  receive  all  applicants 
promptly  and  to  take  proper  care  of  them  in  accom- 
modations which  were  not  only  entirely  filled  but 
severely  overtaxed.  This  has  been  particularly  the 
case  in  the  department  forlittle  girls,  which  for  several 
years  has  been  crowded  to  its  extreme  limit. 

This  state  of  things  was  anything  but  satisfactory. 
On  account  of  the  lack  of  room  the  names  of  numer- 


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ous  applicants  of  the  right  age  had  to  be  placed  on 
the  waitino;  list  and  retained  there  until  vacancies 
should  occur  either  by  promotion  or  otherwise.  This 
course  we  were  forced  to  pursue  against  our  own 
wishes  and  in  spite  of  the  earnest  appeals  of  parents 
and  guardians  and  of  the  urgent  reasons  for  the 
immediate  admission  of  children  who  were  sorely 
neglected  and  in  absolute  need  of  protection  and 
proper  training.  We  could  do  nothing  for  them.  Not 
only  every  available  nook  and  corner  in  the  building 
had  been  utilized,  but  it  had  been  found  necessary  to 
resort  to  several  expedients  of  overcrowding  the 
rooms,  which  seriously  interfered  with  the  convenience 
and  the  comfort  of  the  household  ;  yet  with  all  these 
the  cry  for  more  room  was  louder  and  more  constant 
than  ever. 

In  order  to  remedy  this  difificulty  in  a  radical  manner 
and  to  enable  the  kindergarten  to  keep  its  doors  open 
to  all  children  who  are  eagerly  seeking  the  educa- 
tional advantages  therein  afforded  and  who  are  both 
physically  and  mentally  fitted  to  profit  thereby,  we 
concluded  after  careful  consideration  of  the  matter  to 
undertake  the  construction  of  a  building  for  the  pri- 
mary department  for  girls  without  further  delay.  As 
soon  as  this  decision  was  made  the  director  was 
authorized  to  proceed  with  the  preparation  of  the 
plans  and  to  obtain  estimates  of  the  exact  cost  of 
their  execution.  All  these  preliminary  arrangements 
were  promptly  and  satisfactorily  completed,  and,  as 
they  met  with  the  entire  approval  of  our  board, 
ground  was  broken  for  the  foundation  of  the  new 
building  in  the  early  part  of  the  summer. 

The  wo-rk  on  the  building  has  progressed  steadily 
and  has  been  well  done.     The  new  edifice  is  a  sub- 


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stantial  one  and  in  every  particular  similar  to  that 
which  was  erected  four  years  ago  for  the  use  of  the 
boys.  It  is  fairly  under  way,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
that  it  will  be  finished  and  made  ready  for  occupancy 
before  the  end  of  the  present  school-year. 

Exercises  at  the  Boston  Theatre. 

Would  the  Boston  Theatre  be  so  well  filled  on  the 
occasion  of  the  commencement  exercises  of  graduates 
of  the  Perkins  Institution  if  the  little  people  from  the 
kindergarten  were  not  present,  as  well  as  the  older 
pupils }  That  is  an  experiment  which  we  would  not 
care  to  try.  With  the  little  boys  and  girls  assembled 
upon  the  stage  there  is  sure  to  be  a  host  of  their  warm- 
hearted friends  in  the  auditorium,  ready  to  smile  in 
sympathy,  and  to  applaud  warmly  in  their  enjoyment 
of  the  children's  happiness. 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  third  of  June  this  year  the 
full  number  of  little  pupils  in  festal  attire  held  posses- 
sion of  the  stage  during  the  first  part  of  the 
programme.  After  the  opening  musical  number,  two 
little  boys  and  two  little  girls  seated  themselves  at  the 
low  tables  at  the  front  of  the  stage  and  began  their 
allotted  task  of  modelling  in  clay,  while  a  third  little 
girl  commenced  to  build  with  the  blocks  which  she 
found  awaiting  her.  While  they  were  thus  busily  em- 
ployed the  Rev.  Paul  Revere  Frothingham  was  intro- 
duced as  the  speaker  of  the  afternoon  and  delivered 
the  following  thoughtful  address :  — 

address    of    rev.    PAUL    REVERE    FROTHINGHAM. 

Mr.  J'resident,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  I  told  the  president  that 
I  thought  it  was  very  cruel  of  him  to  have  me  speak  while  these 
children  were  in  front  of  you  working,  for  I  am  pretty  sure  that 


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all  the  younger  element,  at  least,  will  be  looking  at  them  much 
more  than  they  will  look  at  me,  and  a  divided  interest,  you  know, 
is  always  an  unfortunate  one. 

As  we  come  here  this  afternoon  and  look  into  the  faces  of  these 
children,  who  cannot  look  back  into  our  faces,  it  is  not  simply  a 
feeling  of  pity  and  pathos  that  we  have,  but  also  a  feeling  of 
pride  ;  it  is  not  a  feeling  of  discouragement,  but  of  encouragement, 
and  I  for  my  part,  cannot  stand  here  and  see  these  children  with- 
out thinking  how  much  our  civilization  has  advanced.  Every  now 
and  then  there  are  people  who  dispute  the  fact  of  human  progress ; 
they  say  we  are  not  so  much  better  than  the  centuries  that  have 
gone  before.  They  point  to  the  facts  that  we  still  have  war; 
that  justice  is  often  hard  to  obtain  ;  that  we  still  have  poverty,  and 
still  have  vice,  throughout  so  many  of  our  great  cities,  lifting  its 
ugly  head  for  us  to  see.  Where  then  is  the  sign  of  human  prog- 
ress ?  If  I  wanted  to  convince  people  that  the  world  is  better 
today  than  in  the  past ;  that  men  and  women  are  better  ;  that  we 
are  more  civilized ;  that  as  a  country  we  stand  for  nobler  and 
higher  things  than  the  old  democracies  and  republics  of  the  past 
stood  for,  I  would  bring  those  people  in  here  to  these  commence- 
ment exercises.  I  would  not  take  them  to  the  commencement 
exercises  of  Harvard  University,  but  I  would  bring  them  here 
and  remind  them  how  hundreds  and  hundreds  of  years  ago  chil- 
dren like  these  were  exposed  to  death  in  order  that  the  whole 
community  might  be  the  stronger.  And  it  is,  you  see,  a  sign  of 
our  progressive  philanthropy  that  we  take  these  children  and  give 
them  all  the  advantages  of  education  and  training,  drawing  out 
their  faculties  and  giving  them  every  opportunity  that  we  are 
able.  Ah  !  it  is  a  grand  and  holy  work, —  this  work  with  the 
blind,  and  I  know  of  none  before  whom  I  bow  more  humbly  and 
reverently  than  those  who  have, —  as  it  were, —  opened  the  eyes 
of  the  blind  and  enabled  them  to  receive  some  of  the  joys  and 
benefits  of  life  in  this  wondrous  world. 

Now,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  I  cannot  turn  my  back  on  you  and 
speak  to  these  children  behind  me,  but  I  want  to  say  a  few  words 
more  or  less  directly  to  them,  and  the  first  thing  I  want  to  say  is 
this :  That  nature  always  tries  to  use  her  law  of  compensation. 
Nature,  when  one  faculty  is  gone,  seems  to  hurry  to  develop  some 
other  faculty,  and  so  it  is  with  these  children  here  before  us.  Just 
because  they  cannot  see,  therefore  they  hear  more  keenly ;  there- 


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fore  their  touch  is  more  delicate,  and  therefore  certain  other  of 
their  facukies  are  more  finely  developed.  For  instance,  I  know  a 
man  who  became  blind  only  when  he  was  grown  up,  something 
over  twenty  years  of  age.  He  was  a  man  who  always  cultivated 
his  voice  in  singing,  but  never  with  any  great  success ;  but  when 
he  lost  his  eyesight,  he  began  to  gain  a  wonderful  sweetness  of 
voice.  It  seemed  as  if  God  said  to  him,  "  here,  since  you  cannot 
see  any  longer,  J  will  make  you  sing ;  I  will  put  an  infinite  amount 
of  pathos  into  your  voice,  and  you  shall  touch  the  hearts  of  men 
and  women  and  lift  them  up  to  higher  things."  That  is  something 
that  you  children  here  need  to  remember.  It  is  not  much,  but  it  is 
something.     Nature  tries  to  make  up  by  her  law  of  compensation. 

Now,  then,  I  want  to  say  another  thing.  Perhaps  you  will  not 
wholly  understand  at  the  outset  what  I  mean, —  but  I  have  a  feel- 
ing that  perhaps  these  blind  children  some  time  may  be  able  to 
really  add  to  our  information  and  our  knowledge  of  the  laws  of 
human  life,  just  because  they  are  blind. 

Let  me  tell  you  what  I  mean.  Old  George  Herbert,  you  remem- 
ber, said,  "man  is  one  world  and  has  another  to  attend  him." 
Man  is  one  world,  —  that  is  to  say  he  has  within  him  things  as  real 
as  those  without.  The  recesses  of  the  human  soul  have  never 
been  thoroughly  explored ;  but  all  up  the  ages  you  will  find  men 
and  women  ceaselessly  looking  within  them ;  directing  their 
thoughts,  not  to  what  is  without,  but  to  what  is  within,  trying  to 
fathom,  as  it  were,  the  mystery  of  their  own  beings.  And  how 
have  they  done  this?  Why,  they  have  tried  in  every  way  they 
could  to  shut  away  the  thought  and  sight  of  this  universe  that 
reaches  about  and  around  us.  You  know,  perhaps,  of  those  old 
philosophers  called  the  mystics.  They  were  the  men  who  mused, 
drew  back  in  themselves  ;  who  cared  nothing  for  the  hills  and 
fields,  and  nothing  for  the  blue  sky  above ;  but  only  for  that  inner 
sky  which  arches  over  all  our  nobler  and  deeper  thoughts. 

Those  of  you  who  have  visited  Europe  will  remember  to  have 
seen  in  some  of  the  beautiful  regions  of  Italy,  lonely  and  deserted 
monasteries.  They  are  set,  some  of  them,  in  the  midst  of  the 
grandest  and  most  glorious  natural  scenery  of  mountain,  lake  and 
sea.  And  yet  you  will  never  find  the  cells  of  those  monks  so 
arranged  that  their  occupants  could  look  out  and  see  all  the  glories 
of  the  outer  world,  never ;  but  always  the  hght  comes  from  some 
little,  narrow  opening  high  up  in  the  wall.     And  why  ?     Because 


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those  old  religious  men  believed  that  they  would  arrive  at  God's 
truth  by  forgetting  all  about  the  world  without  them  and  looking 
to  the  world  within. 

For  instance,  one  of  the  most  famous  of  those  old  mystics  was 
a  man  by  the  name  of  Tauler,  who  wrote  the  most  wonderful 
books,  and  it  is  told  of  him  that  he  never  left  his  cell  to  go  out  to 
church,  having  to  pass  as  he  did  beautiful  gardens,  that  he  did  not 
pull  his  cap  down  over  his  eyes.  He  thought  it  was  a  desecration 
to  look  upon  the  outward  world  and  be  entranced  by  it,  and  his 
power  and  insight  came  because  he  could  turn  back  into  himself 
and  explore  the  interior  of  his  being  and  find  there  that  mysterious 
presence  that  accounts  for  all  we  think  and  do. 

Now,  that  perhaps  seems  idle  to  you,  seems  as  it  were  nonsensi- 
cal, seems  far  away,  seems  unreal.  And  yet  for  my  part  I  believe 
it  is  one  of  the  most  real  things  in  this  world.  This  century  of 
ours  has  explored,  with  its  telescopes,  the  sky  without;  and  it 
remains  for  other  searchers  to  reveal  to  us  more  of  the  riches  and 
glories  that  lie  within  human  nature.  And  it  seems  to  me  not 
impossible  that  these  children,  just  because  the  outward  world  is 
dark  to  them,  may  find  the  inner  world  more  bright  and  may  dis- 
close to  us  finally  some  of  the  secret  workings  of  the  human  heart 
and  the  human  soul  and  human  conscience,  which  you  and  I,  just 
because  of  our  outward  distractions,  cannot  read  as  clearly  as  we 
would. 

But  you  are  ready  to  remind  me  perhaps, —  I  fancy  the  presi- 
dent is, —  that  I  was  put  down  to  speak  on  the  kindergarten.  Yet 
I  have  a  feeling  that  there  is  no  need  in  this  city  of  Boston  of 
speaking  of  the  work  of  the  kindergarten.  We  know  better  than 
any  people  —  I  was  going  to  say  on  the  face  of  this  earth  —  the 
value  of  the  kindergarten.  The  kindergartens  were  introduced 
into  our  public  schools, —  I  don't  know,  but  I  have  always  sup- 
posed,—  before  they  were  introduced  into  any  other  public  schools 
in  the  United  States.  Certainly  they  were  introduced  here  long 
enough  ago  for  us  to  have  learned  their  value  and  benefit.  The 
kindergarten  takes  the  child  at  the  very  beginning  of  Ufe ;  takes  it 
when  its  nature  is  almost  like  this  clay,  so  that  its  mind,  heart  and 
soul  can  be  shaped  as  we  would  have  them  shaped.  I  heard  Dr. 
Parkhurst,  the  famous  New  York  minister,  say  once  that  he  almost 
despaired  of  doing  anything  with  people  who  were  over  thirty 
years  of  age.     As  he  expressed  it  in  his  strenuous  way,  they  were 


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TERRIFICALLY  hard  to  do  anything  with.  "  But,"  he  said,  "give 
me  a  child  ;  let  me  begin  with  a  boy  or  girl  under  seven  or  eight 
years  old,  and  I  can  do  almost  anything."  We  cannot  do  as  Dr. 
Holmes  advised  us  to  do,  begin  witb  the  child  one  hundred  years 
before  its  birth,  but  we  can  take  that  child  in  its  earliest  years,  and 
shape  it,  guide  it,  lead  it  towards  the  heights  of  love  and  truth,  the 
ideals  of  human  thought  and  right  doing.  And  it  seems  to  me 
that  there  is  no  grander  work  on  the  face  of  this  earth  than  to  take 
these  children  and  shape  them  in  this  way.  As  a  friend  of  mine 
once  said  :  "  We  honor,  and  how  highly  we  honor,  the  man  who 
can  take  the  unshapen  block  of  marble  and  chisel  it  with  careful, 
skilful  hand  until  he  brings  from  that  block  a  thing  of  beauty." 
How  much  more  then  ought  we  to  honor  the  sculptor  of  the  human 
soul  who  can  take  the  child  nature  and  shape  it  in  features  of 
beauty  and  in  developments  of  truth  and  love.  I  do  not  need  to 
say  "  Godspeed  "  to  this  institution  for  the  blind,  for  you  have  all 
said  it  by  your  presence  here ;  but  certainly  we  all  unite  in  the 
most  hearty,  yes  the  most  reverent  thanks  to  these  people,  these 
teachers,  who  are  doing  for  us  and  for  civilization  this  grand  and 
God  like  work. 

The  applause  following  his  earnest  words  gave  the 
signal  to  the  little  clay-workers  who  arose  and  in 
sweet,  childish  voices  explained  the  implements  of 
industry  of  the  farmer,  blacksmith  and  wheelwright, 
which  they  had  made.  The  little  builder  announced 
that  she  had  erected  a  mill  to  grind  the  corn  into 
flour  for  the  children's  bread.  Then,  all  the  children 
sang  together  of  these  different  labors,  acting  out  the 
parts  in  a  realistic  way,  which  created  great  merri- 
ment among  themselves  as  well  as  in  their  audience. 

When  the  horses  had  been  shod,  the  corn  planted, 
gathered  and  ground  at  the  mill  and  the  wheels  had 
ceased  to  turn,  the  work  and  play  were  over,  and  the 
children  withdrew  slowly  from  the  stage,  leaving  be- 
hind them  only  the  members  of  the  kinder-orchestra. 
These  now  formed  a  group  near  the  pianoforte  and 


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played  the  symphony  in  C,  which  had  been  especially 
written  for  their  use  by  Mr.  Edwin  L.  Gardiner.  It 
was  a  very  creditable  performance,  full  of  promise 
of  later  notable  achievements  when  the  toy  instru- 
ments of  childhood  shall  have  been  exchanged  for 
those  which  will  earn  recognition  for  the  performers 
as  integral  parts  of  such  an  orchestra  or  band  as  the 
older  pupils  now  constitute. 

Taken  as  a  whole  the  share  of  the  kindergarten 
department  in  the  commencement  exercises  forms  an 
essential  part  of  the  year's  story  which  is  here  un- 
folded and  proves  the  importance  of  this  factor  in  the 
general  scheme  of  the  education  of  the  blind. 


& 


All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 


MELVIN    O.    ADAMS, 
FRANCIS    H.    APPLETON, 
WILLIAM    L.    BENEDICT, 
WILLIAM    ENDICOTT, 
CHARLES    P.    GARDINER, 
N.   P.  HALLOWELL, 
J.    THEODORE    HEARD, 
FRANCIS   W.    HUNNEWELL, 
GEORGE   H.    RICHARDS, 
WILLIAM    L.    RICHARDSON, 
RICHARD    M.    SALTONSTALL, 
S.    LOTHROP    THORNDIKE, 

Trustees. 


KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  BLIND. 


SIXTEENTH  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE 
DIRECTOR. 


Regrets  and  recollections  of  things  past, 
With  hints  and  prophecies  of  things  to  be, 
And  inspirations,  which,  could  they  be  things 
And  stay  with  us,  and  we  could  hold  them  fast, 
Were  our  good  angels. 

—  Longfellow. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen:  —  In  presenting  to  your  board  my 
annual  report  on  the  management  of  the  affairs  of  the 
kindergarten  I  beg  leave  to  state  that  the  year  just 
completed  has  been  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the 
history  of  the  institution. 

Of  the  various  contagious  diseases,  which  have 
been  prevalent  in  the  city,  the  measles  alone  have 
invaded  our  premises.  There  have  been  nine  cases 
in  the  department  for  little  boys.  With  this  excep- 
tion the  children  of  both  sexes  have  enjoyed  good 
health, —  a  fact  no  less  remarkable  in  itself  than  deserv- 
ing of  our  heartfelt  thankfulness. 

Judged  by  the  fruits  already  produced  through  its 
operations,  the  kindergarten  has  firmly  established 
its  claim  to  being  a  most  valuable  agency  not  only  in 
providing  a  congenial,  well-ordered  home  and  the  most 
effective  means  of  training  for  a  large  class  of  sightless 
children,  but  also  in  giving  tone  and  life  and  strength 
to  the  whole  system  of  the  education  of  the  blind. 


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The  deep  interest,  which  has  been  shown  by  the 
pubhc  in  the  school  and  its  work,  has  been  a  source 
of  gratification  and  encouragement  to  us,  and  we  ear- 
nestly hope  that  its  loyal  friends  will  continue  to  supply 
the  means  for  its  progress  as  generously  in  the  future 
as  they  have  done  in  the  past. 

Changes  in  the  Corps  of  Teachers. 

The  world  is  a  scene  of  changes. 

—  Cowley. 

Since  the  publication  of  the  last  annual  report  of 
the  kindergarten  the  following  changes  have  taken 
place  in  its  corps  of  teachers. 

Early  in  the  spring  Miss  Martha  E.  Hall,  instructor 
in  gymnastics  and  sloyd  in  the  boys'  primary  depart- 
ment, relinquished  her  position  in  order  to  accept  a 
more  lucrative  one  in  the  public  schools  of  the  city  of 
Taunton.  She  was  succeeded  by  Miss  Sigrid  Sjolan- 
der,  who  has  proved  to  be  a  true  teacher  and  diligent 
worker  and  who  employs  judicious  firmness  and 
patient  kindness  as  the  principal  means  of  discipline. 

The  two  literary  teachers  in  the  same  department. 
Miss  lone  Shaw  and  Miss  Gertrude  W.  Dillingham, 
have  declined  a  reelection  at  the  expiration  of  their 
term  of  service,  and  Miss  Katherine  Sweeney  and 
Miss  Isabella  C.  Bixby  have  been  appointed  in  their 
stead. 

Miss  Elfie  M.  Fairbanks,  a  teacher  of  great  ability 
and  superior  attainments,  who  has  rendered  valuable 
service  as  an  instructor  of  music  in  the  girls'  depart- 
ment of  the  kindergarten  since  1893,  was  obliged  to 
give  up  her  position  at  the  close  of  the  last  school 
year  on  account  of  a  gradual  impairment  of  hearing. 
The  vacancy  thus  created  was  filled  by   the  appoint- 


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ment  of  Miss  Bertha  C.  Chamberlain.  Faithful,  dili- 
gent, upright,  strictly  conscientious  in  the  perform- 
ance of  her  duties  and  thoroughly  imbued  with  the 
spirit  of  thoughtful  kindness,  Miss  Fairbanks  won 
the  esteem  and  affection  of  both  her  coworkers  and 
of  her  pupils  and  will  be  sincerely  missed  by  all  of 
them. 

Effects  of  Reorganization. 

Harmony  is  society's  law  of  life. 

—  Mazzini. 
Only  control  makes  us  strong. 

—  Gellert. 

Three  years  ago  the  administration  of  the  kinder- 
garten was  entirely  reorganized,  and  a  new  system  of 
supervision  was  inaugurated. 

According  to  this  plan  the  position  of  a  principal 
oi^cer  residing  on  the  premises  and  exercising  gen- 
eral oversight  was  abolished  ;  the  matrons  of  the  dif- 
ferent households  were  placed  on  an  equal  footing  and 
made  entirely  independent  of  one  another  ;  the  juris- 
diction of  each  of  them  was  strictly  confined  within 
the  limits  of  the  family  over  which  she  was  appointed 
to  preside,  and  all  instructions  relating  to  matters  out- 
side of  the  daily  routine  were  to  emanate  directly 
from  the  headquarters  at  South  Boston  and  from  no 
other  source. 

This  arrangement  has  worked  admirably  and  has 
produced  excellent  results.  It  has  eliminated  all 
causes  of  friction  and  discordance  and  has  helped  to 
create  an  era  of  good  feeling,  mutual  friendliness  and 
hearty  cooperation.  Concord,  economy,  order,  neat- 
ness, perfect  freedom  from  dissensions  and  pleasant 
social  relations  among  the  teachers  and  other  officers, 
all  have  been  promoted  by  this  change.     There   is  no 


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sign  of  conflict  or  of  ill-feeling  anywhere,  and  it  gives 
us  sincere  pleasure  to  be  able  to  state  that  peace  and 
harmony  prevail  in  every  part  of  the  kindergarten. 

The  Helen  Curtis  Bradlee  Fund. 

For  her  bounty 
There  was  no  winter  m't ;  an  autumn  'twas 
That  grew  the  more  by  reaping. 

—  Shakespeare. 

The  name  of  Miss  Helen  Curtis  Bradlee  is  written 
in  letters  of  gold  in  the  record  book  of  the  distin- 
guished benefactors  of  the  little  sightless  children. 
It  occupies  therein  the  prominent  position  due  to  her 
truly  regal  gifts  for  the  benefit  of  the  blind. 

In  arranging  for  the  final  disposition  of  the  large 
estate,  which  her  brother,  the  late  J.  Putnam  Bradlee, 
placed  by  his  will  under  her  control,  this  noble  lady 
left  instructions  with  those  to  whom  the  management 
of  the  property  was  entrusted  that  a  share  of  it  should 
be  given  to  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind.  In  com- 
pliance with  her  directions  the  surviving  trustee  of  the 
estate,  Hon.  William  H.  Hodgkins,  has  paid  to  our 
treasurer  during  the  past  year  the  sum  of  ^^50,000. 
This  new  gift,  added  to  those  which  we  have  previ- 
ously received  from  the  same  source,  increases  sub- 
stantially the  permanent  fund,  which  was  established 
by  Miss  Bradlee  while  she  was  yet  living,  and  brings 
the  total  amount  of  the  fund  up  to  the  sum  of  ^140,000. 
This  amount  does  not  include  a  special  contribution 
of  $io,oco  made  by  her  in  1891  towards  the  erection 
of  the  building  for  little  girls  on  Perkins  street,  which 
is  dedicated  to  her  memory. 

Miss  Bradlee  took  a  profound  interest  in  the  kinder- 
garten  from    the    date  of   its   foundation    and  never 


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ceased  to  the  last  clay  of  her  noble  life  to  assist  it 
liberally  whenever  her  attention  was  called  to  its  in- 
creasing needs.  She  certainly  was  one  of  the  best 
friends  and  most  bountiful  givers  to  the  cause  of  af- 
flicted humanity,  and  the  recording  angel  has  chis- 
elled her  name  on  the  column  upon  which  are 
written  those  of  the  eminent  benefactors  of  the  blind  ; 
there  to  remain  forever,  to  be  blessed  and  cherished 
by  the  recipients  of  the  benefits  which  will  flow  from 
her  munificence  for  all  time  to  come. 

To  Hon.  William  H.  Hodgkins,  who  has  adminis- 
tered the  trust  with  conspicuous  ability  and  faith- 
fulness, we  desire  to  express  in  this  connection  our 
sense  of  deep  gratitude  for  his  kindly  spirit  towards 
the  blind  and  for  the  fair  consideration  and  generous 
treatment  which  their  cause  has  received  at  his  hands. 
A  long  personal  acquaintance  with  him  enables  us  to 
say,  that  the  title  attached  to  his  name  is  not  an  empty 
form  in  his  case,  but  denotes  truly  the  character  of 
the  man. 

Legacies  and  Gifts  to  the  Kindergarten. 

Great  deeds  cannot  die; 
They  with  the  sun  and  moon  renew  their  light 
Forever,  blessing  those  that  look  on  them. 

—  Tennyson. 

The  supreme  need  of  the  kindergarten  at  the  pres- 
ent time  is  an  adequate  endowment  fund,  the  annual 
income  of  which  should  be  sufHciently  large  not  only 
to  cover  the  current  expenses  and  insure  the  stability 
of  the  institution  in  its  present  stage  of  advancement, 
but  to  provide  the  means  for  its  steady  growth  both  in 
size  and  in  usefulness. 

From  whatsoever  side  we  may  look  into  the  matter 


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we  find  that  the  completion  of  this  fund  is  not  merely 
a  desideratum  but  an  imperative  necessity.  It  is  the 
sheet  anchor  whereon  depends  the  safety  of  the  juve- 
nile school  and  the  hope  for  its  continued  existence. 
It  is  the  only  reliable  source  which  can  supply  the  mo- 
tive power  of  its  workings  and  the  vital  sap  of  its  life 
and  development.  As  the  endowment  is  more  and 
more  increased,  so  the  foundation  of  the  establishment 
becomes  firmer  and  more  solid.  Without  it  there  is 
no  absolute  security  from  danger  and  no  entire  relief 
from  constant  worry  or  apprehension  and  anxiety  in 
regard  to  what  may  happen  if  the  amount  obtained 
from  annual  subscriptions  should  decrease  substan- 
tially. 

In  view  of  these  facts  we  are  striving  to  augment 
the  permanent  fund,  so  that  its  regular  income  may 
reach  a  sum  sufficient  to  meet  the  present  require- 
ments and  the  future  needs  of  the  kindergarten.  For 
the  attainment  of  this  end  we  bespeak  the  continuance 
of  the  orenerous  assistance  of  the  stanch  friends  of  the 
cause.  The  main  sources,  upon  which  we  depend  for 
the  ultimate  success  of  our  efforts  in  this  direction, 
are  the  legacies  and  special  gifts,  with  which  the  little 
institution  is  favored  from  time  to  time,  and  it  is  with 
a  sense  of  profound  gratitude  that  we  acknowledge 
the  receipt  of  several,  which  have  been  given  to  us 
during  the  past  year. 

For  a  bequest  of  $20,000  we  owe  a  vast  debt  of 
gratitude  to  the  memory  of  Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin, 
late  of  Brookline,  by  whose  testamentary  provision  the 
kindergarten  was  made  one  of  eight  residuary  legatees 
of  her  estate.  Miss  Melvin  had  a  warm  heart  and 
sympathized  deeply  with  the  blind  in  their  never  end- 
ing darkness.     For  a  number  of  years  she  had  shown 


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sincere  appreciation  of  the  work,  which  is  done  to  lib- 
erate them  from  the  bonds  of  their  affliction  and  to 
lift  them  above  the  clouds  of  their  misfortune,  and  the 
munificent  legacy  which  she  left  to  the  kindergarten 
was  the  crown  of  her  gifts,  which  she  contributed  from 
time  to  time  towards  its  support  while  she  was  living. 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne,  whose  death  took 
place  on  the  tenth  day  of  December,  1901,  left  to  the 
kindergarten  a  legacy  of  $2,000,  which  has  been  paid 
to  our  treasurer  by  the  executors  of  her  will.  Miss 
Browne  was  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  the 
blind,  as  well  as  in  many  other  benevolent  enterprises. 
Following  the  advice  of  Fenelon,  she  talked  little  and 
did  much  without  caring  to  be  seen.  The  blind  chil- 
dren, together  with  many  other  sufferers  who  have 
been  greatly  benefited  by  her  liberality,  will  keep 
green  her  memory  and  will  rise  up  and  call  her 
blessed. 

William  Leonard  Benedict,  junior,  was  a  beauti- 
ful and  amiable  child  who  died  at  the  early  age  of  six. 
Endowed  with  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart 
and  carefully  nurtured  under  the  best  of  home  influ- 
ences, he  gave  promise  of  becoming  a  dutiful  son,  an 
upright  man  and  a  useful  citizen.  But,  alas  !  the  fates 
decreed  otherwise !  Like  dear  Ralph  Watson,  he  was 
untimely  struck  by  the  cruel  hand  of  death  and  faded 
before  he  had  bloomed. 

His  was  the  morning  hour; 
And  lie  hath  passed  in  beauty  from  the  day, 

A  bud,  not  yet  a  flower  — 
Torn,  in  its  sweetness,  from  the  parent  spray  ; 
The  death-wind  swept  him  to  his  soft  repose, 
As  frost  in  spring-time  blights  the  early  rose. 

The  premature  decease  of  a  bo}^  whose  generous  feel- 
ings   and  noble  inclinations  gave  indications  of    the 


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coming  of  a  true  man  is  a  positive  loss,  not  only  to 
his  parents  and  other  relatives,  but  to  the  community 
at  large,  to  which  he  might  have  rendered  valuable 
service  at  some  future  day.  In  memory  of  their  dear 
son,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Leonard  Benedict  estab- 
lished a  fund  of  ^1,000,  which  bears  his  name  and 
the  income  of  which  is  to  be  used  for  the  benefit 
of  the  little  sightless  children  for  all  time  to  come. 
A  tenderer  and  more  pathetic  or  more  appropriate 
form  than  this  could  hardly  be  devised  to  commemo- 
rate the  goodness  and  unselfishness  of  a  talented  and 
beloved  child.  We  sincerely  sympathize  with  his  par- 
ents in  their  bereavement ;  we  share  their  grief,  and 
we  are  exceedingly  thankful  to  them  for  showing  such 
appreciation  of  the  work  of  the  kindergarten  as  to  link 
with  it  the  name  of  their  first  begotten  son  whose 
earthly  career  was  so  brief. 

Miss  Helen  M.  Parsons,  whose  death  took  place 
in  October,  1901,  was  a  loyal  friend  to  the  kinder- 
garten and  one  of  the  subscribers  to  the  fund  for  its 
support.  She  purposed  to  bequeath  to  it  by  testa- 
mentary provision  the  sum  of  ^500,  but  she  died 
suddenly  before  her  will  was  signed.  Her  sister, 
Miss  Anna  Q.  T.  Parsons,  and  the  other  heirs, 
knowing  the  wishes  of  the  deceased,  authorized  the 
administrator  of  her  estate,  Mr.  John  D.  Bryant,  to 
pay  to  us  the  full  amount  of  the  intended  legacy. 
This  he  did  promptly  and  with  evident  pleasure.  In 
writing  the  name  of  Miss  Parsons  in  the  column  of 
the  benefactors  of  the  little  blind  children,  we  tender 
our  earnest  thanks  to  her  heirs,  who  have  shown  such 
fidelity  and  unselfishness  in  carrying  out  her  wishes. 

Miss  Emma  F.  Monroe  of  Cambridge  has  added 
^500  to  the   Mary   Lowell  Stone  fund,  which   she 


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established  several  years  ago  for  the  benefit  of  the 
kindergarten,  and  thus  has  brought  the  fund  up  to 
the  sum  of  $i,ooo.  Both  the  honored  name  which 
is  attached  to  the  fund  and  that  of  Miss  Monroe  will 
always  be  gratefully  remembered  and  constantly 
blessed  by  the  blind  and  their  friends. 

The  executors  of  the  will  of  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker 
have  paid  to  the  kindergarten  its  full  share  of  the  resi- 
due of  her  estate,  amounting  to  $4,040.65.  This 
sum,  added  to  that  which  was  previously  received, 
constitutes  a  fund  of  $13,040.65,  which  will  stand  in 
perpetuity  as  a  monument  to  the  memory  of  Mrs. 
Baker. 

That  saintly  woman.  Miss  Matilda  Goddard, 
whose  long  and  busy  life  has  been  one  of  good 
works  and  of  uninterrupted  service  to  the  cause 
of  humanity  and  whose  death  was  duly  noticed  in 
our  last  annual  report,  left  to  the  kindergarten  a 
legacy  of  $300,  which  has  been  paid  by  the  execu- 
tors of  her  will. 

An  additional  sum  of  $122.50  has  been  received 
from  Hon.  Charles  F.  Gallagher,  executor  of  the 
estate  of  the  late  Thompson  Baxter,  one  of  the 
highly  esteemed  men  and  public-spirited  citizens 
of  Boston. 

The  kindergarten  was  also  kindly  remembered  in 
the  will  of  Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge,  who  joined  the 
ranks  of  its  benefactors  by  leaving  to  it  a  legacy 
of  $300  and  whose  memorv  will  be  ever  cherished 
by  the  blind. 

It  is  with  a  sense  of  deep  gratitude  and  joy  that 
we  record  these  bequests  and  memorial  gifts,  which 
will  be  preserved  for  all  time  to  come  as  fitting 
monuments   to  the  blessed  memory  of    those  whose 


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names  are  attached  to  them  and  as  sources  of  pride  to 
their  descendants  and  relatives. 

Side  by  side  with  the  above  named  benefactions 
stand  the  generous  gifts  of  a  number  of  the  Hving 
champions  of  the  cause,  who  never  forget  it  or  fail 
to  assist  it  liberally  and  to  whose  donations  we  cannot 
refrain  from  referring  here. 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  has  added  another  con- 
tribution of  $i,ooo  to  the  permanent  fund,  which  she 
established  in  1893  and  which  bears  her  honored 
name. 

An  annual  donation  of  $1,000  from  Mrs.  Annie  B. 
Matthews  and  another  of  the  same  amount  from  her 
sister,  Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay,  came  as  regularly  as  the 
arrival  of  the  new  year.  The  several  gifts  made  from 
time  to  time  by  each  of  these  stanch  friends  of  the 
kindergarten,  as  well  as  those  contributed  by  another 
generous  benefactor,  George  F.  Parkman,  Esq.,  have 
been  placed  apart,  and  the  total  amount  given  by  each 
person  forms  a  permanent  fund,  with  which  the  name 
of  the  giver  is  connected. 

In  addition  to  the  above  named  givers  the  yearly 
catalos:ue  of  the  generous  benefactors  of  the  blind  con- 
tains  the  honored  names  of  Mrs.  Frederick  L.  Ames, 
Miss  Mary  S.  Ames,  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Amory,  Mrs. 
William  S.  Bullard,  Mrs.  Henry  Clark  of  Worcester, 
Mr.  Zenas  Crane  of  Dalton,  Mrs.  Francis  C.  Foster  of 
Cambridge,  Mrs.  James  Greenleaf,  Miss  Clara  Hemen- 
way,  Mr.  Francis  W.  Hunnewell,  Mrs.  William  V. 
Kellen,  Miss  H.  W.  Kendall,  Mrs.  Marcus  M.  Kim- 
ball, Mrs.  John  E.  Kohn,  Mrs.  Joseph  Lee,  Mrs. 
Thornton  K.  Lothrop,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Matchett,  Miss 
Amelia  Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E.  Morrill,  Mrs.  Leopold 
Morse,   Miss  Ellen  F.  Moseley,  Miss  E.   L.  Osgood, 


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Mrs.  John  F.  Osgood,  Mr,  Francis  H.  Peabody,  The 
Misses  Peabody  of  Cambridge,  Mr.  Wallace  L.  Pierce, 
Mrs.  Winthrop  Sargent,  The  Misses  Sohier,  Mrs. 
Mahlon  D.  Spaulding,  Mrs.  Bayard  Thayer,  Mrs. 
William  G.  Weld,  Mr.  Charles  A.  Welch,  Miss  Adelia 
C.  Williams,  Miss  Lilly  U.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Robert 
Winsor,  and  Miss  Fanny  Young. 

This  is  by  no  means  a  complete  list  of  the  names 
of  those  who  have  generously  lent  a  helping  hand  to  the 
cause  of  the  little  blind  children  during  the  past  year. 
There  are  hundreds  of  others,  who  have  proved  their 
deep  interest  in  the  kindergarten  by  regular  and  un- 
failing annual  subscriptions  to  its  funds,  and  whose 
names,  together  with  the  amount  of  their  respective 
contributions  are  printed  in  the  several  lists  of  ac- 
knowledgments, which  are  published  in  another  part 
of  this  report.  Most  of  these  donations  were  accom- 
panied with  appreciative  and  encouraging  words. 

Through  bequests,  memorial  gifts,  annual  subscrip- 
tions and  occasional  contributions  the  benefactors  of 
the  little  blind  children  have  provided  with  unex- 
ampled generosity  for  the  present  needs  of  the  kinder- 
garten and  have  even  anticipated  some  of  its  future 
requirements,  and  we  cannot  think  of  their  unstinted 
liberality  without  paying  a  tribute  of  profound  grati- 
tude to  the  memory  of  those  among  them  who  are  de- 
ceased and  without  expressing  our  warmest  thanks  to 
those  who  are  living. 

Who  are  the  blest  ? 
They  who  have  kept  their  sympathies  awake, 
And  scattered  joy  for  more  than  custom's  sake  — 
Steadfast  and  tender  in  the  hour  of  need, 
Gentle  in  thought,  benevolent  in  deed. 


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Appeal  to   Annual   Subscribers. 

Thy  litanies,  sweet  offices 

Of  love  and  gratitude ; 
Thy  sacramental  liturgies, 

The  joy  of  doing  good. 

—  Whittier. 

To  the  Friends  of  the  Little  Blind  Children, 

Fifteen  years  have  now  elapsed  since  the  opening  of 
the  kindergarten,  and  during  that  time  the  work  of 
educating  the  Httle  blind  children  has  grown  and 
prospered  greatly.  The  ten  tiny  boys  and  girls 
housed  in  one  building  in  1887  have  increased  to 
7iinety  pupils  occupying  three  houses  in  1902,  while 
a  fourth  building,  long  and  urgently  needed,  is  now 
in  process  of  erection. 

We  ask  you  all  to  rejoice  with  us  at  this  wonderful 
growth  of  the  infant  institution,  the  first  of  its  kind 
ever  established,  and  we  desire  to  express  our  deep 
sense  of  gratitude  to  the  loyal  and  generous  friends  to 
whose  benefactions  the  success  of  the  enterprise  has 
been  due  in  the  past  and  upon  whose  generosity  it 
must  depend  in  the  future. 

While  the  growth  of  the  kindergarten  and  its  bene- 
volent work  is  a  source  of  rejoicing  to  all  its  friends, 
it  is  a  cause  also  for  serious  consideration.  During 
the  past  year  the  pressure  at  its  doors  for  the  admis- 
sion of  new  candidates  became  so  great  that  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  building  appeared  to  be  an  absolute 
necessity.  We  could  no  longer  refuse  to  a  score  of 
little  sightless  girls  the  opportunity  afforded  to  their 
brothers  in  misfortune.  It  was  decided  therefore  to 
erect  a  second  building  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
girls  and  work  was  begun  upon  it  in  June. 


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Yet  it  must  be  distinctly  stated  that  of  the  19,000 
which  it  will  be  necessary  to  expend  annually  for  the 
maintenance  of  this  new  family,  not  one  dollar  is 
secured  by  the  endowment  fund.  Nevertheless  the 
trustees,  knowing  well  the  temper  of  their  fellow- 
citizens  and  trusting  in  the  wise  benevolence  of  the 
people  of  Massachusetts,  felt  it  to  be  their  duty  to 
make  proper  provision  for  the  helpless  little  beings 
whose  wants  cry  out  for  relief. 

In  taking  this  action  they  did  not  forget  the  sad 
havoc,  which  death  has  wrought  of  recent  years 
among  the  stanch  friends  and  generous  benefactors  of 
the  kindergarten.  Many  of  those  who  contributed 
largely  toward  the  building  up  and  support  of  the 
school  have  passed  out  of  this  world.  Yet  their  in- 
spiration and  example  remain,  and  we  have  faith  that 
those  who  still  live  will  not  only  continue  their  gener- 
ous aid,  but  will  induce  others  to  give  also.  New 
recruits  must  join  the  little  army  of  our  friends  and 
helpers.  The  privilege  of  giving,  the  greatest  of 
privileges,  must  be  extended  to  others. 

What  we  gave,  we  have ; 
What  we  spent,  we  had  ; 
What  we  kept,  we  lost. 

To  those  who  have  visited  the  kindergarten,  —  and 
we  urge  all  who  are  interested  in  its  work  to  do  so, — 
our  appeal  will  not  come  in  vain. 

Here  we  see  the  joyous  faces  of  little  children  who 
have  come  into  the  rightful  inheritance  of  childhood 
—  happiness  in  well-regulated  occupation,  in  the  proper 
alternation  of  work  and  play.  The  little  girls,  who 
will  occupy  this  fourth  building,  will  have  muscle  and 
mind  developed  and  trained  according  to  Froebel's 
beautiful  system.     They  will  be  taught  to  read,  write, 


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sew  and  knit.  They  will  wait  upon  themselves  and 
hold  themselves  erect.  They  will  walk,  run  and  play 
merrily  on  the  green  sward  within  the  safe  enclosure 
of  the  kindergarten.  Nay  more,  many  of  them  will 
learn  for  the  first  time  the  meaning  of  home  in  the 
true  sense  of  the  word.  What  would  be  the  lot  of 
these  children  otherwise  ?  Who  can  look  with  stolid 
apathy  and  indifference  at  the  magnitude  of  the 
physical  and  moral  dangers  to  which  they  would  be 
•exposed  if  they  should  be  allowed  to  grow  up  under 
the  deleterious  influences  of  their  environment.? 

These  hapless  tiny  human  beings  must  be  rescued 
from  misery  and  threatened  degradation  and  protected 
from  the  blighting  frosts  of  wretchedness  and  demor- 
alization. They  must  be  lifted  up  from  the  darkness 
of  idleness  and  helplessness  into  the  light  of  activity 
and  hopefulness  and  surrounded  with  the  atmosphere 
of  joy  and  sympathy  and  happiness,  so  that 

They  may  leap  and  sing  and  play, 
And  turn  their  constant  night  to  day. 

We  call  upon  the  loyal  and  generous  friends  of  the 
kindergarten  to  aid  us  in  saving  these  maimed  lambs 
of  the  human  flock  —  to  assist  us  in  this  task  and  to 
urge  others  to  do  likewise.  You,  who  have  helped  us 
in  the  past,  will  not  fail  us  in  the  hour  of  need,  a  need 
caused  by  the  very  success  of  our  enterprise ! 

Appeal  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gary  Agassiz. 

Slowly,  by  such  deeds  as  thine, 
Breaks  afar  the  light  divine. 

—  Watson. 

While  this  report  was  going  through  the  press,  the 
eightieth  birthday  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gary  Agassiz 
was  celebrated  at  Cambridge,  her  many  warm  friends 


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rejoicing  at  the  opportunity  to  do  her  honor.  In- 
terested in  many  good  causes,  she  is  strongly  at- 
tached to  that  of  the  little  sightless  children,  as 
becomes  the  granddaughter  of  the  distinguished  phil- 
anthropist and  famous  merchant  of  Boston  after 
whom  the  Perkins  Institution  at  South  Boston  was 
named,  and  the  daughter  of  one  of  the  well  known 
trustees  of  the  school,  the  late  Thomas  G.  Gary,  who 
rendered  valuable  service  from  1834  to  1859.  She 
has  always  befriended  the  cause  of  the  blind,  and  has 
never  failed  to  do  what  she  could  in  its  furtherance. 

At  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  kindergarten  in 
1S87,  Mrs.  Agassiz  was  the  first  to  join  the  ladies' 
visiting  committee,  and  two  years  later,  when  the  aux- 
iliary aid  society  was  formed  by  it  for  the  purpose  of 
raising  money  for  the  current  expenses  of  the  little 
school,  she  undertook  to  serve  as  treasurer  of  the 
branch  in  Gambridge  and  to  obtain  annual  subscrip- 
tions. For  the  attainment  of  this  end  she  spared  no 
pains.  She  labored  assiduously  to  arouse  the  interest 
of  the  people  in  Gambridge  in  the  work  of  the  kinder- 
garten and  induce  them  to  become  contributors,  and 
her  unremitting  efforts  met  with  remarkable  success. 
At  the  beginning  of  each  year  she  addresses  to  them  a 
special  appeal,  thanking  them  for  their  assistance  and 
bespeaking  its  continuance.  The  last  of  these  pleas, 
which  was  issued  in  March,  1902,  tells  the  story  of 
the  needs  of  the  juvenile  institution  so  admirably  well, 
that  we  reprint  it  here  in  full. 

The  better  part  of  a  century  has  elapsed  since  Dr.  Samuel  G. 
Howe,  the  chivalric  soldier  of  liberty,  came  home  from  Greece 
after  having  shared  as  a  volunteer  in  her  valiant  struggle  for 
freedom. 

Almost  immediately  after  his  return  he   was  appointed  Director 


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of  the  Perkins  Institution  for  the  BHnd,  just  then  established. 
Among  his  early  pupils  was  Laura  Bridgman,  the  famous  blind 
deaf-mute, —  prisoner  as  has  been  well  said  "  within  a  fortress  of 
darkness  and  silence."  Before  that  fortress  Dr.  Howe  took  his 
stand,  determined  not  to  raise  his  siege  (brave  and  patient  as  it 
proved  to  be)  till  he  should  in  some  sense  have  set  the  captive 
free. 

The  story  of  his  success  is  known  to  all  the  world.  The  victory 
was  won  and  perhaps  no  heroism  of  his  life  on  the  battle  fields  of 
Greece  could  have  exceeded  the  heroism  of  that  faithful  watch  and 
ceaseless  fight  continued  through  weary  days  and  weeks  and 
months  and  even  years  against  the  invisible  enemies  with  whom 
the  battle  was  waged  and  finally  won.  That  it  was  no  fruitless 
triumph  Dr.  Howe  well  knew.  How  far-reaching,  how  susceptible 
of  almost  indefinite  expansion  was  the  treatment  pursued  by  him 
in  the  case  of  Laura  Bridgman  may  be  read  in  the  wonderful 
story  annually  told  by  Mr.  Anagnos  in  his  report  upon  the  Perkins 
Institution,  including  that  of  the  kindergarten,  which  has  been  a 
natural  outcome  from  the  larger  establishment. 

Edith  Thomas,  Elizabeth  Robin,  Tommy  Stringer  and  others 
are  instances  closely  resembling  that  of  Laura  Bridgman  where 
every  sense  except  that  of  feeling  is  wanting  and  yet  a  communi- 
cation which  might  almost  be  called  natural  and  easy  has  been 
established  with  the  outside  world,  while  various  occupations  and 
industries  both  intellectual  and  manual  as  well  as  many  pleasures 
have  been  brought  within  their  reach. 

Examples  of  the  blind  deaf  mutes  such  as  I  have  brought 
forward  are  happily  rare ;  but  the  simply  blind  form  a  very  numer- 
ous class.  Can  we  better  commemorate  Dr.  Howe,  our  great 
countryman  and  philanthropist,  than  by  keeping  the  work  founded 
by  him  on  the  highest  level  of  efficiency  and  usefulness  ? 

Mr.  Anagnos  in  his  report  just  distributed  entreats  his  readers 
and  all  friends  of  the  Institution  to  give  him  the  means  for  the 
erection  of  a  primary  school  for  girls  at  the  kindergarten,  such 
as  already  exists  there  for  boys.  He  considers  this  a  crying  need 
and  I  present  it  as  one  reason  for  keeping  up  our  Cambridge  con- 
tribution at  least  to  its  present  level.  Mr.  Anagnos  warmly 
appreciates  the  steady  income  derived  from  our  subscribers 
(rarely  less  than  $600  and  sometimes  more)  and  he  is  deeply 
grateful  for  it.  We  have  just  sent  in  the  sum  of  six  hundred  and 
five  dollars  as  our  contribution  for  the  past  year. 


In  concluding  with  the  thanks  of  Mr.  Anagnos  and  of  the 
ladies  of  our  committee  I  would  add  my  own  expression  of  grati- 
tude to  my  friends  and  neighbors  who  have  for  years  made  my 
task  as  collector  in  behalf  of  this  beautiful  charity,  a  pleasant  one. 

Elizabeth  C,  Agassiz, 

for  the  Committee. 

The  sum  of  $6io  was  raised  in  response  to  this 
appeal.  Mrs.  Agassiz  in  informing  us  of  the  ncrease 
of  the  annual  subscriptions,  could  hardly  suppress  the 
expression  of  that  joy,  which  is  a  characteristic  of  her 
soul  and  which  leaps  out  of  her  great  heart  whenever 
the  cause  of  education  and  of  suffer  ng  humanity  is 
adequately  aided. 

Annual  Reception  at  the  Kindergarten. 

You  are  welcome  :  take  your  place. 

—  Shakespeare. 

The  anniversary  of  Froebel's  birth  finds  a  most 
appropriate  celebration  in  the  reception,  which  is 
held  on  that  day  at  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind, 
and  even  the  latest,  tiniest  comer  to  that  hospitable 
shelter  for  unfortunate  little  ones  knows  who  and 
what  is  the  great  man  whose  memory  they  revere. 
To  be  sure  the  answer  to  the  question,  "  whose  birth- 
day is  this.?  "  may  couple  with  the  name  of  Friedrich 
Froebel  that  of  one  of  the  little  pupils,  but  this,  without 
detracting  from  the  honor  paid  to  the  former,  merely 
shows  to  what  a  proud  eminence  the  coincidence  has 
lifted  the  happy  little  sharer  of  Froebel's  birthday. 

On  Monday,  April  21,  when  the  reception  took 
place,  the  awakening  of  spring  and  the  spirit  of 
growth  were  everywhere  apparent,  and  the  children 
at  their  pleasant  tasks  in   their  sunny  school-rooms 


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seemed  an  essential  part  of  nature's  great  scheme 
of  rejuvenation  and  normal  unfolding.  They  too  had 
drunk  of  sun  and  of  fresh  air  and  were  ready  to 
express  their  thankfulness  in  song  and  laughter  and 
happy  childish  prattle. 

The  half-hour  after  three  o'clock  passed  quickly  for 
the  guests  in  visiting  the  different  school-rooms,  where 
groups  of  little  boys  or  girls  were  to  be  seen  at  their 
accustomed  occupations  at  the  kindergarten  tables  or 
engaged  in  literary  studies  or  in  manual  work.  Some 
of  the  little  boys  were  happily  employed  in  the  newest 
form  of  handicraft,  which  has  been  introduced  among 
them, —  that  of  "  raffia  "  or  basket  weaving,  in  which 
they  find  much  enjoyment. 

At  3.30  o'clock,  the  children  and  visitors  gathered 
in  the  hall  where  the  formal  exercises  of  the  afternoon 
took  place.  President  Francis  H.  Appleton  occu- 
pied a  seat  upon  the  platform  beside  our  honored 
and  beloved  friend,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe,  and  the 
speaker  of  the  afternoon,  the  Rev.  A.  A.  Berle,  while 
the  picture  was  completed  by  the  presence  of  the 
children,  with  their  teachers,  among  whom  Thomas 
Stringer's  goodly  proportions  made  him  a  marked 
figure. 

As  soon  as  the  audience  had  been  seated.  President 
Appleton  arose  and  welcomed  the  assembled  guests  in 
a  brief  address,  in  which  he  stated  that  the  existence 
and  remarkable  success  of  the  kindergarten  were  due 
to  the  unfailing  generosity  of  the  public-spirited  people 
of  Massachusetts  and  to  the  assiduous  labors  of  the 
director  and  the  teachers. 

A  delightful  entertainment  was  then  given  by  the 
little  boys  and  girls,  the  programme  of  which  was  as 
follows  :  — 


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Song,  Welcome  Spring,        Denza. 

A  Class  of  Boys. 
Duet  for  Cornet  and  Alto-Horn, 

Nicola  Sacco  and  John  Jordan. 

Song,  Wind  Flower^ Roeske. 

A  Chorus  of  Girls. 
Recitation,  Spring'' s  Call  to  the  Flozvers, 
Robert  Safford. 
Song,   The  DolVs  Lullaby, 

Three  Kindergarten  Girls. 
Recitation,  Fashions  at  the  Court  of  Queen  Flora, 
Alice  Finnegan. 

Song,  Disappointment, 

Joseph    Rodrigo. 

Song,  When  Life  is  Brightest, Pinsuti. 

By  the  Boys. 

Violin,  Allegretto, Carter. 

Four  Kindergarten  Boys. 

Song,  Happy  Spring  Waltz,        Osgood. 

A  Class  of  Girls. 
Kindersymphony  in  G, 

Orchestra. 

All  entered  heartily  into  their  parts,  and  from  the 
audience  came  many  murmurs  of  delight  over  the 
charming  manner  and  pleasant  intonation  of  the  chil- 
dren and  over  the  happiness  expressed  in  their  faces 
and  voices.  Their  musical  ability  and  careful  training 
were  well  shown  by  selections,  which  offered  oppor- 
tunities for  playing  upon  many  different  instruments 
as  well  as  for  cjisemble  and  concert  work.  It  was  all 
admirable,  and  the  audience  showed  true  appreciation 
of  the  merits  of  the  children's  performance. 


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After  little  Joseph  Rodrigo  had  sung  a  song  entitled 
Disappointment^  the  speaker  of  the  afternoon,  the  Rev. 
A.  A.  Berle,  was  introduced  and  held  the  deep  inter- 
est and  attention  of  his  hearers  during  his  eloquent 
address.     Mr.  Berle  spoke  as  follows :  — 

ADDRESS    OF    THE    REV.    A.    A.    BERLE. 

I  confess,  my  friends,  I  feel  very  diffident  this  afternoon  stand- 
ing here  before  those  who  are  in  the  possession  of  all  their  facul- 
ties, and  who  have  all  the  opportunities  that  come  to  those  who 
have  the  possession  of  all  the  faculties,  the  apparent  possession, 
perhaps  I  had  better  say,  to  see  how  ill  we  use  them,  how  fruit- 
lessly we  expend  some  of  these  marvellous  gifts  with  which  we 
seem  to  be  endowed,  and  then  to  see  how  these  little  children,  with 
their  defective  natures,  are  able  to  entertain  us  so  delightfully. 
It  gives  one  a  sense  of  newly  acquired  modesty ;  you  are  not  so 
ready  to  display  your  own  talents,  you  are  not  so  ready  to  dis- 
play your  own  ideas,  nor  so  ready  to  announce  your  own  gifts.  I 
shall  remember  Httle  Joseph,  who  has  just  sung.  (Referring  to  a 
little  colored  boy,  Joseph  Rodrigo,  who  sung  a  song  entitled, 
Disappoinime?it.)  He  was  no  disappointment,  certainly,  I  had 
a  very  uneasy  feeUng,  when  Joseph  got  through,  hoping  that  if 
I  could  get  through  my  part  as  well  as  he  got  through  his,  I  should 
be  well  paid. 

Now,  there  are  a  few  things  I  wish  to  say.  First  I  am  going  to 
speak  to  the  audience,  then  I  am  going  to  say  something  particu- 
larly to  the  children,  by  the  kind  favor  of  Mr.  Anagnos.  The 
first  thing  I  have  to  say  this  afternoon  is,  that  we  are  here  witness- 
ing one  of  those  marvellous  effects  which  the  Christian  gospel  has 
brought  into  this  world.  In  the  ancient  world  when  a  child  was 
born  with  a  defective  nature,  the  civilization  prevailing  then  said  : 
"  We  cannot  have  any  defective  natures.  This  child  is  not  strong ; 
he  is  no  good  to  the  race.  We  cannot  afford  to  have  any  weak 
ones  in  the  race."  When  one  was  born  in  whom  all  the  natural 
gifts  were  not  at  once  apparent,  they  said  :  "  We  cannot  keep  this 
child.  Society  cannot  afford  to  waste  its  strength,  and  power  and 
time  and  talent  and  energy  in  rearing  those  who  are  going  to  be 
defective."     Then   there  came  the  Christian   gospel,   which  pro- 


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duced  a  strange  revolution  in  the  thought  of  mankind,  teaching 
that  we  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  burdens  of  the  weak,  and 
from  that  time  forward  it  became  the  duty  of  knowledge  and  intel- 
ligence and  strength  to  expend  their  energies  upon  the  weak  in 
order  to  supplement  weakness,  to  make  that  strong  where  other- 
wise there  would  be  weakness,  to  throw  out  all  the  natural  re- 
sources of  strength  in  order  to  supplement  weakness.  The  great- 
est glory  of  Christianity  in  all  its  history  has  been  the  achieve- 
ment of  this,  the  awakening  of  sympathy  for  mankind.  It  is  that 
spirit  which  is  manifested  here  in  the  care  and  instruction  given 
to  these  little  children  who  have  no  eyes,  whereby  their  natures 
are  enriched  in  all  their  other  faculties  to  make  up  for  this  one 
which  they  have  not.  That  is  the  glory  of  Christian  civilization, 
that  it  calls  forth  the  sympathies  of  the  strong  in  order  that  these 
defective  natures  may  be  dealt  with  in  such  a  way  as  to  make  the 
largest  possible  development  of  which  they  are  capable.  We  are 
in  the  presence  here  of  a  work,  which  shows  the  progress  which  the 
human  race  has  made  toward  the  kingdom  of  God.  We  are  here 
seeing  illustrated  the  gospel  in  action.  We  are  seeing  before  us 
the  fruit  of  careful,  earnest  and  painstaking  and  loving  work  for 
these  children,  the  marvellous  result  of  the  work  of  these  teachers. 
We  are  here  taught  that  the  best  use  of  our  lives  is  to  give  richness 
and  power  to  some  other  lives. 

I  go  ever)'  summer  with  my  family  up  to  my  farm  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. Right  next  to  mine  is  another  owned  by  a  very  rich  man. 
He  is  able  to  provide  abundance  of  fertilizing  material  so  that  the 
soil  possesses  wonderful  fertility,  while  my  farm  has  nothing  but 
sand  and  view.  Whenever  I  go  there  I  am  reminded  how  it  is 
possible  by  the  grace  of  God  to  take  some  nature  naturally  barren 
and  make  it  fertile,  to  take  some  nature  naturally  defective  and 
supplement  its  defect.  We  know  now  that  the  physical  eye  is 
not  so  important  as  the  invisible  eye  of  the  heart  and  soul  which 
these  children  are  having  trained  here.  Now,  we  know  that,  and 
we  are  here  in  order  that  we  may  see  the  work  and  have  our  inter- 
est stimulated  in  it,  and  we  will  go  forth,  if  we  go  forth  in  the  right 
spirit,  with  the  purpose  of  making  it  possible  for  others  to  obtain 
these  advantages.  Massachusetts  has  always  been  great  in  these 
things.  In  the  western  country  where  I  was  reared  Massachu- 
setts was  looked  upon  as  a  gracious  mother.  Massachusetts  has 
always  been  in  the  vanguard,  and  has  taught  not  only  New  Eng- 


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land  but  America  in  regard  to  this  line  of  work,  and  what  all  these 
progressive  movements  mean. 

I  congratulate  this  institution  on  the  noble  development  of  its 
work,  on  the  success  it  has  achieved. 

Mr.  Berle  here  related  an  incident  of  his  school  boy  days,  when 
he  spelled  the  word  "fail"  f-a-l-e,  and  was  told  by  his  teacher 
that  "  in  the  bright  lexicon  of  youth  there  is  no  such  word  as 
f-a-l-e,"  whereupon  one  of  the  little  boys  on  the  platform,  noticing 
the  incorrect  speUing,  exclaimed,  "  i."  Mr.  Berle  continued  say- 
ing that  for  this  work  there  was  no  such  word  as  "  fail  "  in  its 
lexicon,  and  he  predicted  for  it  a  still  more  wonderful  outcome 
than  had  yet  been  witnessed.  He  had  met  a  public  spirited 
gentleman  from  whom  he  had  asked  the  gift  of  a  thousand 
dollars  for  the  work.  The  gentleman  replied  :  "  Well,  I  will  think 
about  it.  Perhaps  I  will,  and  perhaps  before  the  year  is  out,  per- 
haps next  year,"  so  Mr.  Berle  hoped  the  next  year  he  would  be 
able  to  present  the  institution  a  check  for  a  thousand  dollars.  So 
we  are  here,  he  said,  to  congratulate  this  institution  and  to  pledge 
our  allegiance  to  it  and  its  work  of  labor  and  of  love. 

Now  I  am  going  to  say  a  few  words  to  the  children.  I  will 
recite  a  poem  in  German  and  then  will  translate  it.  The  speaker 
then  recited  the  poem,  and  translated  it  into  English,  stanza  by 
stanza,  as  follows  : 

Full  and  stricken  in  years,  and  about  to  pass  from  this  earth  a 
man  called  his  three  sons  to  his  side  and  divided  to  them  all  of  his 
living,  divided  it  equally  among  them  all.  Then  holding  forth  a 
beautiful  diamond  ring,  he  said,  'T  will  this  bestow  upon  the  one 
who  does  the  most  noble  deed."  The  boys  separated,  and  at  the 
end  of  a  year  they  all  returned. 

The  eldest  said  :  "  In  Bagdad  a  man  did  entrust  all  his  money  to 
me  without  signature  or  surety.  I  gave  it  back  to  him  honestly. 
Was  this  not  a  noble  deed  ?  "  "Ah,"  said  the  old  father,  "you  have 
done  what  in  honesty  you  ought  to  do.  Who  does  otherwise  must 
be  ashamed.  .  Honest}^  is  good.  This  is  a  good  deed,  but  not  a 
noble  one." 

The  second  said  :  "As  I  was  riding  by  the  sea  I  saw  a  little  child 
fall  into  the  ocean.  I  rode  up  quickly  and  sprang  in  and  brought  it 
out  and  saved  its  life."  "Ah,"  said  the  father,  "you  have  done 
well-  but  not  nobly  for  as  human  beings  we  owe  it  to  each  other  to 
save  life." 


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The  youngest  said :  "On  my  journey  I  saw  my  former  enemy 
lying  on  the  brink  of  a  precipice.  A  moment,  and  he  was  lost ;  his 
life  was  in  my  hand.  I  waked  him  up  and  saved  my  enemy's 
life."  "Ah,"  said  the  sire,  "thine  is  the  ring.  A  noble  nature 
does  good  to  him  who  evil  does." 

These  earnest  words  elicited  hearty  applause  from 
the  whole  audience,  not  only  from  the  guests  but  also 
from  the  children,  who  paid  close  heed  to  the  part  of 
the  speech  addressed  to  them,  and  were  glad  to  show 
their  enjoyment  of  the  German  story.  The  applause 
broke  forth  afresh  in  affectionate  greeting  to  Mrs. 
Julia  Ward  Howe,  whose  willingness  to  say  a  few 
words  to  the  audience  was  then  announced.  Mrs. 
Howe's  remarks  are  here  given  in  full :  — 

REMARKS    OF    MRS.    JULIA    WARD    HOWE. 

Dear  Friends  and  Mr.  President  : —  I  share  with  you  the 
pleasure  and  instruction  of  this  occasion.  It  seems  to  me  that  it 
is  a  very  good  choice  to  have  this  kindergarten  anniversary  at  this 
time  of  the  year  when  we  see  spring  coming  forth  after  the  chill 
imprisonment  of  winter.  It  quickens  our  sympathy  for  those  who 
cannot  see  the  beauties  which  are  all  around  us.  These  dear 
children  can  feel  the  mellow  air  and  warming  sun,  they  can  smell 
the  fragrance  of  the  budding  plants,  but  they  cannot  see  their 
beauty  of  form  or  color.  They  must  go  through  their  lives,  from 
the  very  beginning,  as  Milton  said  in  his  blindness,  "  with  knowl- 
edge at  one  entrance  quite  shut  out."  What  can  compensate  for 
the  terrible  privation  suffered  by  these  dear  children  ?  Nothing 
but  that  education  for  the  development  of  intelligence  and  char- 
acter which  is  expressed  in  a  familiar  hymn,  "  Open  now  the 
inward  eye  and  bid  my  heart  rejoice,"  and  when  that  inward  eye 
is  so  opened  that  the  mind  can  learn  what  life  is  and  what  the 
world  is,  and  what  it  has  been  and  what  we  hope  it  is  to  be,  then 
indeed  the  heart  of  the  blind  may  rejoice,  and  they  may  feel  that 
they  belong  to  this  great  human  family,  that  though  they  are  in  a 
way  maimed  and  defective,  they  have  their  part  in  the  great 
destiny  of  mankind. 


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Now,  a  neglected  garden  is  a  very  sad  sight,  I  think  a 
tragical  sight,  but  there  is  nothing  so  sad  as  neglected  children, 
I  am  sure  if  you  have  seen  them,  it  must  have  smitten  every 
mother's  heart  to  think  of  little  ones  wanting  training  and  care, 
not  only  physical  but  intellectual  training,  the  training  of  power 
that  makes  out  of  little  atoms  of  humanity  men  and  women, 
citizens  of  the  household  of  God.  Therefore  how  glad  we  must 
be  when  we  think  that  these  dear  children  have  such  an  institution 
as  this  where  their  minds  are  instructed,  where  their  hands  are 
trained,  not  only  to  industry  but  also  to  skill.  How  delightful  it 
was  to  see  those  three  little  girls  who  sang  The  DoWs  Lullaby 
rocking  their  dolls.  I  think  if  they  had  seen  it  a  thousand  times 
they  could  not  have  done  it  more  naturally,  and  it  brings  back  to 
me  my  own  childhood.  We  owe  a  duty  to  these  children  who 
lead  Hves  of  darkness ;  they  have  a  claim  upon  us,  they  have  a 
claim  upon  each  one  and  all  of  us  to  see  that  they  are  properly 
cared  for  and  instructed. 

We  see  these  little  friends  gathered  here,  a  happy  family.  They 
are  small  folks,  but  they  are  full  of  hope,  looking  forward  to  life 
and  all  it  shall  unfold.  We  know  the  care  that  Mr.  Anagnos  gives 
them,  together  with  those  associated  with  him,  and  we  owe  to  him 
and  them  a  debt  of  deep  gratitude  for  what  they  have  done  and 
are  doing  in  the  education  of  these  children. 

When  I  was  a  little  girl,  I  do  not  mean  a  little  child,  but  a  girl 
nine  years  old,  I  was  entrusted  with  the  reading  of  PilgrinCs  Prog- 
ress. My  father  had  a  beautiful  copy  of  it  bound  in  red  morocco, 
with  gilt  edges.  I  used  to  read  it  for  one  hour,  and  I  remember  well 
how  I  was  admonished  when  it  was  time  for  little  folks  to  go  to  bed. 
I  do  not  suppose  these  children  have  read,  but  many  of  you  have 
read  Pilgrini's  Progress,  how  Pilgrim  starts  for  the  Celestial  City, 
the  great  difficulties  he  meets,  and  how  by  and  by  he  finds  a 
champion,  named  Mr.  Greatheart,  who  guides  the  party  through  all 
their  trouble  and  brings  them  through  in  safety,  and  I  used  to 
wish  I  might  meet  Mr.  Greatheart.  By  and  by  when  I  grew  up  I 
thought  I  had  met  Mr.  Greatheart,  for  I  met  with  my  dear  hus- 
band. Dr.  Howe,  who  was  just  such  a  champion,  who  felt  for 
every  human  misfortune,  who  loved  Greece  in  her  time  of  trouble, 
and  who  went  there  again  in  his  later  days  to  bring  back  one  who 
would  continue  his  great  work,  and  who  has  continued  it  in  a  way 
which  it  would  give  him  the  greatest  joy  to  know. 


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Mr.  Anagnos  then  presented  the  needs  of  the  kin- 
dergarten and  expressed  the  hearty  thanks  of  his 
associates  and  himself  for  the  kind  assistance  of  the 
good  friends  of  the  little  blind  children  in  the  following 
words :  — 

REMARKS    BY    MR.    ANAGNOS. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  Among  the  boys  whom  you  see  on  this 
platform,  there  are  some  who  are  beyond  the  age  at  which  children 
are  received  at  the  kindergarten.  These  older  pupils  belong  to 
the  primary  department,  which,  as  you  know,  was  established  three 
years  ago  and  which  is  doing  a  most  excellent  work  for  their  de- 
velopment and  training.  But  this  boon  is  confined  to  one  sex 
only.     We  have  nothing  of  the  kind  for  our  girls  as  yet. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  personnel  of  the  kindergarten  is  of 
a  cosmopolitan  character  and  that  there  are  nine  or  ten  races  rep- 
resented in  it,  the  reading  of  a  German  poem,  which  formed  a  part 
of  the  eloquent  address  of  the  speaker  of  the  day,  the  Rev.  A.  A. 
Berle,  was  eminently  fitting.  Children  of  American,  English, 
Scotch,  Irish,  French,  Italian,  Spanish,  German,  Scandinavian  and 
Russian  Jewish  parentage,  all  are  included  in  our  list  of  pupils, 
and  we  are  striving  to  provide  for  them  the  best  possible  educa- 
tional advantages,  to  bring  them  out  of  the  darkness  of  ignorance 
and  prejudices  into  the  light  of  intelligence  and  knowledge,  to 
cultivate  their  heart  and  refine  their  tastes  and  to  imbue  them 
with  the  spirit  of  self-reliance  and  good  will  and  mutual  help- 
fulness. 

The  number  of  children  sent  to  us  from  five  of  the  New  England 
states  has  been  rapidly  increasing.  Fortunately  our  accommoda- 
tions on  the  boys'  side  of  the  establishment  are  sufficient  to  meet 
all  reasonable  demands.  But  the  case  is  altogether  different  on 
the  girls'  side.  Here  we  have  only  one  building,  and,  as  this  is 
filled  to  its  utmost  capacity,  more  than  a  score  of  applicants  who 
have  been  on  the  waiting  list  for  some  time  past  are  denied  ad- 
mission for  lack  of  room.  For  obvious  reasons  most  of  these 
ought  to  have  been  taken  away  from  their  surroundings  and 
brought  to  us  without  the  delay  of  a  single  day.  Yet  they  are  kept 
there  because  we  have  no  place  for  them  here.  This  state  of 
things  has  finally  rendered  imperative  the  necessity  for  the  imme- 


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diate  erection  of  the  primary  building  for  girls  ;  and,  although  the 
amount  of  money  raised  for  that  purpose  is  verj'  small,  the  man- 
agers have  decided  by  a  unanimous  vote  to  proceed  with  the  con- 
struction of  the  new  edifice  as  soon  as  the  plans  are  prepared, 
trusting  that  the  requisite  funds  for  this  undertaking  will  soon  be 
supplied  by  the  friends  of  the  blind. 

The  kindergarten  has  been  bviilt  and  is  supported  by  the  munifi- 
cent gifts  and  generous  contributions  of  the  friends  and  benefactors 
of  the  little  sightless  children.  It  depends  entirely  upon  them. 
It  receives  no  assistance  either  from  the  state  of  Massachusetts  or 
from  the  treasury  of  the  city  of  Boston.  Neither  has  ever  con- 
tributed a  dollar  for  its  establishment  or  maintenance,  but  the 
citizens  of  Boston  and  of  several  towns  have  given  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  dollars. 

In  1893,  when  a  separate  building  for  the  girls  was  erected,  a 
second  family  was  formed,  and  the  sum  of  eight  or  nine  thousand 
dollars  was  needed  for  its  support.  We  had  not  a  penny  in  our 
treasury  for  that  purpose,  but  we  did  have  an  implicit  faith  in  the 
goodness  of  the  enterprise  and  in  the  generosity  and  fair-minded- 
ness of  its  loyal  friends.  The  idea  of  failure  or  of  distress  could 
not  enter  our  thoughts.  We  did  not  doubt  even  for  an  instant  that 
the  needed  funds  would  come  in  due  time.  An  incident  which 
occurred  a  few  weeks  later  proved  that  our  confidence  was  based 
on  solid  ground. 

On  Washington's  birthday  there  came  to  South  Boston,  to  attend 
one  of  our  entertainments,  a  lady  who  was  noted  for  her  benevo- 
lence and  for  the  goodness  of  her  heart.  She  called  for  me,  and 
I  was  exceedingly  glad  to  have  the  pleasure  of  meeting  her.  At 
the  end  of  the  concert  she  expressed  the  desire  to  see  me  at  her 
residence  the  following  morning  at  ten  o'clock,  when  she  was  to 
tell  me  something  which  was  of  interest  to  the  kindergarten.  I 
accepted  the  invitation  most  gratefully,  and  I  need  scarcely  say 
that  I  was  at  the  door  of  her  house  several  minutes  before  the 
appointed  time.  I  was  kindly  received  and  eagerly  asked  several 
questions  in  regard  to  the  condition  and  prospects  of  the  infant 
institution.  I  made  a  brief  statement  of  the  needs  of  the  little 
sightless  children  in  general  and  of  the  new  family  in  particular, 
and  no  sooner  had  I  finished  it  than  a  cheque  for  ^20,000  was 
handed  to  me  by  my  noble  hostess.  This  munificent  gift  formed 
the  foundation  of  the   Mrs.  Warren   B.   Potter  fund,  which  has 


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since  been  increased  by  the  same  generous  hand  to  $26,000. 
Then  came  the  magnificent  donations  of  another  great  soul,  those 
of  Miss  Helen  Curtis  Bradlee,  who  is  no  longer  with  us,  but  whose 
spirit  encourages  us  and  urges  us  to  go  onward ;  and  thus  the 
greater  part  of  the  means  for  the  support  of  the  second  family 
was  secured. 

I  am  truly  delighted  in  having  the  beloved  friend,  who  extended 
to  us  a  most  helpful  hand  at  a  very  critical  time,  and  all  of  you 
here  today.  You  have  an  opportunity  of  seeing  for  yourselves  the 
excellent  work  which  my  faithful  assistants,  aided  by  your  unstinted 
liberality,  are  doing  under  this  roof.  I  earnestly  hope  that  the 
knowledge  which  you  are  gaining  from  personal  observation  will 
strengthen  your  conviction  as  to  the  beneficence  of  the  little 
school  and  that  it  will  lead  you  not  only  to  increase  your  own  gifts 
but  to  induce  others  to  come  to  our  assistance. 

The  kindergarten  is  just  what  the  Rev.  Dr.  Alexander  McKen- 
zie  of  Cambridge  has  called  it,  a  Jiniversity  of  humanity.  Here 
the  means  of  a  rational  education  according  to  the  principles  of 
Froebel  are  abundantly  supplied.  Here  kindness  with  firmness  is 
the  rule  and  discreet  love  the  schoolmistress.  Here  patience  and 
industry  and  justice  and  parental  care  reign  supreme.  Here  the 
stricken  lambs  of  the  human  fold  are  placed  under  proper  training 
and  everything  is  done  to  lift  them  out  of  helplessness  and  enable 
them  to  rid  themselves  of  the  effects  of  the  wounds,  which  were 
inflicted  on  them  in  infancy  by  the  hand  of  fate,  and  to  overcome 
the  obstacles  set  in  their  pathway  by  their  terrible  calamity. 

I  beg  to  assure  you  that  I  appreciate  your  presence  here  most 
highly,  and  I  cannot  leave  this  platform  without  thanking  you  for 
it  most  heartily  in  my  own  name  and  in  behalf  of  the  matrons  and 
teachers  of  the  different  departments  of  the  kindergarten,  whose 
work  is  before  you  and  to  whose  devotion  and  fidelity  I  take  very 
great  pleasure  in  paying  a  deserved  tribute. 

The  completion  of  the  entertainment  with  the 
spirited  performance  of  the  kinder- symphony  by  the 
juvenile  orchestra  brought  to  a  close  an  occasion 
made  memorable  by  the  joyousness  and  hospitality  of 
the  little  children  in  their  fortunate  surroundings  and 
by  the  renewal  of  the  bonds   which   are  firmly  estab- 


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lished  between  our  friends  and  the  sunny  children's 
garden,  which  their  munificent  gifts  and  constant 
benefactions  have  caused  to  blossom  like  the  rose  and 
to  yield  abundant  fruit. 


Hit  nDcmoriam. 

Death  of  Friends  of  the  Kindergarten. 

We  look  with  thankful  smiles  —  to  find 

So  many  olden  friends  around ; 
We  look  with  tears  —  as  come  to  mind 

The  forms  now  cold  beneath  the  ground ; 
The  circle  broken  —  not  destroyed. 

—  Mary  E.  Nealy. 

In  the  short  period  of  twelve  months  the  kinder- 
garten has  been  deprived  by  death  of  fourteen  of  its 
devoted  friends  and  distinguished  benefactors,  who 
took  a  most  profound  interest  in  its  beneficent  work 
and  were  generous  contributors  to  its  funds.  The 
record  of  the  deceased  comprises  the  honored  and 
beloved  names  of  Miss  Mary  Bartol,  Mrs.  George 
Nixon  Black,  Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne,  Miss  Mary 
Eliza  Cabot,  Miss  Ellen  Frothingham,  Mr.  Joseph 
Beal  Glover,  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Hooper,  Mr.  Horatio 
Hollis  Hunnewell,  Mrs.  Martha  Perry  Lowe,  Mrs. 
Williami  Henry  Slocum,  Mr.  Robert  Swan,  Prof.  James 
Bradley  Thayer,  Mrs.  George  W.  Wales,  and  Miss 
Louise  Harding  Williams. 

The  death  of  Miss  Mary  Bartol,  which  occurred 
last  June  at  the  home  of  her  brother,  the  Rev.  George 
Murillo  Bartol,  D.D.,  in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  has 
robbed  the  kindergarten  of  one  of  its  loyal  friends  and 
generous  helpers.  She  was  the  daughter  of  the  late 
George  Bartol  of  Portland,  Maine,  and  shared  in  full 


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measure  the  goodness,  the  benevolence  and  the  keen 
intelligence,  which  were  characteristics  of  her  family. 
When  her  beloved  brother,  the  late  Rev.  Cyrus  Augus- 
tus Bartol,  D.D.,  espoused  the  cause  of  the  little 
sightless  children  and  became  one  of  its  earnest 
champions  and  supporters,  she  followed  in  his  foot- 
steps and  a  contribution  from  her  reached  us  soon 
after  his  was  received.  Miss  Bartols  love  for  humanity 
was  displayed  in  all  gentle  ways,  in  thoughtful  acts,  in 
kindly  helpfulness,  in  useful  service.  It  made  her 
sympathetic,  patient,  compassionate  towards  those  who 
needed  her  assistance,  obliging  to  all.  She  was  noted 
for  — 

A  reasonable  service  of  good  deeds, 
Pure  living,  tenderness  to  human  needs. 

Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Black,  widow  of  George 
Nixon  Black,  died  at  her  summer  residence  in  Man- 
chester, Massachusetts,  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1902.  She  was  a  true  friend  to  the  cause  of 
the  little  blind  children  and  one  of  the  most  liberal 
contributors  to  the  fund  for  their  support  and 
education.  Mrs.  Black  was  a  woman  of  superior  in- 
telligence and  rare  virtues.  An  enlightened  mind,  a 
modest  and  unassuming  demeanor,  a  charitable  spirit 
and  a  most  generous  hand  made  her  life  of  great  value 
not  only  to  the  wide  circle  of  her  friends,  but  to  a 
much  larger  number  of  people  upon  whom  she 
bestowed  boundless  benefactions.  She  gave  regularly 
and  generously  to  many  good  causes  and  she  will  be 
long  and  gratefully  remembered  as  one  of  the  bright 
stars  in  the  firmament  of  benevolence.  She  was 
always  attentive  to  the  calls  of  humanity,  seldom 
missing  an  opportunity  to  help  others,  and  of  her  it 
may  be  said  with  strict  truth  that  she  was   a  lady  of 


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sterling  character  and  of    exceptional    goodness  and 
worth. 

Her  heart  was  whole  and  very  strong, 

Loving  holiness, 
Living  clean  from  soil  of  wrong, 

Wearing  truth's  white  dress. 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne,  whose  death  oc- 
curred on  Tuesday,  the  tenth  of  December,  1901, 
was  a  worthy,  genuine,  pure-hearted,  public-spirited 
lady,  always  a  generous  friend  of  the  kindergarten 
and  a  regular  subscriber  to  the  fund  for  its  support. 
Her  annual  contributions  were  made  perpetual  by  a 
legacy  of  $2,000,  which  she  left  to  the  little  school  by 
her  will,  which  bequest  is  to  be  maintained  forever  as 
a  permanent  fund  bearing  her  name.  Miss  Browne 
w^as  by  nature  kindly,  sympathetic,  compassionate, 
broad-minded.  She  lived  to  make  the  world  better, 
and  many  are  those  who  will  miss  her  genial  presence 
and  who  felt  that  they  touched  nobility  even  in  the 
grasp  of  her  hand.     Hers  was  — 

A  heart  with  every  virtue  form'd  to  glow ; 
A  soul  superior  to  each  mean  disguise; 
Truth's  sacred  voice,  and  pity's  melting  eye. 

Among  the  friends  of  the  kindergarten  who  have 
been  taken  away  from  us  during  the  past  year  is  to 
be  numbered  Miss  Mary  Eliza  Cabot,  whose  death 
occurred  at  her  home  in  Brookline  on  the  sixteenth 
day  of  March,  1902.  She  was  born  in  Boston,  and 
was  the  only  daughter  of  Marianne  and  Frederick 
Cabot  who  grew  to  womanhood.  From  early  life  she 
had  been  a  broad-minded  and  persistent  advocate  of 
every  movement  aiming  at  the  amelioration  of  the 
intellectual  and  moral  condition  of  humanity.  She 
was  always  a  generous  contributor  to  every  beneficent 


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enterprise  which  appealed  to  her  sympathies  and 
anions:  these  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  was 
most  prominent. 

She  had  a  tear  for  pity  and  a  hand 
Open  as  day  for  melting  charity. 

In  the  death  of  Miss  Ellen  Frothingham,  which 
occurred  on  the  eleventh  day  of  March,  1902,  her  rela- 
tives, her  numerous  friends  and  Boston  society  have 
lost  one  whose  place  cannot  well  be  filled.  She  was 
an  example  of  the  best  type  of  New  England  woman- 
hood and  a  most  striking  personification  of  the  per- 
fect lady,  whose  gentle  courtesy  and  loving  kindness 
were  displayed  at  all  times  and  under  the  most  trying 
circumstances.  She  combined  in  herself  dignity  with 
simplicity,  generosity  with  sagacity,  vivacity  with 
suavity,  sincerity  with  refinement,  wisdom  with  mod- 
esty, love  of  truth  with  devotion  to  justice.  On  the 
puritan  ideal,  which  she  inherited  from  a  long  line  of 
ancestry,  she  had  engrafted  wide  sympathies,  exquisite 
tastes,  a  perfect  delight  in  foreign  languages  and 
literature  and  in  all  that  is  charming  in  nature  and 
beautiful  in  art.  She  diffused  happiness  not  only  by 
a  generous  response  to  every  appeal  for  material  aid, 
but  by  regular  attention  to  the  small,  sweet  charities 
of  daily  life.  The  cause  of  the  little  blind  children 
was  one  of  many  which  she  befriended  liberally. 
She  was  a  regular  annual  subscriber  to  the  fund  for 
the  support  of  the  kindergarten.  All  who  knew  Miss 
Frothingham  recognized  the  steadfast  loyalty  of  her 
friendship  and  could  not  help  noticing  under  the 
courtesy  and  serenity  of  her  manner  the  calm  and 
reliable  nature  which  made  her  so  much  beloved. 
To  her  the  following  words  of  the  poet  are  eminently 
fitting  and  may  be  applied  with  perfect  appropri- 
ateness :  — 


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The  blessing  of  her  quiet  life 

Fell  on  us  like  the  dew, 
And  good  thoughts  where  her  footsteps  pressed 

Like  fairy  blossoms  grew. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Joseph  Beal  Glover,  which  oc- 
curred on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  1902,  at  the  ripe 
old  age  of  eighty-seven  years  and  five  months,  has  re- 
moved from  Boston  one  of  its  distinguished  citizens 
and  from  the  ranks  of  the  friends  of  the  kindergarten 
one  of  its  munificent  benefactors.  An  honest  and 
wide-awake  boy,  one  of  a  family  of  six  children,  born 
and  bred  in  the  town  of  Dorchester,  coming  thence  to 
this  city  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  to  make  his  way 
in  life,  eventually  to  be  classed  among  its  foremost 
business  men,  Mr.  Glover  illustrated  strikingly  the 
virtues  of  unremitting  industry,  absolute  integrity  and 
exemplary  self-denial.  He  was  moulded  upon  the 
best  type  of  American  manhood.  He  was  straight- 
forward, possessed  of  saving  common  sense,  excellent 
judgment,  a  clear  head,  a  warm  heart,  firm  convictions 
and  a  keen  business  sense.  His  life  was  full  of  en- 
ergy and  enterprise  whence  came  success.  He  in- 
herited from  his  ancestors  those  remarkable  traits 
which  have  characterized  the  development  of  New 
England  from  the  earliest  colonial  times  until  the 
present  day.  His  sense  of  honor  was  lofty  and  self- 
respect  was  a  dominating  element  in  his  moral  consti- 
tution. He  was  strictly  conscientious,  frank  and  out- 
spoken. It  was  impossible  for  him  to  conceal  opinions, 
attempt  evasions  or  utter  half-truths,  because  nature 
made  him  a  fearless  as  well  as  an  honest  man.  His 
experience  in  struggling  to  create  for  himself  a  place 
in  the  mercantile  world  braced  him  with  a  will  of  great 
strength  and  freedom,  raised  him  to  a  higher  level. 


JOSKPH    BKAL  GLOVER. 


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endowed  him  with  an  acute  intelligence  and  clear  fore- 
sight and  enriched  his  heart  with  generous,  humane  and 
tender  feelings.  A  real  philanthropist  in  temperament 
and  purpose,  he  contributed  most  generously  both 
personal  service  and  of  his  means  for  the  alleviation 
of  suffering  and  the  amelioration  of  the  condition  of 
his  fellow  men  without  distinction  of  race,  color  or 
religious  sect.  If,  to  quote  Lowell,  "  the  gift  without 
the  giver  is  bare,"  we  may  know  that  his  life  writes  a 
sweeter  verse  in  that  poem,  because  in  all  his  generos- 
ity, which  was  great,  he  himself,  his  sympathies  and 
his  love  for  humanity  were  of  more  worth  than  the 
abundant  largeness  of  his  mind.  His  benevolence  was 
pervasive  but  not  ostentatious.  Indeed,  so  open  was 
his  character  that  perhaps  it  was  only  at  this  point 
that  he  practised  concealment,  and  the  number  of  the 
benefits,  which  he  bestowed  freely  where  the  cause  or 
the  occasion  seemed  to  convince  him  he  should  do  so, 
will  probably  never  be  known,  and,  in  some  instances, 
not  even  to  the  recipients  themselves.  Mr.  Glover's 
will,  like  those  of  Henry  L.  Pierce,  Robert  Brock 
Brigham,  Robert  C.  Billings  and  Augustus  D.  Man- 
son,  was  a  model  of  its  kind.  The  disposition  of  a 
great  part  of  his  estate,  made  by  it  in  favor  of  educa- 
tional and  philanthropic  purposes,  shows  plainly  how 
catholic  was  the  spirit  of  the  testator,  how  liberal 
were  his  views  and  how  broad  and  humanitarian  his 
sympathies.  The  blind  and  the  deaf,  the  lame  and  the 
crippled,  the  sick  and  the  insane,  the  aged  and  the 
young,  the  poor  and  the  disabled,  all  were  substantially 
remembered  by  him  in  the  final  disposition  of  his 
accumulated  property  and  largely  helped  and  bene- 
fited by  it.  But  the  cause  which  more  than  all  others 
attracted  him  and  lay  nearest  to  his  heart  was  that  of 


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the  little  sightless  children.  He  loved  them  dearly 
and  thought  constantly  of  their  needs.  He  counted 
it  a  very  great  pleasure  to  befriend  them  and  to  be  of 
service  to  each  and  all  of  them.  He  was  particularly 
devoted  to  Thomas  Stringer,  for  whom  he  was  plan- 
ning to  raise  a  special  fund.  He  idolized  the  kinder- 
garten, felt  very  proud  of  its  remarkable  success,  did 
ample  justice  to  the  efforts  of  its  projectors  and 
formed  an  adequate  idea  of  the  value  of  its  ministra- 
tions. Fervently  wishing  to  increase  the  permanent 
sources  of  the  annual  income  of  the  little  school,  he 
bequeathed  to  it  the  privilege  of  purchasing  his  estate 
on  Boylston  street,  numbered  150  and  152,  at  a  cost 
of  $100,000.  The  provision  which  he  made  for  the 
kindergarten  in  this  way  will  amount  to  about  seventy- 
five  or  eighty  thousand  dollars.  This  munificent  gift 
secures  for  him  a  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  great  bene- 
factors of  the  blind  second  only  to  that  of  Miss  Helen 
Curtis  Bradlee.  Mr.  Glover  filled  out  the  full  term  of 
human  life,  and  yet  his  mind  was  clear,  active  and 
alert  to  the  last  minute  before  he  passed  away.  Al- 
though inheriting  longevity,  he  was  by  no  means  free 
from  ailments  and  physical  discomfort,  against  which 
he  battled  with  courage  and  perseverance.  Judged 
in  the  light  of  such  conditions  he  was  noteworthy  for 
his  command  of  temper  and  apparent  cheerfulness  of 
disposition.  Under  his  habitual  gravity,  which  was 
increased  by  the  serious  impairment  of  his  sense  of 
hearing  and  which  a  stranger  might  mistake  for  aus- 
terity, his  near  relatives  and  intimate  friends  and  asso- 
ciates found  only  sweetness,  affection  and  abounding 
kindness.  Surrounded  by  his  kindred  and  in  the 
midst  of  all  the  tender  care  and  constant  attention, 
which    love    could    suggest  and  wealth    provide,   Mn 


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Glover  was  gradually  succumbing  to  the  inevitable  lot 
of  man.  Thus  the  candle  of  his  noble  life  burned 
slowly  to  the  socket ;  but  to  the  numerous  recipients 
of  his  great  kindness  and  unstinted  generosity  and  to 
those  of  us  in  whose  work  and  personal  welfare  he 
took  a  parental  interest  and  who  have  ample  cause  to 
revere  his  memory,  the  light  cannot  go  out. 

Can  we  forget  one  friend, 

Can  we  forget  one  face, 
Which  cheered  us  toward  our  end, 

Which  nerved  us  for  our  race  ? 
Oh  !  sad  to  toil  and  yet  forego 
One  presence  which  made  us  know 
To  god-like  souls  how  deep  our  debt ! 
We  would  not  —  if  we  could  —  forget ! 

The  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  has  lost 
another  of  its  best  and  most  helpful  friends  in  the 
decease  of  Mrs.  Adeline  Denny  Hooper,  widow  of 
Robert  C.  Hooper,  which  took  place  on  the  eighth 
day  of  April,  1902,  in  the  seventy-seventh  year  of 
her  age.  She  was  a  woman  of  great  earnestness 
of  purpose  and  force  of  character,  of  bright  intellect, 
of  tender  heart  and  of  unquestionable  uprightness. 
From  her  earliest  childhood  she  was  surrounded  by 
high  thinking  and  true  living.  To  her  gifts  of  per- 
sonal beauty,  exquisite  refinement,  quick  perception, 
great  common  sense  and  executive  ability,  she  united 
delicate  wit  without  a  sting,  keen  appreciation  of  the 
best  in  music  and  art  and  nature,  and  an  unswerving 
loyalty  to  the  loftiest  ideals  which  in  her  daily  living 
were  transfigured  into  patience,  fortitude,  gentleness 
and  tender  concern  for  others.  It  was  a  privilege  to 
know  such  a  pure  and  true  soul  who  constantly  taught 
the  secret  of  a  happy  life  without  being  in  the  least 
conscious  that  she  was  doing  so.     Mrs.    Hooper  was 


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respected  and  beloved  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  for 
her  thoughtfulness,  her  unfailing  kindness  and  her 
invariable  courtesy.  Manifestly  her  good  works  were 
numerous,  but  they  were  not  done  "  to  be  seen  of 
men."  She  shunned  notoriety.  The  afflicted  and 
unfortunate  of  every  class  were  comforted  by  her 
quick  sympathy,  and  many  were  the  recipients  of 
substantial  aid  from  her.  She  had  a  clear  conception 
of  her  duty  toward  the  suffering  members  of  the 
human  family  and  she  discharged  it  most  faithfully 
and  to  the  best  of  her  ability. 

She  went  forth  'mong  men  not  mailed  in  scorn, 
But  in  the  armor  of  pure  intent. 

Horatio  Hollis  Hunnewell,  Esq.,  who  died  of 
heart  disease  on  the  twentieth  day  of  May,  1902,  in 
the  ninety-second  year  of  his  age,  was  one  of  the 
noblest  and  most  respected  citizens  of  the  common- 
wealth and  a  generous  subscriber  to  the  fund  for  the 
support  of  the  kindergarten.  He  was  a  very  excep- 
tional man,  of  distinguished  appearance  and  of 
splendid  physique,  so  that  his  longevity  is  not  to  be 
wondered  at.  Those  who  have  seen  him,  even  in  later 
years,  walking  in  the  streets  of  Boston  or  driving 
about  the  grounds  of  his  summer  residence  in  Welles- 
ley,  have  been  impressed  by  the  fineness  of  his  bearing 
and  the  full  sense  of  manhood,  which  his  presence 
indicated.  Erect,  dignified,  benign  of  expression,  he 
has  been  a  notable  figure.  His  life  shone  with  intelli- 
gence and  sweetness,  and  to  the  last  his  mind  was 
bright  and  alert  and  his  disposition  sunny.  He  was  a 
perfect  type  of  the  old-time  courteous  gentleman,  and 
his  politeness  came  from  the  heart.  His  life  was  a 
consistent  and  well  developed   whole  and  his   career 


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an  inspiration.  His  generosity  was  proverbial.  He 
was  as  rich  in  good  deeds  and  high  motives  as  he  was 
in  worldly  possessions.  He  lived  upon  the  principle, 
established  by  the  ancient  Hindu  philosopher,  that 
"  large  rivers,  great  trees,  wholesome  plants  and 
wealthy  persons  are  not  born  for  themselves  alone,  but 
to  be  of  service  to  others."  His  purse  has  been  con- 
stantly open.  Colleges,  schools,  benevolent  institu- 
tions, hospitals,  horticultural  societies,  organizations  of 
charity,  needy  and  unfortunate  individuals,  all  have 
been  helped  by  him.  Without  him  the  beautiful  town 
of  Wellesley,  widi  its  hall,  library  and  public  park, 
might  have  remained  a  mere  section  of  Natick.  One 
high  privilege  of  a  citizen  is  to  give  to  the  state  a 
number  of  descendants  who  will  perpetuate  his  service 
to  the  community.  This  Mr.  Hunnewell  did.  He  was 
happily  married  and  became  the  head  of  a  large  family 
and  the  centre  of  affection  of  such  a  body  of  children 
and  grandchildren  as  seldom  graces  our  American 
homes.  He  had  a  genuine  good  nature  and  kindness 
of  heart,  which  endeared  him  thoroughly  to  a  large 
circle  of  friends.  He  was  one  of  those  princes  of 
finance,  whose  views  are  large,  whose  standards  of 
action  were  the  highest  and  who  used  their  money 
nobly  even  as  they  made  it  honestly.  His  character 
was  as  sturdy  as  the  oak  trees  in  his  beautiful  place, 
and  his  memory  is  as  sweet  and  as  fragrant  as  the 
flowers  in  the  garden,  which  he  loved  so  dearly  and 
cultivated  so  tenderly. 

Noble  his  mien,  and  elegant  his  air ; 
Comely  his  person,  and  his  visage  fair; 
Old  Cato's  virtues  did  his  actions  grace ; 
Knowledge  and  dignity  shone  in  his  face. 

Mrs.    Martha    Perry  Lowe,  widow   of    the    Rev. 


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Charles  Lowe  and  one  of  the  most  distina-uished  and 
beloved  residents  of  Somerville,  died  of  pneumonia 
at  her  home  in  that  city  on  the  sixth  day  of  May, 
1902,  in  the  seventy-third  year  of  her  age.  She  was 
born  in  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  November,  1829,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
General  Justus  Perry  and  Hannah  Ward  Perry. 
Mrs.  Lowe  had  fine  advantages  of  early  education 
and  culture.  She  was  especially  fond  of  music  and 
travel.  In  company  with  her  older  sister  she  spent 
some  time  in  Spain,  where  her  brother,  Horatio  L 
Perry,  was  secretary  of  the  American  legation  at 
Madrid.  Beloved  by  her  friends  for  her  many 
charms  of  character  she  was  at  the  same  time  one 
of  the  most  honored  persons  in  the  community 
in  which  she  lived.  While  romance  had  its  proper 
place  in  her  life  and  while  she  was  not  deficient  in 
imagination,  the  distinguishing  quality  of  her  mind 
was  sound  common  sense.  She  was  catholic  in  her 
sympathies  and  took  an  active  part  in  many  pri- 
vate and  public  educational,  benevolent,  reformatory 
and  philanthropic  works,  ranging  from  the  kinder- 
garten for  the  blind  at  Jamaica  Plain,  in  behalf  of 
which  her  pen  was  frequently  used  for  several  years, 
to  the  relief  of  the  famine  sufferers  in  India.  The 
broad  inclusiveness  of  her  sympathies  is  charmingly 
expressed  in  the  following  lines  of  an  appreciative 
poem,  contributed  to  the  Somerville  Journal  by  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Haley :  — 

No  one  too  low  to  feel  her  nature's  kin  ; 

No  sect  or  creed  too  small  to  welcome  her ; 

No  faith  too  straight  to  cleanse  from  guilt  and  sin. 

Her  brethren  —  all  mankind ;  her  father  —  God. 

If  ye  enduring  monuments  would  seek 

Go  ask  the  blind,  the  lame,  the  poor  to  speak. 


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We  have  suffered  an  irreparable  loss  in  the  decease 
of  our  honored  and  beloved  friend,  Mrs.  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth Slocum,  widow  of  William  Henry  Slocum.  She 
died  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  1901,  in 
the  seventy-seventh  year  of  her  age,  and  on  the  twenty- 
ninth  of  that  month  the  funeral  services  over  her 
remains  were  held  at  her  home  in  Pond  street,  Jamaica 
Plain.  These  were  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Charles  F. 
Dole,  minister  of  the  Unitarian  church,  and  were  at- 
tended by  many  prominent  people,  residents  of  Jamaica 
Plain  and  of  the  city  proper,  who  gathered  to  pay  a 
tribute  of  respect  and  to  do  reverence  to  the  memory 
of  a  lady,  whose  fine  character,  uncommon  public  spirit 
and  exceptional  domestic  virtues  commanded  their 
appreciation  and  admiration.  Mrs.  Slocum  was  a  true 
philanthropist  and  a  most  generous  contributor  to 
every  good  cause  which  was  brought  to  her  notice. 
Her  interest  in  the  kindergarten  was  very  deep  and 
never  slackened.  She  manifested  a  warm  affection 
for  our  little  sightless  pupils  and  showed  a  parental 
solicitude  for  their  welfare  and  comfort,  doing  every- 
thing in  her  power  to  make  them  happy.  Her  garden, 
her  orchard,  her  purse  and,  above  all,  her  tender 
motherly  heart  were  constantly  open  to  them,  and 
numerous  were  the  products  and  donations,  which  she 
sent  to  them  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Among  many 
other  gifts  she  procured  for  Thomas  Stringer  an  ex- 
pensive double  bicycle,  which  has  been  both  to  him 
and  to  several  of  his  companions  a  source  of  great 
pleasure  and  of  delightful  exercise.  She  attended 
faithfully  most  of  the  entertainments  and  receptions 
given  at  the  kindergarten,  and  her  presence  among 
the  loyal  friends  of  the  little  school  was  as  inspiring 
and  encouraging  as  her  gifts  were  bountiful  and  unos- 


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tentatious.  In  Mrs.  Slocum  dwelt  a  goodness  and  an 
active  benevolence,  which  lighted  for  all  sufferers  the 
dark  and  lonely  ways  that  they  had  to  travel.  She  did 
everything  she  could  for  the  improvement  of  her  fellow 
men,  and  the  modest  and  simple  words  with  which 
she  accompanied  her  benefactions  were  pictures  of 
noble  thoughts  and  wings  of  generous  deeds.  Her 
soul  was  aflame  with  sympathy  for  the  poor  and  the 
afflicted,  and  she  never  ceased  toiling  to  leave  the 
world  better  than  she  found  it.  Then  at  the  end  of 
her  working  days,  when  her  tasks  were  set  aright, 
came  to  her  life  a  quiet  peaceful  night  "where  saints 
and  angels  walk  in  white." 

Her  voice,  alas  1  is  stilled, 
Her  hands  now  rest, 
Her  busy  brain  no  more  with  care  is  filled. 

Her  kind  heart  throbs  no  longer  in  her  breast. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Robert  Swan,  which  occurred  on 
the  first  day  of  June,  1902,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of 
his  age,  has  brought  great  sadness  to  the  friends  of  the 
kindergarten  for  the  blind,  in  which  both  he  and  his 
family  manifested  a  deep  interest,  and  to  the  hundreds 
of  graduates  of  the  Winthrop  grammar  school,  who 
have  come  under  his  immediate  influence  during  the 
last  forty-five  years  and  had  their  ideals  of  life  shaped 
by  the  example  of  his  patient,  faithful  devotion  to  his 
duty  and  of  his  kindly  solicitude  for  their  progress. 
He  was  a  true  man,  a  lover  of  good  and  an  earnest 
laborer  in  the  field  of  education  and  humanity, —  one 
whose  faith  was  made  perfect  in  works  and  whose 
benevolence  blossomed  and  bore  fruit  in  deeds.  His 
cordial  greeting,  his  chivalrous  courtesy,  his  warm 
sympathy  with  every  form  of  suffering  were  rare  in 
these  hurried  modern  days,   and  the  number   of  his 


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benefactions  was  carried  to  the  limit  of  the  means  at 
his  disposal.  He,  his  late  wife  and  his  daughter  Eliza- 
beth were  all  regular  contributors  to  the  fund  for  the 
support  of  the  kindergarten,  and  when  Mrs.  Swan 
died  nearly  four  years  ago,  her  annual  subscription 
continued  to  be  paid  by  her  husband  as  a  tribute  to 
her  memory. 

The  Winthrop  grammar  school,  over  which  Mr. 
Swan  presided  for  more  than  forty-five  years,  was 
made  by  him  a  model  institution,  and  it  left  an  indeli- 
ble impress  upon  the  long  roll  of  its  pupils  and  upon 
its  teachers.  This  school  seemed  to  have  a  tone 
peculiarly  its  own,  and  all  connected  with  it  were 
stimulated  to  high  endeavor.  It  stood  for  truth  and 
simplicity,  for  quiet,  self-control  and  faithful  work. 
The  master  of  the  school  believed  implicitly  in  these 
old-fashioned  ideals,  and  he  diffused  them  widely 
among  the  young  people  who  came  under  his  con- 
trol and  on  whose  development  his  teaching  had  a 
very  powerful  effect.  Unobtrusively  but  surely  he 
implanted  in  their  minds  and  hearts  right  principles 
and  aroused  noble  aspirations  through  his  wisdom,  his 
calm  judgment,  his  patient  toleration,  the  thorough- 
ness and  soundness  of  his  methods  and  above  all 
these,  through  the  telling  influence  of  his  absolute 
honesty  and  sterling  integrity.  It  was  that  bed-rock 
of  character,  like  the  solid  granite  of  the  old  hill 
where  he  had  his  birthplace  and  his  lifelong  abode, 
which  was  the  foundation  and  background  of  his 
remarkable  work.  Would  that  our  community  and 
our  public  service,  our  society  and  our  homes  might 
preserve  that  old  strain  of  New  England  uprightness 
and  strength  and  that  grace  and  simplicity,  which 
marked  the  honored  life  of  Robert  Swan ! 


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He  was  unfaltering,  dauntless,  void  of  wrong; 

Sunshine  was  on  his  lips  and  in  his  heart ; 
Pure,  valiant,  modest,  helpful,  wise  and  strong. 

The  sudden  death  of  Prof.  James  Bradley  Thayer 
at  Cambridge  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  February, 
1902,  deprived  the  kindergarten  of  one  of  its  sincere 
friends  and  regular  subscribers.  Prof.  Thayer  was  a 
scholar  and  writer  on  legal  subjects,  which  it  would  be 
very  hard  to  match  for  learning,  clear  and  convincing 
exposition  and  weight  of  authority.  He  was  a  great 
teacher,  an  eminent  jurist,  a  distinguished  lawyer  and 
a  good  man.  Able  and  faithful  in  every  work  under- 
taken by  his  hand,  he  had  rendered  a  high  service  to 
the  community  in  the  training  of  hundreds  of  young 
men  for  the  practice  of  law.  He  did  much  more  than 
teach  the  principles  of  his  chosen  profession.  He 
exemplified  its  true  spirit  and  its  loftiest  ideals.  His 
mind  combined  "  the  principles  of  original  justice, — 
strong,  clear,  manly, — "  with  a  vast  knowledge  of 
"  the  infinite  variety  of  human  affairs."  He  belonged 
to  the  great  school  of  those  who,  like  Milton,  look 
upon  the  commonwealth  as  "  the  growth  and  stature 
of  an  honest  man,"  and  he  brought  the  discriminating 
honesty  of  his  own  mind  to  the  interpretation  of 
public  justice.  Calm,  temperate,  kindly,  profoundly 
learned,  he  blended  the  ideals  of  his  profession  with 
a  high  wisdom.  He  was  a  man  to  be  admired  and 
praised  not  only  for  his  ability  and  great  attainments, 
which  are  his  warrant  of  fame,  but  even  more  for  the 
simplicity  and  quiet  strength  of  his  character  as  shown 
in  his  daily  life  and  influence.  He  combined  to  a  rare 
extent  rational  power  of  discrimination  and  an  unshrink- 
ing faith.  He  was  a  gentleman  of  the  kind  known  to 
each  generation  as  one  "of  the  old  school,"  a  term 


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applied  to  such  as  bring  down  to  a  later  time  and 
exhibit  to  those  who  are  given  up  to  novelties  the 
dignity,  steadiness  and  ripe  wisdom  of  a  former  gen- 
eration. One  could  not  think  of  him  as  seeking  his 
own  advancement  or  doing  anything  that  would  divert 
his  attention  from  the  simple  duties  that  lay  before 
him  in  his  daily  life.  The  following  words  of  the 
hymn  of  Sir  Henry  Wotton,  which  was  sung  at 
the  funeral  of  Prof.  Thayer  by  the  congregation, 
were  peculiarly  fitting  for  the  occasion :  — 

How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught 
Who  serveth  not  another's  will, 
Whose  armor  is  his  honest  thought 
And  simple  truth  his  utmost  skill. 

Another  gap  has  been  created  in  the  ranks  of  the 
earnest  friends  of  the  little  sightless  children  by  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Maria  W.  Wales,  widow  of  George 
Washington  Wales,  which  occurred  on  the  twenty- 
third  day  of  September,  1902,  at  the  ripe  age  of  nearly 
eighty-six  years.  In  the  early  part  of  last  winter  Mrs. 
Wales  began  to  show  more  and  more  the  increasing 
pressure  of  the  heavy  hand  of  time,  and,  although  her 
mind  was  still  clear  and  alert,  her  frame  was  no  longer 
strong.  Notwithstanding  this  she  devoted  herself  to 
the  performance  of  her  duties  and  attended  to  her 
social  obligations  with  perfect  regularity.  She  was  a 
generous  and  thoughtful  hostess  and  a  woman  of  rare 
moral  worth.  Kindness  and  consideration  for  others 
were  the  principal  features  of  her  character.  Mrs. 
Wales'  death  was  a  most  serious  loss  to  the  kinder- 
garten. From  the  date  of  the  foundation  of  the  infant 
institution  to  the  last  day  of  her  earthly  career,  she 
was  one  of  its  warmest  friends  and  most  generous 
supporters.     She  was  full  of  enthusiasm  over  its  great 


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success.  Twelve  years  ago  she  established  for  its 
benefit  a  permanent  fund  of  $10,000,  which  bears  her 
name.  To  this  sum  she  added  by  her  will  a  legacy  of 
an  equal  amount.  During  the  latter  part  of  her  life 
Mrs.  Wales'  interest  in  the  cause  of  the  little  sightless 
children  was  deeper  than  ever  before,  and  she  became 
one  of  its  strongest  advocates  and  most  earnest  pro- 
moters. She  was  thoroughly  attached  to  Thomas 
Stringer  and  not  only  contributed  liberally  to  the 
fund  for  his  maintenance  and  education,  but  never 
missed  a  suitable  opportunity  for  bringing  his  case  to 
the  notice  of  her  friends  by  exhibiting  to  them  various 
specimens  of  his  handiwork  and  by  soliciting  their 
assistance  in  his  behalf.  Mrs.  Wales'  funeral  took 
place  in  her  house.  No.  142  Beacon  street,  on  the 
twenty-seventh  day  of  September  and  was  exceedingly 
well  attended.  It  was  a  large  and  distinguished  com- 
pany that  gathered  about  her  bier.  Besides  her  own 
relatives  and  those  of  her  husband  many  prominent 
men  and  women  were  present.  The  casket  bearing 
her  remains  was  embedded  in  a  bank  of  exquisite 
flowers,  sent  by  her  friends  as  testimonials  of  their 
affection  for  her  and  as  an  expression  of  their  sense 
of  loss.  The  service  was  extremely  simple,  and  at  its 
end  the  officiating  clergyman  read  by  request  three 
stanzas  of  a  poem  entitled  Sleep,  written  by  an  anony- 
mous author.  The  last  of  these  verses  we  give  here 
as  a  fitting  conclusion  to  this  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  the  dear  friend  and  generous  benefactress  of  the 
little  blind  children. 

Weep  not  that  her  toils  are  over,  weep  not  that  her  race  is  run ; 
God  grant  we  may  rest  as  calmly  when  our  work,  like  hers,  is  done  ! 
Till  then  we  would  yield  with  gladness  our  treasures  to  him  to  keep, 
And  rejoice  in  the  sweet  assurance,  he  giveth  his  loved  ones  sleep. 


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In  the  death  of  Miss  Louise  Harding  Williams, 
which  occurred  at  Cohasset  on  the  eighth  day  of  Au- 
gust, 1902,  the  community  has  been  visited  with  an 
affliction,  which  caused  wide  sorrow.  Miss  WilHams 
was  much  appreciated,  loved  and  admired  as  a  young 
lady  of  exceptional  endowments  and  of  great  public 
spirit.  Exemplary  modesty,  the  favor  of  fortune, 
charm  and  simplicity  of  manners,  unsullied  purity  of 
character,  loftiness  of  aim,  all  united  in  her  to  give 
the  world  an  ideal  woman.  Athough  she  was  still  a 
young  girl  the  achievements  of  her  short  life  were  so 
great  that  she  is  entitled  to  special  commemoration. 
Greater  honors  are  due  to  her  memory  than  are  often 
paid  to  one  so  young.  She  took  a  deep  interest  in 
the  kindergarten  and  in  numerous  other  good  causes 
and  was  a  liberal  contributor  to  them.  Lincoln 
House,  however,  was  the  special  field  of  her  generos- 
ity and  devotion.  We  may  be  sure  that  her  fellow- 
laborers  will  carry  on  the  work  there  with  a  feeling 
that  it  has  been  hallowed  by  her  large  share  in  it. 
She  died  from  over-exertion  in  seeking  to  solve  scien- 
tifically the  great  problem  of  how  to  feed  the  poor 
well  and  at  the  same  time  with  economy.  Literally 
she  gave  herself,  with  all  the  enthusiasm  of  her  young 
heart,  to  the  well-being  of  the  indigent  and  the  needy. 
She  might  justly  have  spared  herself  a  little  since  the 
mechanism  of  her  physical  frame  was  too  delicate  to 
stand  with  impunity  the  strain  put  upon  it.  But  the 
task  which  she  undertook  has  been  done  and  done 
well.  An  intimate  friend  of  hers  once  said :  "  All 
other  people  I  can  easily  classify,  but  the  goodness  of 
Louise  Williams  is  beyond  my  power  of  imagination." 
Those  who  knew  her,  both  high  and  low,  were  sim- 
ilarly impressed  by  the  goodness  and  exaltation  of  this 


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humble-minded  girl.  Always  simple,  gentle,  friendly 
and  very  modest,  she  showed  the  spirit  of  one  "  who 
was  with  us  and  not  of  us, —  our  guest  for  a  time 
from  another  world.  The  divine  spark  in  all  of  us 
shone  from  her  with  a  rare  glow  as  from  one  nearer 
heaven."  We  sorrow  more  than  words  can  express 
that  this  angelic  being  has  so  untimely  dropped  out 
of  the  ranks  of  the  untiring  and  unselfish  laborers 
in  the  field  of  humanity,  and  yet  we  count  her  as  still 
helping  the  cause  which  was  so  dear  to  her,  for  others 
who  still  live  have  been  inspired  by  the  earnestness  of 
her  blazing  soul  and  will  carry  on  the  work  which  has 
dropped  from  her  hands. 

Her  memory,  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  her  friends, 

Shall  live  when  the  marble  hath  perished ; 
The  influence  she  shed,  as  the  dews  which  descend, 

Shall  water  the  plants  which  she  nourished. 

It  is  with  a  profound  sense  of  sorrow  that  we  record 
the  loss  by  death  of  so  many  valued  friends  and  bene- 
factors of  the  little  blind  children.  The  ranks  of  those 
who  have  done  so  much  by  liberal  gifts  of  money  and 
in  other  ways  for  the  growth  of  the  kindergarten  and 
the  success  of  its  ministrations  are  steadily  becoming 
thinner,  and  we  earnestly  hope  that  their  descendants 
will  fill  the  places  that  have  been  made  vacant  and 
complete  the  work  which  has  been  left  unfinished. 

Thomas  Stringer. 

Vous  qu'on  ne  peut  voir  sans  devenir  plus  tendre 
Et  qu'on  ne  peut  aimer  sans  devenir  meilleur. 

—  Florian. 

In  the  history  of  the  life  of  this  remarkable  boy  it 
will  be  surely  written  that  the  eighth  day  of  April, 
1 89 1,  was  of  great  significance  to  him.     It  marked  his 


THOMAS   STRINGER. 


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admission  into  the  kindergarten  and  the  beginning  of 
the  awakening  of  his  slumbering  mind.  It  registered 
the  decision  that  was  made  to  attempt  to  release  him 
from  the  bondage  of  an  "  isolation  without  end  "  and 
to  usher  him  into  the  fellowship  of  men.  On  this  date 
the  first  steps  were  taken  to  convert  a  mere  animal 
existence  into  a  conscious  being  and  to  discover  the 
wonderful  possibilities  that  were  buried  in  a  mass  of 
flabby  and  nerveless  flesh. 

It  was  most  fortunate  for  Tom  that  he  was  received 
at  the  kindergarten  in  Jamaica  Plain.  There  could 
scarcely  be  found  anywhere  a  better  or  more  congenial 
place  for  him  than  this.  Here  he  lived  and  moved 
and  had  his  being  — 

Under  a  canopy  of  love 

As  broad  as  the  blue  sky  above. 

Here  kindness  and  affection,  fond  solicitude  and  pa- 
rental care,  all  were  bountifully  bestowed  upon  him. 
Here  he  was  brought  up  and  received  a  systematic 
training  in  accordance  with  Froebel's  principles  and 
methods  of  rational  education.  Here  he  was  ran- 
somed from  the  captivity  of  his  double  affliction  and 
restored  to  his  human  inheritance.  Here  his  mind 
was  disentombed  from  the  awful  sepulchre  of  never- 
ending  darkness  and  stillness  and  brought  into  com- 
munion with  the  outer  world.  Finally  here  everything 
was  done  to  vivify  his  organic  powers  and  build  up 
his  body,  to  rouse  his  dormant  spirit  from  its  torpor 
and  unfold  his  intellectual  faculties,  to  banish  his  in- 
dolence and  replace  it  by  activity,  to  foster  his  natural 
inclination  and  aptitude  and  lay  the  foundation  of  his 
character. 

The    struggle    for    Tom's    emancipation    from    a 


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wretched  state  of  absolute  inertia  and  helplessness 
has  been  long,  patient,  hard  and  not  infrequently  dis- 
heartening, but  the  victory  has  been  complete  and 
the  gain  commensurate  with  the  severity  of  the  strife. 
Out  of  a  dull,  puny,  apathetic  little  creature,  resem- 
bling a  lump  of  clay  shaped  into  human  form  and 
endowed  with  breath  and  with  blind  impulses  to  cer- 
tain actions,  there  has  been  evolved  a  fine  sturdy 
boy,  possessed  of  rare  manual  dexterity  and  of  su- 
perior qualities  of  head  and  heart.  He  is  sound  in 
body,  well-grown,  manly  in  appearance,  amiable  in 
disposition,  noble  in  sentiments  and  resolute  in  pur- 
pose. He  is  full  of  vitality  and  energy  and  ready  to 
face  the  difficulties  which  beset  his  pathway  and  to 
conquer  fate  — 

With  step  triumphant  and  a  heart  of  cheer, 

and  without  pining  at  his  deprivations  or  murmuring 
at 'his  lot  in  life.  He  enjoys  fun  and  is  up  to  all  sorts 
of  mischief  and  boyish  pranks,  but  he  never  indulges 
in  anything  which  has  even  the  semblance  of  cruelty 
or  harshness.  His  frank  and  open  countenance  and 
his  purity  of  nature  and  absolute  freedom  from  evil 
thoughts  and  low  desires  render  him  exceedingly 
attractive  and  lovable.  His  development  is  certainly 
a  most  remarkable  event  in  the  history  of  pedagogy 
and  affords  a  living  illustration  of  the  great  work 
which  is  done  in  the  kindergarten. 

If  we  look  at  the  abject  and  hopeless  condition  in 
which  the  hapless  child  was  in  April,  1891,  when, 
received  at  the  juvenile  school,  he  appeared  to  be  dis- 
inclined to  stand  erect  and  disposed  to  "  creep  and 
grovel  on  the  ground,"  and  compare  it  with  that  of 
the  spirited  boy  whose  picture,  recently  taken,  is  in- 


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serted  in  this  report,  can  we  not  say  that  a  veritable 
educational  miracle  has  been  performed  in  the  case 
of  Thomas  Stringer? 

Tom  still  makes  his  home  at  the  kindergarten, 
living  in- the  primary  building  for  boys,  where  he  is 
on  the  best  terms  with  every  member  of  the  house- 
hold and  where  he  en- 
joys the  comforts  and  ^ 
happiness  of  family  life. 
Here  he  finds  ample  em- 
ployment for  all  leisure 
hours.  Never  is  he  idle 
nor  is  he  ever  at  a  loss 
for  occupation.  From 
his  beloved  home  he 
goes  with  unfailing  reg- 
ularity to  the  Lowell 
grammar  school  in  R ox- 
bury,  where,  a  c  c  o  m  - 
panied  by  his  devoted 
teacher  as  interpreter, 
he  participates  in  the 
exercises  of  each  day, 
following  faithfully  the 
established  course  of 
study.  His  success  in 
this  work  is  complete  and  deservedly  receives  the  high- 
est commendation  from  every  one  who  is  cognizant  of 
the  facts  of  his  case.  We  seized  this  opportunity  to 
pay  a  tribute  of  gratitude  to  the  teachers  and  pupils  of 
that  school,  who  have  been  extremely  good  and  kind 
to  Tom,  welcoming  him  in  their  midst  with  perfect 
courtesy  and  friendliness  of  spirit.  By  showing  such 
an  affectionate  regard   for  him  and  by  allowing  him 


TOMMY  STRINGER  AS  HE  APPEARED 

SHORTLY  AFTER  ARRIVING 

IN   BOSTON. 


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to  share  all  their  interests  they  are  contributing 
largely  to  his  happiness  in  life  and  are  helping  him 
on  his  onward  way. 

On  the  annual  occasion  of  the  commencement 
exercises  of  the  Perkins  Institution,  Tom  makes  one 
of  his  infrequent  appearances  before  the  public  and 
presents  a  brief  paper  or  a  simple  description  of 
physical  phenomena  or  scientific  facts.  This  state- 
ment is  prepared  entirely  by  himself  and  may  serve 
to  convey  to  his  friends  an  idea  of  his  progress  dur- 
ing the  year.  Here  is  the  exercise  which  was  given 
by  him  in  the  Boston  Theatre  on  the  third  of  June, 
1902,  and  to  which  the  immense  audience  listened 
with  pleasure,  admiration  and  amazement. 

AIR  :  ONE  OF  THE  GREAT  FORCES  OF  NATURE. 


B' 


A--' 


OUR    DEPENDENCE    UPON    IT  ;    THE    LAWS    WHICH    GOVERN    IT. 

Our  earth  floats  in  air.     The  life  of  plants,  animals  and  man 
depends  upon  it.     It  is  this  force  of  nature  that 
makes  the  earth  either  a  desert  or  a  fertile  land. 
Moving  air  we  call  wind. 

Wind  is  caused  by  ^     ' 

(2.  moisture. 

I. —  Let  this  experiment  prove  how  heat  will 
cause  air  to  move :  Note  the  height  of  the  col- 
ored liquid  in  this  tube  (a).  This  is  an  empty 
bulb  (b),  filled  with  air.  Place  the  hands  upon 
it.  The  heat  of  the  hands  causes  the  air  inside 
the  bulb  to  expand.  The  expanded  air,  seek- 
ing some  escape,  forces  its  way  down  the  tube, 
driving  the  liquid  out.  Remove  hands.  The 
air  in  the  bulb  cools,  contracts,  and  the  liquid 
is  drawn  up  through  the  tube  to  fill  the  empty 
space  caused  by  the  loss  of  air. 

This  is  why  an  east  wind  frequently  blows  over  Boston  on  a 
hot  midsummer  day.       \inusttation  by  chart.']       The  air  over  the 


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city,  becoming  heated,  rises,  and  the  cooler  air  from  the  ocean  on 
the  east  moves  in  to  fill  the  empty  space,  and  we  are  refreshed  by 
an  east  wind. 

II. —  The  second  cause  of  wind  is  moisture. 

Water  from  the  ocean,  lakes,  ponds  and  rivers  is  constantly 
being  absorbed  by  the  air,  as  the  sun  shines  upon  a  mudpuddle 
and  it  disappears. 

1.  Moist  air  is  lighter  than  dry  air  ;  therefore  it  rises. 

2.  When  this  warm,  moist  air  meets  a  colder  surface,  the  moist- 
ure is  condensed. 

\ExampIe :  Pour  ice-water  into  a  glass  and  note  the  moisture  on 
the  glass.] 

In  the  Torrid  Zone  the  prevailing  wind  is  from  the  southeast, 
bringing  moisture  from  the  ocean.  [Illustration  by  map  of  South 
America."]  When  this  warm,  moist  air  meets  the  cold  summits  of 
the  Andes,  the  moisture  is  condensed,  and  so  this  country  [point- 
ing to  Brazil]  has  abundant  rain  and  vegetation  and  great  rivers. 
The  wind  that  passes  over  has  no  rain  left  in  it,  and  so  this  country 
[pointing  to  the  westerji  coast]  is  but  one  thousand  miles  of  rainless, 
desert  coast. 

When  man  learned  the  secrets  of  this  force  of  nature,  it  taught 
him  how  to  use  thermometers  and  barometers,  how  to  make  air- 
ships and  balloons,  how  to  obtain  pure  liquids  and  how  to  ventilate 
houses  and  mines.  [Illustration  by  chart,  showing  ventilation  of  a 
mine  by  means  of  air-shafts.] 

Nature  is  man's  best  and  oldest  teacher,  and  her  lessons  are 
always  easy  and  pleasant  ones  to  learn. 

Tom's  beloved  teacher  and  inseparable  companion, 
Miss  Helen  S.  Conley,  stands  to  him  in  the  light  of 
interpreter  of  the  universe,  feeds  the  flame  of  his 
noble  ambition  and  fosters  his  highest  aims  and  pur- 
poses. She  keeps  a  full  record  of  his  life  from  day  to 
day,  chronicling  therein  every  word  and  act,  which 
may  be  indicative  of  his  development  and  advance- 
ment and  which  may  denote  the  effects  produced 
upon  him  by  the  influences  that  surround  and  safe- 
guard   him.     From    this    diary   she    has    culled    with 


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great  skill  and  with  rare  discrimination  the  materials 
used  by  her  in  the  preparation  of  a  very  accurate 
account  of  Tom's  work,  which  cannot  fail  to  be  of 
absorbing  interest  to  his  numerous  friends  and  which 
we  publish  here  in  full  for  their  enjoyment  and  edi- 
fication. 

The  account  of  Tom's  work  and  progress  for  the  year  just  ended 
may  be  summed  up,  in  brief,  as  a  period  of  close  and  steady  ap- 
phcation  to  daily  school  duties,  of  broadening  general  knowledge 
and  of  increasing  indebtedness  to  his  many  good  friends. 

It  has  been  a  time  of  physical  growth,  each  month  leaving  him 
a  little  taller  and  more  self-reliant  than  the  preceding  one,  and  the 
silent,  unconscious  transformation  which  marks  the  passing  of 
childhood  has  wrought  its  unmistakable  change.  But  the  qualities 
of  mind  and  heart,  which  endeared  the  child  to  all,  remain  un- 
altered and  make  the  tall  boy  still  attractive  and  lovable. 

Mentally,  the  year  has  been  one  of  quiet,  steady  achievement, 
of  eager  questioning  for  the  knowledge  which  ministers  to  his  de- 
sires and  tastes  and  of  patient  plodding  over  studies  in  which  he 
feels  but  little  interest  and  which,  therefore,  present  no  incentive 
for  effort. 

Tom's  character  is  a  most  decided  one  in  every  way,  indecision 
or  half-heartedness  being  utterly  foreign  to  his  nature,  and  any- 
thing voluntarily  undertaken  is  carried  to  completion  with  a  perse- 
verance and  will  often  worthier  of  a  greater  cause  than  the  simple 
object  upon  which  such  patient  care  is  expended.  A  plumber 
recently  gave  him  some  seemingly  worn-out  and  useless  apparatus. 
Tom  tested  it  carefully,  his  face  assuming  a  hopeful  and  pleased 
expression  in  anticipation  of  the  future  use  to  which  he  would  put 
it.  Then  he  rather  pointedly  thanked  the  donor  for  "  the  broken 
things,"  as  if  fearful  that  he,  too,  might  have  seen  its  possibilities 
and  might  recall  his  gift.  Immediately  upon  reaching  home,  Tom 
began  to  repair  his  prize,  reappearing  soon  with  it  in  perfect  work- 
ing order.  There  was  significance  in  this  fact,  beyond  the  mere 
incident,  in  that  the  repairing  of  the  apparatus  was  a  field  of  work 
entirely  new  to  him  and  one  in  which  his  own  ingenuity  alone, 
aided  only  by  his  clever  fingers,  guided  him  to  the  solution  of  this 
problem  in  mechanics.     Thus  the  traits  which  manifested  them- 


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selves  early  in  his  development  have  strengthened  with  every 
year. 

All  things  mechanical  and  scientific  are  sources  of  unfailing 
interest  to  Tom,  and  never  does  he  tire  of  inquiring  into  their 
mysteries.  If  you  offer  to  read  to  him  some  one  of  the  simple 
text-books  on  science,  he  will  accede  to  the  proposition  with  an 
avidity  that  can  leave  no  doubt  as  to  his  satisfaction  in  your 
choice.  If  you  suggest,  on  the  other  hand,  a  fascinating  story, 
the  expression  on  his  tell-tale  face  is  one  of  patient  resignation. 
Conceding  as  much  as  is  practicable  to  these  dominating  tastes, 
the  reading  outside  his  hours  of  study  has  comprised  callings 
from  the  newspaper  each  day,  extracts  from  books  of  travel,  as 
these  had  reference  to  work  in  other  studies,  and  biographies  of 
men  who  have  helped  in  our  country's  progress  by  discovery  or 
invention  or  personal  service.  Patient  effort  in  some  distasteful 
work  has  been  rewarded  by  a  chapter  from  The  Earth  and  Its 
Story. 

These  have  been  some  of  the  helpful  means  employed  to  in- 
crease Tom's  general  knowledge,  to  keep  him  in  touch  with  the 
world  and  to  train  him  to  feel  himself  a  vital  part  of  our  country, 
with  a  pride  in  its  past  and  an  intelUgent  interest  in  the  epoch- 
making  events  of  today. 

That  accounts  of  the  lives  of  great  men  have  left  a  permanent 
impression  upon  Tom's  mind  and  stirred  his  imagination  has  been 
shown  by  some  chance  remark  or  apt  comparison.  Thus  an  un- 
assuming friend,  because  of  an  act  of  kindness,  was  likened  to 
"  Mr.  Lincoln,  who  was  so  good  to  the  poor  black  people."  Tom 
himself,  on  a  country  walk,  gave  his  imagination  free  rein  and  was 
La  Salle  on  his  perilous  journey  through  the  forest,  with  a  savage 
behind  every  bush. 

Unconsciously,  he  will  sometimes  produce  a  good  metaphor  or 
simile,  all  the  better  for  its  sincerity.  One  day,  the  subject  of 
discussion  had  been  the  compass,  its  invention  and  its  indispens- 
ability  to  the  mariner  as  a  guide  over  an  apparently  pathless  waste. 
Turning  to  his  teacher,  Tom  thoughtfully  and  earnestly  remarked  : 
"  You  are  my  compass,  for  you  show  me  the  way." 

His  sternly  practical  turn  of  mind  is  sometimes  disconcerting 
when  one  has  elaborated  a  certain  point,  and  then  attempts  to 
deduce  the  proper  conclusions  from  Tom  by  means  of  questioning. 
Thus  when  the  motion  of  the  earth  was  the  subject  under  consid- 


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eration,  his  teacher  asked  the  question  :  "  If  you  were  standing  in 
a  car,  moving  at  full  speed,  and  it  should  suddenly  stop,  in  which 
direction  would  you  fall  ?  "  "  /  shouldn't  fall.  I  should  hold  on 
to  the  strap,"  was  Tom's  answer. 

At  another  time  a  famiUar  object  seemed  to  furnish  at  once  an 
example  of  the  point  which  was  being  elucidated  and  a  hint  for 
possible  future  usefulness,  and  Tom  was  asked  :  "  If  you  should 
find  a  tub  at  Wrentham,  leaking  and  with  loose  hoops  and  cracks, 
what  would  you  do  to  make  it  whole  again  ?  "  Quick  as  a  thought, 
he  corrected  such  an  erroneous  supposition  with  the  remark  :  "Our 
tubs  at  home  do  not  leak.  We  put  white  lead  in  the  cracks." 
Such  a  state  of  dilapidation  at  "  my  home  "  was  not  even  within 
the  range  of  possibility,  for  cast  but  a  shadow  of  aspersion  on 
Wrentham  and  you  touch  Tom  in  his  tenderest  spot.  His  reply 
shows  how  he  keeps  himself  informed  concerning  all  the  little  de- 
tails of  home  life  there,  as  he  makes  it  the  constant  habit  of  his 
life  to  do  wherever  he  is. 

The  hours  in  the  school-room  have  served  to  complete  the  work 
of  the  eighth  grade  of  the  grammar  school.  As  another  year  of 
Tom's  attendance  there  draws  to  a  close  and  as  the  pleasure  and 
profit  which  he  receives  from  such  association  with  both  teachers 
and  pupils  continue  to  increase,  enlarging  his  world  and  making 
him  an  active  boy  among  active,  normal  boys,  the  wisdom  of  the 
undertaking,  which  began  as  an  experiment,  has  been  amply 
demonstrated. 

Brought  into  close  contact  with  these  boys,  Tom,  in  spite  of  his 
limitations,  seems  to  absorb  by  some  occult  sense,  their  interests, 
aims,  manners, —  even  their  very  tricks, —  and  "  the  boys  "  are 
quoted  by  him  as  authority  on  all  the  matters  of  supreme  impor- 
tance in  a  boy's  world.  They,  on  their  part,  are  devoted  to  Tom, 
remembering  his  fads  and  always  watching  for  an  opportunity  to 
gratify  these,  filling  his  pockets  with  marbles,  slings  and  similar 
treasures  and  eagerly  seeking  the  privilege  of  walking  with  him  at 
recess.  In  order  to  secure  this  post  of  honor  it  is  necessary  to  be 
first  on  hand  in  the  morning  to  ask  the  favor ;  and  the  desire  for 
Tom's  companionship  has  been  a  more  powerful  preventive  of 
tardiness  than  the  record  book  or  even  the  truant  master.  Once 
again,  the  thoughtful  kindness  and  watchfulness  of  these  boys,  as 
well  as  of  the  teachers,  deserves  grateful  recognition. 

One  trait  which  has  strengthened  with  each  year  is  Tom's  con- 


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stant  activity  which  always  finds  expression  in  making  something, 
either  for  his  own  use  or  for  that  of  a  friend.  A  happy  faculty  of 
being  satisfied  with  the  material  at  hand  renders  him  practically 
independent  of  circumstance,  and  many  a  clever  invention  or 
needed  improvement  has  been  constructed  from  seemingly  useless 
objects,  which  had  first  served  their  purpose  in  far  different  ways. 
Thus  a  window  was  repaired  for  Mrs.  Brown  by  a  most  ingenious 
device,  which  held  it  at  any  desired  height  and  also  provided  a 
secure  fastening  when  it  was  closed.  Learning  that  Mr.  Brown 
had  narrowly  escaped  a  fall  upon  the  stairs,  Tom  at  once  insured 
his  safety  by  putting  up  a  strong  and  well-built  railing. 

The  fine  tool-chest  which  would  have  made  glad  the  heart  of  a 
veteran  carpenter, —  the  gift  which  came  to  him  last  summer, — 
has  been  a  source  of  unalloyed  pleasure  throughout  the  year. 
Beautifully  finished  models  have  proved  the  increase  of  his  skill  in 
sloyd,  and  of  the  growth  of  his  interest  there  can  be  no  doubt. 
Scrupulously  careful  in  the  use  of  his  tools,  Tom  safeguards  them 
in  his  absence  by  securely  locking  the  chest  and  carrying  the  key 
upon  his  ring.  In  order  to  obtain  his  reluctant  consent  to  lend 
them,  one  must  almost  present  a  guarantee  of  ability  and  trust- 
worthiness. 

Whatever  the  future  may  have  in  store  for  Tom,  it  is  certain 
that  dependence  and  idleness  would  be  for  him  synonymous  with 
wretchedness.  Therefore,  in  these  formative  years,  every  added 
resource  which  can  be  given  him  is  a  preventive  of  future  unhap- 
piness.  With  this  end  in  view,  basketry  in  some  of  its  simpler 
forms  has  been  taught  to  him  and  has  given  him  both  pleasure  and 
profit.  The  ability  to  make  such  practical  gifts  for  his  friends  as 
this  handicraft  furnishes  is  the  source  of  much  happiness  and,  in 
addition,  fosters  the  growth  of  those  most  desirable  elements  of 
his  character,  consideration  for  others,  thoughtfulness,  self-denial 
and  generosity. 

The  year  contains  the  chronicle  of  much  work,  but  there  have 
also  been  many  pleasures.  Letters,  gifts  and  the  kindly  hospital- 
ity of  several  homes  have  filled  with  happiness  and  human  inter- 
ests the  life  of  this  child,  who  knows  no  home  nor  kindred  of  his 
own. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Taylor  and  a  friend  in  Pittsburgh, 
who  furnished  transportation,  the  Easter  holidays  were  again  spent 
in  Philadelphia,  where  familiar  scenes  of  historic  interest  were 


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visited  and  new  ones  explored.  On  one  long-to-be-remembered 
day,  the  establishment  of  one  of  the  great  daily  newspapers  was 
examined  and  each  step  of  the  process  of  preparing  the  papers 
was  explained.  In  New  York  a  call  was  made  at  Fanwood,  where 
Tom  found  Orris  Benson,  a  boy  Uke  himself,  whose  acquaintance 
he  had  made  at  Buffalo.  It  was  interesting  to  note  the  pleasure 
of  the  boys  in  their  intercourse,  one  acting  as  host,  the  other  as 
guest. 

Thus,  "  learning  by  doing,"  by  observation  and  by  association, 
Tom  has  reached  the  close  of  another  year.  For  him  the  world 
is,  and  will  always  be,  the  text-book  of  his  choice.  Nature  is  his 
best-loved  teacher ;  and  only  the  school  of  experience  will  bring 
to  him  the  discipline  and  training  necessary  for  his  development 
into  the  well-rounded  manhood,  which  is  so  earnestly  coveted  for 
him. 

Tom  at  Wrentham.  At  the  close  of  the  school 
year  Tom  bade  an  affectionate  good-by  to  his  class- 
mates and  associates  and  started  for  his  beloved 
Wrentham  where  he  was  to  spend  the  summer  vaca- 
tion, in  the  farm  of  his  honored  and  kind  friend,  the 
Rev.  William  L.  Brown.  Thither  he  went  with  joy 
for  he  was  perfectly  familiar  with  the  many  oppor- 
tunities, which  he  would  find  there  for  the  exercise 
of  his  mechanical  ingenuity  and  for  being  active  and 
helpful  both  in  and  out-of-doors.  As  soon  as  he 
reached  the  coveted  place  and  unpacked  his  trunk, 
he  began  to  use  his  tools  and  to  be  useful  in  various 
ways.  He  proceeded  to  make  ordinary  repairs  on 
different  parjts  of  the  house,  to  do  chores  for  Mrs. 
Brown  and  to  be  generally  useful.  Many  were  the 
good  things  which  he  did  during  the  summer,  but 
the  most  important  of  all  his  undertakings  was  the 
reconstruction  and  furnishing  of  a  little  playhouse, 
which  is  complete  in  all  its  appointments  and  of 
which  Tom's  former  tutor  and  thoughtful  guide  and 
companion,  Miss  Laura  A.  Brown,  has  written  the  fol- 
lowing account: — 


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The  lines  of  a  kindergarten  song  come  repeatedly  to  my  mind 
in  connection  with  Tom's  vacation  days:  — 

Busy  is  the  carpenter, 
At  his  work  he  stands. 
O,  the  wonders  he  can  do 
With  his  skilful  hands. 

Day  after  day  Tom's  tools  were  in  constant  use,  and  he  altered 
and  repaired  his  playhouse  inside  and  out  to  fit  it  for  the  use  of 
children  who,  he  hoped,  would  come  to  enjoy  the  results  of  his 
labor.  He  frequently  said  :  "  I  must  hurry  and  work  fast  to  finish 
the  playhouse,  so  the  children  can  come  to  visit  me." 

For  the  protection  of  these  guests  he  built  a  neat  rail  fence  in 
front  of  the  Uttle  building,  digging  the  hole  and  setting  the  post 
himself.  He  bored  numerous  rows  of  holes  through  the  gate, 
which,  he  said,  was  to  allow  the  air  to  blow  through  and  keep  the 
"  child  yard  "  cool  and  comfortable. 

The  playhouse  door  was  rehung  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
frame  and  was  arranged  to  swing  in  instead  of  out.  Only  barn  or 
shed  doors  swing  out,  was  Tom's  explanation;  house  doors  should 
swing  in.  So  he  sacrificed  a  goodly  portion  of  the  small  floor 
space  to  propriety.  A  new  door-step  was  put  firmly  in  place,  to 
adapt  the  height  of  the  step  to  the  size  of  little  children. 

Two  boy-friends  shingled  the  roof.  Tom  had  entertained  the 
hope  of  doing  some  of  the  work  himself,  but  being  disappointed  in 
this  he  watched  the  laborers  critically  and,  during  their  absence 
one  noon,  pulled  off  a  row  of  the  shingles,  because  he  did  not 
quite  approve  of  the  manner  in  which  they  had  been  laid.  When 
all  was  done,  Tom  said  that  the  boys  had  been  very  kind  to  do  it 
for  him  ;  but  some  day  he  would  learn  to  lay  shingles  and  he  would 
not  leave  any  cracks  as  they  had  done.  However,  he  added 
apologetically  that  they  were  only  learning. 

An  old  sofa  was  part  of  the  furniture  of  the  playhouse.  It 
took  up  so  much  space  that  sweeping  was  made  difficult ;  so  Tom 
arranged  a  system  of  cords  and  pulleys  to  raise  it  while  he  cleaned 
the  floor.  Like  all  good  housekeepers  Tom  had  a  regular  sweep- 
ing day,  and  on  two  mornings  of  each  week  he  arose  at  half -past 
two  o'clock  for  his  morning  walk  and  to  put  his  house  in  order. 
As  a  result,  he  would  appear  at  breakfast  time  with  his  clothes 
wet  through  from  contact  with  the  dewy  grass  and  bushes  ;  but 


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what  troubled  him  more  than  this  condition  was  the  fact  that  on 
the  following  mornings  he  would  fail  to  wake  at  his  usual  hour, 
half-past  five  o'clock.  He  thought  that  he  must  have  been  ill  in 
the  night,  for,  he  said,  "  I  am  not  lazy." 

An  electric  bell  had  been  given  to  Tom,  and  this  he  carefully 
guarded  until  his  house  had  been  completed.  Then  he  placed  the 
push  button  in  position,  encased  the  battery  in  a  wooden  box, 
covered  the  wires  neatly  with  a  grooved  strip  of  wood  and  soon 
had  the  bell  in  good  working  order.  He  usually  felt  the  vibration 
of  the  bell  immediately  and  would  hurriedly  open  the  door,  for  fear 
the  caller  should  continue  to  ring  the  bell  and  wear  out  the 
battery.  At  first  he  was  much  worried  lest  the  cows  should  break 
the  push  button. 

Tom  also  had  a  bell  attached  to  a  post  by  the  roadside  opposite 
a  neighbor's  house,  and  every  morning  before  breakfast  he  walked 
to  ring  the  bell,  whereupon  the  children  of  the  family  would  come 
out  to  exchange  morning  greetings  with  him.  They  learned  to 
talk  with  Tom,  and  he  was  much  pleased  to  have  these  new  friends 
so  near. 

One  of  the  first  undertakings  of  the  summer  was  a  walk  around 
the  boundary  of  the  farm.  It  was  a  long,  hard  tramp  through 
brush  and  swamp,  but  Tom  showed  no  desire  to  give  it  up, 
although  he  expressed  relief  when  the  circuit  was  completed.  A 
plan  of  the  farm  was  made,  and  Tom  was  much  interested  in 
studying  this  and  a  map  of  the  township. 

The  days  were  all  busy  ones  for  Tom,  and  he  worked  with 
untiring  energy  from  Monday  until  Saturday.  Each  evening  was 
devoted  to  study,  and  Tom  was  very  faithful  in  regard  to  his 
lessons.  On  Saturday  night  he  filled  the  wood-box  for  Sunday's 
use  and  made  a  serious  business  of  resting  until  Monday  morning. 

Tom  gathered  chips  and  housed  the  winter's  wood  as  he  had 
done  in  previous  years.  He  also  did  many  helpful  things,  often 
prompted  by  his  own  thoughtfulness. 

He  began  to  learn  to  cane  the  seats  of  chairs  and  finished  one. 
He  is  now  planning  to  reseat  several  for  his  playhouse  next  sum- 
mer. He  also  made  two  waste-baskets.  Both  of  these  kinds  of 
work  appealed  to  Tom,  and  he  was  a  good  pupil  in  them. 

A  birthday  occurring  in  the  family,  Tom  resorted  to  his  bench 
and  had  a  gift  ready  for  presentation  on  the  proper  date.  His  own 
birthday  was  duly  celebrated.       A  number  of  gifts  were  given  to 


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him,  but  chief  of  all  to  his  mind  was  the  gift  of  the  playhouse. 
He  held  undisputed  sway  over  his  domain  all  summer,  and  as 
school  time  drew  near  he  locked  the  door,  fastened  the  gate  and, 
passing  the  keys  to  Mr.  Brown  with  the  air  of  a  man  of  affairs, 
asked  the  latter  to  act  as  caretaker  during  his  absence. 

In  a  letter  written  during  the  latter  part  of  the  sum- 
mer vacation,  Tom  gives  the  following  account  of  the 
construction  and  furniture  of  his  playhouse  and  of  the 
additional  work  which  he  had  planned  to  do  on  it 
before  his  return  to  Jamaica  Plain. 

Wrentham  Mass.  Aug.  17. 

Dear  Mr.  Anagnos,  I  am  having  a  good  time.  John  and  his 
brother  shingled  the  roof  of  my  Play  House.  I  repaired  the  floor 
and  walls  all  nicely.  I  changed  the  door  so  it  would  swing  inside. 
I  have  a  sofa,  chair  and  table  and  many  play  things  in  the  Play 
House.  There  is  a  pulley  and  a  block  to  hold  the  sofa  up  when 
I  sweep. 

I  will  put  the  electric  bell  in  soon.  I  made  a  grooved  strip  to 
cover  the  wires.  When  the  tank  and  wash  shelf  are  put  up  the 
Play  House  will  be  done.  I  made  a  door  step  and  put  a  wind 
board  on  a  pole  on  the  roof.  I  am  going  to  build  a  fence  around 
the  Play  House  to  make  a  yard  for  the  children. 

I  ring  a  bell  by  the  wall  every  morning  to  say  good  morning  to 
Mr.  Pendleton's  children,  who  live  across  the  road.  Mr.  Mcllvaine 
came  to  see  me.  Miss  Brown  has  been  very  sick  but  she  is  getting 
better. 

Good  Bye  with  love  from  Tom  Stringer. 

Here  ends  the  story  of  Tom's  instruction  and  train- 
ing during  the  past  year  and  of  what  he  has  accom- 
plished at  school  and  at  his  summer  home  in  Wren- 
tham. Based  upon  daily  occurrences,  which  have 
been  chronicled  with  scrupulous  care  and  absolute 
accuracy,  and  written  in  a  plain  straightforward  man- 
ner, this  account  forms  a  most  valuable  chapter  in  the 
history  of  the  evolution  and  education  of  this  remark- 


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able  boy.  It  bears  convincing  testimony  to  the  de- 
velopment of  his  intellectual  and  moral  powers,  the 
incessant  enrichment  of  his  vocabulary,  the  steadily 
growing  amiability  of  his  disposition  and  refinement 
of  his  nature  and  the  constant  gaining  of  his  character 
both  in  strength  and  sweetness.  Indeed,  it  shows 
distinctly  that  marvellous  success  has  crowned  the 
earnest  efforts  that  have  been  put  forth  to  build  up 
his  physique,  to  arouse  and  stimulate  his  mental 
faculties  and  to  raise  him  from  the  depths  of  lediargy 
to  the  hiorher  rounds  of  the  ladder  of  human  intelli 
gence. 

This  noble  work  could  hardly  have  been  accom- 
plished without  the  liberal  assistance  of  Tom's  bene- 
factors, to  whom  a  vast  debt  of  gratitude  is  due. 
They  have  provided  the  necessary  means  for  his  sup- 
port and  education  and  thus  have  helped  to  bring  a 
ray  of  sunshine  and  brightness  into  his  life,  which 
without  it  would  have  been  dark  and  hopeless,  dreary 
and  dismal. 

Among  those  who  have  contributed  very  generously 
to  open  for  this  unfortunate  boy  a  path  to  activity 
and  usefulness  and  to  make  him  happy,  are  a  dearly 
beloved  and  highly  esteemed  "  anonymous  friend," — 
who  has  cheerfully  paid  from  time  to  time  the  amount 
needed  over  and  above  the  annual  subscriptions  to 
defray  his  expenses, —  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  Mrs. 
Annie  B.  Matthews,  Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay,  "A.  B.," 
Miss  Flora  E.  Rogers  of  New  York,  Mr.  Wallace  L. 
Pierce,  Mrs.  J.  Conklin  Brown  of  Berkeley,  California, 
Miss  Susan  D.  Kimball,  Junior  Children's  Aid  Society 
of  Washington,  Pennsylvania,  Miss  Eleanor  G.  May, 
trustee  of  the  Lydia  Maria  Child  fund,  Mrs.  E.  Rollins 
Morse,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie  Newell,  Mrs.  Dudley  L.  Pick- 


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man,  Miss  Mary  D.  Sohier,  Mrs.  B.  L.  Young,  the 
late  Mrs.  George  W.  Wales,  "Aunt  Mary,"  Mrs. 
Walter  H.  Cowing,  "  H.  E.  C,"  Mrs.  John  W.  T. 
Nichols  of  New  York,  Miss  Ellen  F.  Moseley,  Mrs. 
Joseph  A.  Ropes,  the  Misses  Seabury  of  New  Bed- 
ford, and  many  others  whose  names  are  printed  in  full 
in  another  part  of  this  report.  Each  and  all  of  these 
benevolent  and  kind-hearted  contributors  have  ample 
cause  to  rejoice  over  the  wonderful  results  which  have 
been  obtained  by  the  help  of  their  donations. 

In  making  this  acknowledgment  I  am  sincerely 
grieved  to  be  obliged  to  add  that,  owing  to  a  decrease 
in  the  number  of  the  yearly  subscribers,  the  account 
for  current  expenses  shows  a  deficit  of  ^324.50,  which 
is  a  much  larger  deficit  than  that  of  any  previous  year. 
The  receipts  for  the  permanent  fund  have  also  fallen 
off  greatly  during  the  past  twelve  months. 

In  the  death  of  Mr.  Joseph  Beal  Gloyer,  Mrs. 
William  H.  Slocum  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Wales, 
which  took  place  in  the  course  of  the  past  year,  Tom 
has  been  deprived  of  three  of  his  dearest  and  most 
devoted  friends  who  stood  firmly  by  him  and  who 
have  worked  faithfully  to  promote  his  comfort,  brighten 
his  life  and  secure  his  future  welfare.  We  earnestly 
hope  that  the  places  which  have  been  thus  vacated 
will  soon  be  filled  by  new  persons,  who  are  desirous 
of  lending  a  helping  hand  to  the  victim  of  one  of  the 
cruellest  of  human  calamities  and  of  doing  good. 
Nevertheless,  sad  losses  like  the  above-mentioned 
must  occur  in  the  natural  order  of  things,  and  this 
fact  strengthens  us  in  the  conviction  that  a  surer  and 
more  permanent  source  of  income  than  that  supplied 
by  annual  subscriptions  must  be  procured  for  the  dear 
boy,  while  the  intelligent  and  well-to-do  members  of 


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our  community  still  manifest  a  profound  interest  in 
him  and  his  work  and  a  disposition  to  aid  him. 
Hence  we  appeal  again  most  earnestly  to  the  public 
in  general  and  to  Tom's  stanch  friends  and  benefac- 
tors in  particular  for  gifts  toward  the  permanent  fund, 
which  we  are  raising  for  his  benefit,  as  well  as  for  a 
sufBcient  amount  of  yearly  contributions  to  pay  his 
current  expenses.  We  fervently  hope  that  this  request 
will  meet  with  a  favorable  response  and  that  the  clouds 
of  anxiety  for  the  future  will  be  entirely  dissipated. 

From  the  depths  of  the  dense  darkness  and  awful 
stillness  in  which  he  is  plunged,  the  unfortunate  boy 
is  as  incapable  of  pleading  his  own  case  in  eloquent 
words  as  he  is  of  singing  a  song  of  glee  or  a  carol  of 
joy.  His  voice  can  be  of  no  service  to  him  in  por- 
traying his  condition  or  in  presenting  his  claim  to  a 
thorough  education,  which  is  to  him  the  veritable 
bread  of  life  and  therefore  of  infinitely  greater  impor- 
tance than  to  children  possessed  of  all  their  faculties. 
In  all  probability  he  does  not  realize  fully  the  extent 
of  his  indebtedness  to  his  benefactors,  and  therefore 
he  does  not  take  up  his  pencil  to  write  a  few  words 
to  them,  acknowledging  their  goodness  towards  him 
and  expressing  his  sentiments  of  high  appreciation 
and  of  profound  gratitude  to  them  for  what  they  have 
done  for  him.  Nevertheless,  he  is  gradually  becom- 
ing conscious  of  the  inestimable  value  of  the  aid 
which  they  bestow  upon  him,  and,  although  mutely 
and  unostentatiously  yet  touchingly  and  earnestly, — 

He  sends  a  prayer  from  his  heart's  deep  core, 
And  flings  a  plea  upwards  to  heaven's  door, 

for  their  spiritual  well-being,  as  well  as  for  their  hap- 
piness and  continued  prosperity. 


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In  the  whole  range  of  humble  and  pathetic  suppli- 
cations is  there  one,  which  can  reach  the  throne  of 
glory  more  quickly  or  will  be  heard  more  attentively 
than  that,  which  emanates  from  the  white  soul  and 
the  sealed  lips  of  Tom  Stringer  ? 

Let  us  Strive  for  Greater  Perfection. 

All  good  things  the  will  must  task, 
All  achievements  patience  ask. 

—  James  Vila  Blake. 

The  seasons  roll  by  quickly ;  they  come  and  go  with 
tremendous  swiftness.  In  the  midst  of  the  absorbing 
labors,  which  are  inseparable  from  the  growth  and 
progress  of  the  kindergarten,  we  hardly  realize  that 
time  flies  with  "  infinite  velocity."  A  year  passes 
away  almost  imperceptibly,  and  its  place  is  taken  by  a 
new  one  which  appears  like  — 

A  small  ship  launched  upon  an  unknown  sea ; 
A  small  seed  planted  from  an  unknown  tree. 

Whither  the  vessel  will  sail    and  how  the  seed  will 
grow  and  blossom  no  one  can  tell. 

But  sail  the  ship  and  plant  the  seed  t 
What  is  done  in  faith  is  done  in  deed ! 

Thus,  thankful  for  the  achievements  and  the  bless- 
ings of  the  past  year,  we  take  leave  of  it  and  turn  with 
glad  faces  and  fresh  hopes  to  that  which  is  before  us. 
In  entering  upon  its  work  let  us  obey  the  supreme  com- 
mand of  progress  and  "  go  forward,"  regardless  of  the 
enormous  obstacles  with  which  our  pathway  may  be 
strewn.  These  cannot  withstand  indefinitely  the  in- 
vincible forces  of  earnestness  and  perseverance  and 
will  disappear  gradually.  Difficulties  that  appall  us 
in  the  distance  will  vanish  as  we  draw  near  with  an 


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inflexible  resolution  to  surmount  them.  Circum- 
stances, the  tyrants  of  the  timid  and  irresolute,  be- 
come servants  to  the  brave  and  valiant.  Foes  hush 
their  threatenings  as  they  hear  the  defiant  tread  of 
those  who  are  determined  to  march  on.  Outjutting 
crags  and  tangled  roots  that  forbade  ascent  to  the 
mountain  top  shall  be  hands  outstretched  to  aid  us  as 
we  climb  upward. 

Let  us  then  take  courage  and  strive  to  bring  the 
kindergarten  to  a  higher  degree  of  perfection,  keeping 
always  in  mind  the  significant  words  of  George 
Eliot : 

No  great  deed  is  done 

By  falterers  who  ask  for  certainty. 

Respectfully  submitted  by 
MICHAEL   ANAGNOS. 


WORK  OF  THE  KINDERGARTEN. 


Extracts  from  the  Reports  of  the  Teachers. 

No  commentaries  upon  the  work  of  the  kinder- 
garten from  the  standpoint  of  a  mere  outsider,  how- 
ever close  and  critical  an  observer  he  may  be,  can 
equal  in  value  the  statements  of  the  teachers  them- 
selves, expressive  alike  of  the  ideals  toward  which 
they  are  striving  and  of  the  results  which  are  attained 
through  careful  training  of  the  children,  nurture  of 
their  personal  aptitudes  and  encouragement  of  their 
youthful  efforts.  Excerpts  from  these  accounts  are 
here  given. 

Girls'  Section.  Kindergarten.  Here  are  put 
forth  the  first  buds  of  awakening  life  and  the  first 
stirrings  of  the  childish  mind,  the  first  gropings  of 
the  tiny  hands  and  the  first  intelligent  grasp  of  the 
object  with  which  the  child  finds  itself  in  contact. 
To  make  it  sure  that  the  little  questioner  shall  not 
fail  to  comprehend  the  constant  succession  of  objects, 
which  come  under  his  notice,  is  one  of  the  missions 
of  the  kindergarten,  and  to  watch  eagerly  for  the 
signs  that  the  little  hands,  which,  unaided  by  sight, 
must  alone  act  as  interpreters  to  the  infantile  brain, 
are  serving  well  their  purpose  is  the  privilege  of  the 
teacher  who  is  ever  alert  for  such  a  token. 

Miss  Wilhelmina  Humbert  has  thus  spoken  of  the 
work  under  her  charge  :  — 

The  work  of  the  girls'  department  of  the  kindergarten  has 
progressed    steadily    and    continuously,    with    but    few    interrup- 


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tions.  The  aim  has  been  to  present  Froebel's  gifts  and  occu- 
pations to  these  Uttle  ones  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the  way  in 
which  they  are  given  to  seeing  children. 

The  loving  spirit  of  the  kindergarten  has  pervaded  the  whole 
household  and  has  been  clearly  manifested  at  all  times,  but 
especially  at  Christmas  and  Easter,  when  the  eagerness  and 
joy  of  the  children  in  making  some  gift  for  parent,  teacher  or 
playmate  have  shown  that  the  seeds  of  generosity,  helpfulness 
and  love  are  surely  well  rooted. 

The  achievements  in  sewing,  weaving  and  paper  folding  have 
been  mounted  in  books  for  the  children  to  carry  to  their  homes. 
These  serve  Jo  show  the  progress  and  development  of  their 
little  owners  and,  when  the  latter  are  promoted  to  the  primary 
grade,  remain  as  a  reminder  of  successful  work  in  the  kindergarten. 

Primary  Class.  With  the  advance  to  this  grade, 
lessons  are  begun  in  earnest,  and,  thanks  to  the  ex- 
cellent preparation  through  the  kindergarten  gifts 
and  occupations,  the  children  rapidly  acquire  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  fundamental  branches  of  education. 

Miss  Alice  M.  Lane  gives  the  following  account  of 
the  progress  of  the  little  girls  in  this  class:  — 

The  outline  of  work  followed  by  the  primary  class  in  the  girls' 
department  has  been  the  same  as  that  of  previous  years,  special 
attention  being  given  to  reading,  writing  and  the  study  of  language, 
in  order  that  a  firm  foundation  for  future  achievement  might  be 
established. 

The  little  girls  are  encouraged  to  read  outside  of  school-hours 
for  the  sake  of  acquiring  fluency.  During  the  year  many  books 
have  been  read  aloud  to  them  in  the  hope  of  stimulating  the  pupils 
to  an  enjoyment  of  what  is  best  in  literature. 

The  study  of  nature  has  been  a  source  of  surprise  and  pleasure 
to  them.  During  the  autumn,  the  pupils  pressed  and  mounted  a 
leaf  and  a  flower  from  each  plant  analyzed,  and  at  Christmas-time 
these  specimens  were  made  into  flower-booklets  for  the  little 
workers  to  take  to  their  homes.  This  gave  them  so  much  pleasure 
that,  when  the  study  of  plant-life  was  resumed  in  the  spring,  the 
children  asked  :  "  May  we  press  and  mount  our  flowers  ?  " 


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At  the  close  of  the  school  year  six  little  girls  were  promoted  to 
a  more  advanced  grade  at  South  Boston. 

Music  Department.  A  never-failing  source  of 
pleasure  and  recreation  is  afforded  by  the  unlimited 
possibilities  of  musical  training.  In  melody  the  chil- 
dren gladly  revel,  and  without  a  limit  of  hard  work 
they  fairly  sing  and  play  their  way  into  a  very  credit- 
able knowledge  of  the  basic  principles  of  the  art. 

Miss  Elfie  M.  Fairbanks  thus  writes  of  the  work  of 
these  little  musicians :  — 

During  the  past  year  fourteen  girls  received  instruction  in  play- 
ing upon  the  pianoforte,  while  two  studied  both  violin  and  piano- 
forte. Their  interest  continued  unabated  throughout  the  year, 
and  in  most  cases  the  progress  was  satisfactory. 

In  the  primary  singing  class,  the  learning  of  two-and-three  part 
songs  was  a  strong  feature,  and  the  little  girls  were  enthusiastic 
over  this  phase  of  the  work.  It  was  a  pleasant  way  of  training 
the  ear  and  a  valuable  aid  in  developing  a  better  musical  taste. 

Four  little  girls  joined  the  kinder-orchestra  and  derived  marked 
benefit  from  the  practice.  It  was  looked  upon  as  an  honor  to  be 
asked  to  play  in  the  orchestra,  and  an  incentive  was  thus  offered 
for  good  work  in  other  branches  of  music. 

Simple  stories,  relating  to  music  or  its  history  have  been  read  to 
the  little  pupils  and  gave  them  great  pleasure.  Some  of  the  selec- 
tions were  asked  for  again  and  again. 

The  elementary  class  in  harmony  and  in  the  training  of  the  ear 
has  continued  to  meet  regularly  and  to  accomplish  fair  results. 
The  writing  of  scales,  triads  and  other  exercises  in  Braille  proved 
a  pleasant  task  to  many  of  the  little  pupils. 

BoYs'  Section.  Kindergarten.  No  greater  hap- 
piness can  be  conceived  by  the  little  pupils  of  this 
department  than  to  be  allowed  to  play  the  games  and 
sing  the  songs,  to  build  and  weave  and  mould  and 
carry  out  all  the  delightful  occupations  of  the  kinder- 
garten, and   all   unconscious  of   the   great    benefit  to 


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themselves,  brought  about  by  these  means,  the  h'ttle 
boys  throw  themselves  with  zeal  into  these  fascinat- 
ing employments. 

Miss  Ellen  Reed  Mead  thus  recounts  the  story  of 
the  year : — 

The  school  year  opened  with  eleven  little  boys  in  attendance  in 
the  kindergarten  department.  These  were  divided  into  four 
classes,  in  order  to  secure  individual  attention  as  nearly  as  possi- 
ble. During  two  hours  of  each  day  the  four  classes  met  together 
for  morning  exercises  and  for  games. 

The  work  has  followed  the  usual  lines,  but  more  time  has  been 
devoted  to  physical  exercises,  which  were  much  needed  in  some 
instances  and  which  proved  to  be  very  beneficial. 

The  children  have  enjoyed  simple  studies  from  the  great  book 
of  nature,  and  their  interest  has  been  increased  by  frequent  walks 
in  the  neighboring  park.  An  effort  has  been  made  to  teach  them 
to  distinguish  the  common  trees  by  the  bark  and  the  common  birds 
by  the  notes  of  the  different  calls. 

Before  the  end  of  the  school  year  the  number  of  little  pupils  had 
become  fourteen,  seven  of  whom  merited  promotion  to  the  primary 
class. 

Primary  Class.  The  little  boys  take  their  first 
upward  step  into  this  grade,  and,  with  ambition 
thoroughly  aroused  by  their  promotion,  they  fall 
with  unabated  eagerness  upon  the  tasks  which  here 
present  themselves  and  conquer  these  one  by  one. 

Miss  L.  Henrietta  Stratton  gives  the  following 
account  of  the  work  of  these  little  students:  — 

The  year's  work  in  this  department  has  proceeded  along  the 
regular  lines,  with  instruction  in  arithmetic,  reading,  writing, 
geography,  gymnastics  and  clay-modelling,  and  good  progress  has 
been  made  in  each  study.  Basketry  has  been  introduced,  not  as  a 
regular  occupation  but  as  a  reward  for  good  conduct  and  faithful- 
ness in  daily  tasks. 

Much  attention  has  been  given  to  the  study  of  nature,  through 
which  the  frequent  walks  have  been  supplied  with  an  object  other 


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than  the  desire  for  exercise,  and  lessons  have  been  drawn  from 
trees,  plants,  rocks,  small  waterfalls,  ponds  and  every  natural 
object  through  which  a  child  may  learn  by  contact.  The  history 
of  our  country  has  been  imparted  in  connection  with  visits  to 
places  of  interest  and  explanations  of  the  deeds  associated  with 
those  spots. 

All  the  children  have  been  interested  in  their  work,  and  the  year 
has  been  both  pleasant  and  profitable. 

Music  Department.  To  these  busy  little  workers 
the  hours  devoted  to  music  bring  no  less  rest  and 
recreation  than  do  the  leisure  periods  spent  in  the 
sunshine  and  fresh  air. 

Here  is  Miss  Tucker's  report  upon  the  children's 
success  in  this  line  of  study :  — 

In  the  musical  department  of  the  boys'  section  of  the  kin- 
dergarten, the  pupils  were  divided  into  two  classes, —  one 
composed  of  ten  of  the  older  boys  who  understood  the  funda- 
mental principles  of  music  sufficiently  to  permit  them  to  receive 
instruction  upon  the  pianoforte,  the  other  containing  the  younger 
children  who  were  taught  the  rudiments  of  music  according  to  the 
"  Fletcher  Musical  Simplex  Method."  In  addition  to  the  work 
upon  the  pianoforte,  six  have  studied  the  violin  ;  one  the  clarinet ; 
one  the  oboe,  and  four  brass  instruments.  All  of  these  are 
members  of  the  kinder-orchestra,  through  which  they  gain  impor- 
tant training  in  ensemble  work. 

All  the  children  have  been  taught  to  read  and  write  music  in 
Braille  point,  and  all  have  attended  a  daily  singing  class  where 
simple  lessons  for  the  training  of  the  voice  have  been  given  and 
appropriate  songs  have  been  learned.  At  regular  times  brief 
accounts  of  the  different  composers  have  been  heard  by  the  chil- 
dren with  deep  interest. 

The  results  of  the  year's  work  have  been  quite  satisfactory, 
especially  with  the  little  children  who  were  eager  to  advance  so 
that  they  too  might  study  the  pianoforte. 

Department  of  -Manual  Training.  Second  to  none 
in  importance,  among    the    branches    taught    in    the 


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kindergarten,  the  value  of  the  training  received 
through  this  department  is  fully  and  earnestly  recog- 
nized. As  a  means  of  development  alike  of  mind 
and  of  body,  the  thorough  and  systematic  work 
along  this  line  is  a  potent  force  in  our  little  school. 
Miss  Laura  A.  Brown  speaks  thus  of  the  children's 
progress  in  this  direction  :  —  , 

Looking  back  over  the  3^ear  just  completed,  the  work  of  this 
department  presents  a  very  pleasing  aspect.  A  number  of  new 
pupils  entered  the  classes  during  the  year,  and,  although  some  of 
them  were  very  young,  they  completed  the  beginners'  course  in 
plain  knitting  very  creditably.  The  more  advanced  pupils  pro- 
gressed from  day  to  day  until,  by  June,  a  goodly  amount  of  work, 
showing  no  little  perseverance  and  skill,  was  reckoned  to  their 
credit.  The  demand  for  the  handiwork  of  the  children  exceeded 
their  ability  to  produce  it,  and  over  twenty  dollars  was  received 
for  articles  purchased  by  friends  of  the  little  school. 


Work  of  the  Primary  Department. 

In  the  promotion  from  the  kindergarten  building 
to  the  primary  department,  the  boys  gain  a  new  dig- 
nity which  forbids  their  being  classed  any  longer  as 
kindergarten  children.  They  acquire  also  a  truer 
appreciation  of  the  meaning  of  the  tasks  which  are 
set  before  them  and  manifest  a  firmer  purpose  in 
accomplishing  them.  The  record  for  the  past  year  is 
full  of  promise  for  high  attainments  by  most  of  the 
boys  of  this  grade.  At  the  close  of  this  period  five 
boys  were  transferred  to  the  main  school  at  South 
Boston,  and  the  vacancies  thus  created  gave  an  oppor- 
tunity for  promoting  seven  little  boys  to  this  depart- 
ment from  the  kindergarten  building. 

Classes  in  the  Common  Branches  of  Study.  The 
achievements  of  the  boys  in  literary  work  have  been 


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fully  adequate  to  the  demands  made  upon  them  from 
day  to  day.  Their  attention  has  been  gladly  given 
to  their  regular  tasks  which  have  been  so  presented 
to  them  as  to  gain  their  earnest  interest  and  to  arouse 
the  spirit  of  investigation  and  of  zealous  effort. 

Miss  lone  Shaw  has  thus  summarized  the  results 
of  the  year's  work  :  — 

The  work  of  this  department  has  progressed  very  satisfactorily 
during  the  past  year  in  each  of  the  four  classes,  into  which  the 
twenty-four  pupils  have  been  divided. 

In  each  class  the  object  has  been  to  promote,  on  the  part  of  the 
children,  a  keener  interest  in  their  work  and  a  livelier  apprecia- 
tion of  the  highest  thought,  by  keeping  ever  before  them  the  finest 
and  best  that  can  be  found  in  the  world  of  literature. 

Music  Departmejit.  After  the  fundamental  train- 
ing in  this  art,  received  in  the  kindergarten,  the 
boys  renew  the  work  in  this  department  with  suf- 
ficient knowledge  of  the  subject  to  enable  them  to 
make  good  progress  in  the  pursuance  of  their  best- 
beloved  line  of  work,  and  some  really  excellent  results 
may  be  accredited  to  them  as  the  outcome  of  their 
labors. 

Miss  Lydia  Howes  has  presented  the  following 
report  of  the  work  in   her  charge :  — 

In  September,  1901,  work  was  begun  with  eleven  boys  who  had 
already  received  instruction  in  playing  upon  the  pianoforte,  and 
later  in  the  year  this  number  was  increased  by  four  who  began  to 
study  the  rudiments  of  music.  Eight  of  the  more  advanced  pupils 
had  also  given  attention  to  other  instruments,  —  two  to  the  violin; 
one  to  the  clarinet ;  one  to  the  oboe,  and  four  to  brass  instru- 
ments. In  all  these  satisfactory  progress  has  been  made.  The 
four  boys  last  named  have  learned  several  quartets  and  have  found 
the  work  interesting  as  well  as  instructive. 

Twenty   boys    have    taken    part    in    a    singing   class  and  have 


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enjoyed  the  two-part  songs  which  they  learned  and  the  patriotic 
airs  which  formed  a  portion  of  a  little  entertainment  given  by 
the  boys  on  Memorial  Day. 

Department  of  Mmiual  Training.  In  the  work 
of  sloyd,  the  transference  of  the  boys  from  the  kinder- 
garten to  the  primary  department  brings  about  a  sub- 
stitution of  harder  and  less  pliable  materials  than 
those  employed  in  sewing  and  knitting.  The  boys 
accept  the  change  with  alacrity  and  show  themselves 
ready  to  undertake  the  new  work  with  fresh  ardor. 
This  form  of  mental  activity  and  development  appeals 
most  directly  and  is  best  adapted  to  pupils  of  this  age, 
and  the  value  of  the  instruction  given  in  this  direction 
cannot  be  overestimated. 

Miss  Sigrid  Sjblander  has  given  the  following 
account  of  the  work  of  her  pupils  in  this  field  of 
labor : — 

The  time  spent  by  the  boys  in  wood-sloyd  passed  very  pleas- 
antly and  profitably.  They  have  been  deeply  interested  in  the 
work  and  have  met  bravely  such  difficulties  as  are  found  in 
obtaining  exact  measurements,  in  nailing  or  in  squaring. 

The  achievements  of  the  boys  who  were  taking  the  fourth 
year  course  were  especially  satisfactory,  and  they  were  very 
proud  and  happy  when  they  had  finished  the  "big  pieces,"  as 
they  called  the  table  and  bookshelf  included  in  this  grade,  and 
were  permitted  to  carry  them  home. 

The  course  in  sloyd  is  of  great  value  to  blind  children  in 
supplying  a  means  of  employment  for  many  hours  at  home  which 
would  otherwise  be  passed  in  idleness. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


We  are  deeply  indebted  to  Dr.  E.  G.  Brackett,  Dr.  Francis 
Ingersoll  Proctor,  Dr.  Clarence  J.  Blake  and  Dr.  E.  A.  Crock- 
ett for  medical  services,  which  they  have  rendered  free  of 
charge  to  some  of  our  little  pupils  who  were  in  need  of  their 
aid.  We  extend  our  earnest  thanks  to  them  and  also  to  the 
officers,  physicians  and  employes  of  the  Children's  Hospital, 
where  several  of  the  children  have  been  kindly  treated  and 
tenderly  cared  for. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Miss  Helen  W.  Aubin  and  Miss  Lucy 
W.  Davis,  three  of  the  little  boys  spent  two  months  of  their  sum- 
mer vacation  at  the  Children's  Island  Sanitarium  in  Marblehead. 

Generous  supplies  of  fruit  and  vegetables  have  been  received 
from  Miss  Laura  Slocum  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mrs.  Prescott  Bigelow 
of  Brookline  and  Mrs.  John  Chipman  Gray. 

A  bountiful  donation  of  figs  and  dates  were  sent  by  Mr.  John  M. 
Rodocanachi,  who  also  remembered  most  kindly  the  needs  of  the 
kinder-orchestra  and  met  them  by  a  gift  of  $20,  which  amount  he 
gives  every  year  with  unfailing  regularity  for  the  purchase  of  in- 
struments, thus  continuing  without  break  his  annual  benefactions 
to  the  little  musicians.  It  was  through  an  oversight  that  no  men- 
tion of  the  receipt  of  Mr.  Rodocanachi's  generous  contribution  was 
made  in  our  last  annual  report. 

Gifts  of  money  for  the  furtherance  of  the  work  of  the  kindergar- 
ten and  the  welfare  of  its  little  inmates  have  been  received  in  gen- 
erous amounts  from  Mrs.  George  A.  Draper,  Miss  Mary  C. 
Learned,  Mrs.  Walter  C.  Baylies,  and  Mrs.  O.  H.  Stevens.^ 

Miss  Atwood  of  Chelsea  was  again  the  kind  and  thoughtful 
donor  of  clothing  for  the  little  girls,  and  Mrs.  M,  P.  White  of  Cam- 
bridge kindly  supplied  the  kindergarten  with  two  book-rests. 

At  Christmas  time  the  pupils  were  grateful  recipients  of  gifts  of 
icecream  and  cake  from  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  and  Mrs.  E. 
Preble  Motley  and,  on  another  occasion,  from  Mrs.  William  Leon- 


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arcl  Benedict  and  her  little  son  Edwin,  who  manifests  great  pleas- 
ure in  visiting  the  kindergarten, 

Mrs.  Benedict  has  also  made  the  children  happy  by  presenting 
them  with  toys.  The  collection  of  these  was  further  enriched  by 
donations  from  Mrs.  W.  G.  Benedict  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Benedict. 
Toys  were  also  gladly  received  from  several  unknown  friends  and 
from  Miss  Harriet  Nichols'  Sunday-school  class,  while  Mrs.  Taft 
of  New  York  added  greatly  to  the  children's  pleasure  by  giving. 
them  an  express  wagon. 

Both  Mrs.  Motley  and  Mrs.  Gray  brought  fresh  joy  to  the  chil- 
dren's hearts  by  gifts  in  generous  measure  at  Easter  time,  and  an 
Easter  Uly  was  kindly  sent  to  the  kindergarten  by  the  '•  Herford 
Club." 

Some  delicious  maple  sugar  was  presented  to  the  little  pupils  by 
Mrs.  L.  C.  Hill,  and  confectionery  has  been  bountifully  suppUed 
for  the  children's  delight  by  Mrs.  Thomas  Mack,  Miss  Mary  Gill 
of  Jamaica  Plain,  Miss  Alice  Wells,  Miss  M.  J.  McDonald,  the  late 
Joseph  B.  Glover,  Rev.  L,  Walter  Lott,  Mr.  Joseph  Curtis  and 
Miss  Stone  of  Newton.  Mrs,  Mack  also  treated  the  children  to 
the  great  pleasure  of  a  sleigh-ride. 

During  the  Christmas  season,  Mrs,  Larz  Anderson  entertained 
the  little  pupils  delightfully  at  her  home,  and  the  holidays  were 
further  brightened  for  them  by  an  invitation  to  attend  the  Christ- 
mas entertainment  at  the  Second  Church  in  Boston,  of  which  our 
good  friend,  Rev,  Thomas  Van  Ness,  is  the  minister. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Dr.  John  Dixwell,  the  children  were 
enabled  to  enjoy  a  concert  in  their  hall,  the  expenses  being  de- 
frayed from  the  "  Hospital  Music  Fund."  At  different  times 
entertainments  at  the  kindergarten  have  added  greatly  to  the  chil- 
dren's pleasure,  through  the  courtesy  of  Miss  Alison  Pierce  of 
Brookline,  Miss  Vora  Burpee  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mrs.  Frederick  A. 
Flanders,  who  gave  a  delightful  reading  to  them,  and  Mrs.  F.  R. 
Whittemore's  orchestra. 

Miss  Isabel  Greeley  presented  to  the  library /(^//y  Good  Times  at 
School,  and  Mrs.  S.  C.  Briggs  of  Newtonville  has  again  been  so 
very  kind  as  to  pay  a  year's  subscription  for  Little  Folks.  The 
publishers  of  the  Jamaica  Plain  News  have  continued  to  send  their 
paper  regularly  to  the  kindergarten. 


LIST   OF  THE   CHILDREN. 


Abbott,  Edna  May. 
Baker,  Mary  M. 
Boland,  Annie. 
Brannick,  Elizabeth. 
Br  ay  man,  Edith  L 
Clark,  Helen  F. 
Curran,  Mary  I. 
Daicy,  Gertrude  C. 
Driscoll,  Margaret. 
Finnegan,  Alice, 
Fisk,  Mattie  E.  L. 
Flardo,  Rena. 
Flynn,  Marie  E. 
Goldrick,  Sophie  E, 
Gray,  Nettie  C. 
Guild,  Bertha  H. 
Hamilton,  Annie  A. 
Hayden,  Ruth  R. 
Holbrook,  Carrie  F. 
Irwin,  Helen  M. 
Kelley,  Catherine  A. 
Lincoln,  Maud  E. 
McGill,  Marie. 
Miller,  Gladys. 
Miller,  Margaret. 
Minehan,  Annie  E. 
Noonan,  Marion  L. 
Parcher,  Flora  M. 
Randall,  Helen  I. 
Sanders,  Olive  B. 
Sibley,  Marian  C. 
Smith,  Elena. 
Wallochstein,  Annie. 


Walsh,  Annie. 
Watts,  Kate. 
Adler,  Morris. 
Anderson,  Adolf  A. 
Andrews,  Thomas. 
Bardsley,  William  E. 
Bates,  Harold  W. 
Bixby,  Charles  A. 
Blood,  Howard  W. 
Brownell,  Herbert  N. 
Casey,  Frank  A. 
Clonkia,  Roy. 
Corliss,  William  A. 
Cotton,  Chesley  L. 
Crandall,  Daniel  L, 
Cuervo,  Adolfo. 
Curran,  Edward. 
Curran,  John. 
Deming,  Harold  B. 
Dexter,  Ralph  C. 
ElUs,  John  W. 
Farley,  Charles  E. 
Gibson,  Leon  S. 
Gosselin,  Arthur. 
Gosselin,  Napoleon, 
Graham,  William, 
Hamlett,  Clarence  S. 
Harris,  Clifton  W, 
Hart,  D,  Frank, 
Hawkins,  A,  Collins, 
Holbrook,  WilUam  F. 
Jean,  Ludge. 
Jordan,  John  W. 


Kettlewell,  Gabriel. 
Lambert,  Frederick  A. 
Lindsey,  Perry  R.  S. 
Marshall,  Joseph. 
McDonough,  William. 
McQueeney,  William. 
Moore,  Henry  A. 
Nelson,  Charles  S. 
Pepper,  John  F. 
Rodrigo,  Joseph  L. 
Ryan,  Michael  J. 
Safford,  Robert  F. 


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Stringer,  Thomas. 
Sullivan,  Thomas  B. 
Tirrell,  Charles. 
Tobin,  Paul. 
Tousignant,  Arthur. 
Tyner,  Edward  T. 
Veno,  Joseph  D. 
Wallochstein,  Jacob. 
West,  Paul  L. 
White,  Thomas  E. 
Williams,  Edward. 
Woods,  Richard  E. 


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FINANCIAL   STATEMENT   OF  THE   KINDERGARTEN. 

For  the  Year  ending  August  31,  1902. 

Receipts. 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1901, $42,509.34 

Legacies  :  — 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard, 300.00 

Miss  Rebecca  Melvin, 20,000.00 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner  (additional), S.go 

Thompson  Baxter  (additional), 122.50 

Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge, 300.00 

Miss  Helen  M.  Parsons, 500.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker  (additional), 4,040.65 

From  the  estate  of  J.  Putnam  Bradlee, 50,000.00 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne, 2,000.00 

Gifts: — 

Fund  in  memory  of  William  Leonard  Benedict,  Jr.,  950.00 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  (additional), 1,000.00 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund  (additional), 500.00 

Endowment  fund, 53,913-65  ) 

Endowment  fund,  through  Ladies'  Auxiliary                     ?  5,504.65 

Society, 1,591.00 ) 

Annual  subscriptions  through  Ladies' Auxiliary  Society,  7ii35-37 

Donations  for  Girls'  Primary  Building, 742.00 

Board  and  tuition, 8,686.81 

Rents, 986.62 

Income  from  investments,  etc., 19,982.24 

Sale  of  land, 3,000.00 

■  $168,269.08 


Expenses. 

Maintenance, $21,357.13 

Expense  on  houses  let, 123.91 

Bills  to  be  refunded, 219.25 

Taxes,  repairs  and  annuity,  Jackson  estate,  Wachusett 

street, 636.65 

New  primary  building, 11,100.85 

Invested, 42,977.00 

Loaned, 70,000.00 

Cash  on  hand  September  I,  1902, 21,854.29 

$168,269.08 


PROPERTY   BELONGING   TO   THE   KINDERGARTEN. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund, $13,000.00 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund, 500.00 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund, 140,000.00 

In  memory  of  William  Leonard  Benedict,  Jr.       .  1,000.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $154,500.00 


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Amount  brought  forward, $154,500.00 

Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund, 6,000.00 

Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund, 5,000.00 

Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay  fund 9,000.00 

Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund, 1,015.00 

Albert  Glover  fund, 1,000.00 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews  fund, 9,00000 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund, 27,000.00 

George  F.  Parkman  fund 2,500.00 

Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund, 8,500.00 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund, 1,000.00 

Transcript  ten-dollar  fund ...  5,666.95 

Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund, 10,000.00 

In  memory  of  Ralph  Watson, 237.92 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker, 2,500.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 13,040.65 

Sydney  Bartlett, 10,000.00 

Thompson  Baxter, 322.50 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne 2,000.00 

Robert  C.  Billings,    .     .     .     .' 10,000.00 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 4,250.00 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford, 100.00 

John  W^.  Carter, 500.00 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney, 5,000.00 

George  E.  Downes, 3,000.00 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes, 11,799.68 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dvvight, 4,000.00 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 1,000.00 

John  Foster, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W.  Gay, 7,931.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford, 5.000.00 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard, 300.00 

Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge, 300.00 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Hall, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 700.00 

Elisha  T.  Loring, 5,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin, 20,000.00 

Augustus  D.  Manson, 8,134.00 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 1,000.00 

Miss  Helen  M.  Parsons,         500.00 

Mrs.  Richard  Perkins, 10,000.00 

Edward  D.  Peters, 500.00 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Caroline  S.  Pickman, 1,000.00 

Francis  L.  Pratt, 100.00 

Miss  Dorothy  Roffe 500.00 

Miss  Edith  Rotch, 10,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  Salisbury, 200.00 

Joseph  Scholfield, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Seymour 5,000.00 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Cornelia  V.  R.  Thayer 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Delia  D.  Thorndike, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Betsey  B.  Tolman, 50000 

Royal  W.  Turner, 24,082.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $447,679.70 


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Amount  brought  forward, $447,67970 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner, 7,582.90 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware, 4,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright 1,00000 

Mary  H.  Watson, 100.00 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Whitney, '   .     .     .     .  100.00 

Miss  Betsey  S.  Wilder, 500.00 

Miss  Mary  W.  Wiley, 150.00 

Miss  Mary  Williams, 5,000.00 

Almira  F.  W^inslow, 306.80 

Funds  from  other  donations, 74,269.60 

$540,689.00 

Real  estate  subject  to  annuity, 8,500.00 

Cash  in  the  treasury, 21,854.29 

Land,  buildings  and  personal  property  in  use  of  the  kindergarten, 

Jamaica  Plain, 266,555.50 

$837.59879 


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KINDERGARTEN  ENDOWMENT   FUND. 

List  of  Contributors 

From  August  31,  1901,  to  September  i,  1902. 

All  Souls  Sunday-school  of  Roxbury, $25.00 

Bacon,  F.  E., 10.00 

Bartol,  Miss  Mary,  Lancaster, 25.00 

Bethmann,  Tiny  Miner,      ..........  5.00 

Billings,  Mrs.  Elizabeth,  Canton, 5.00 

Bissell,  H.,  West  Medford, 15.00 

Blake,  Francis,  Weston, 25.00 

Blodgett,  Mrs.  E.  E., 5.00 

Brett,  Miss  Anna  K.,  Avon, 10.00 

Brewster,  Miss, 5.00 

Brown,  E.  R.,  Dover,  N.H., 50.00 

Bryant,  Mrs.  Annie  B.  M., 15.00 

Bullard,  Miss  Katherine  E., 20.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Francis, 10.00 

Child,  Miss  H.  M.  C, 1.50 

Children  of  Miss  Seeger's  school,  Jamaica  Plain,  in 

memory  of  Dr.  Howe's  hundredth  birthday,    ...  18.22 

Clapp,  Mrs.  Channing, 5.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Charles,  Methuen, 5.00 

Curtis,  Miss  Isabella  P., 5.00 

Drew,  Frank, 2.50 

Ellis,  George  H., 75-oo 

Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L., -        10.00 

Farnham,  the  Misses, 5.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 1,000.00 

From  a  friend, 5.00 

From  sale  of  "  Stray  Thoughts," 2.00 

Grew,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Heirs  of  Calvin  Young, loo.oD 

Hemenway,  Miss  Clara, 50.00 

Hodgman,  Mrs.  Adelaide  K.,  E.  Greenwich,  R.L,       .  25.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  N.  L., 3.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward, 5,00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,552.22 


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Amount  brought  forward,     • $1,552.22 

Howe,  Mrs.  James  Henry, 5.00 

Hunnewell,  F.  W., ' 100.00 

In  memory  of  Miss  Alice  M.  C.  Matthews,    ....  100.00 

In  memory  of  John  E.  Kohn, 50.00 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J.,  Westwood,        8.00 

Kendall,  Miss  H.  W., 50.00 

Kohn,  Mrs.  John  E., 5.00 

Earned,  Charles,        10.00 

Lend-a-hand  Club  of  First  Unitarian  Church,  Worces- 
ter,        5.00 

Lombard,  the  Misses, 10.00 

Lowe,  Mrs.  Martha  Perry,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  J.  R. 

Anagnos, 5.00 

L.  W.  D.  and  M.  M.  D., 100.00 

Manning,  Mrs.  F.  C.  and  Miss  Frances, iS-oo 

Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F., 50.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B.,        1,000.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold, 100.00 

Motley,  Mrs.  E.  P.,         25.00 

Moulton,  Mrs.  Louise  Chandler, 25.00 

Moulton,  Miss  Maria  C, 25.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie,  West  Roxbury, 40.00 

Nichols,  Miss  Sarah  H., 10.00 

Otis,  Miss  Margaret  S., 20.00 

Peabody,  the  Misses,  Cambridge, 50.00 

Pierce,  Wallace  L., 100.00 

Primary  Department  of   the  Union  Church  Sunday- 
school  of  Weymouth  and  Braintree, 12.00 

Primary    Department    of    Harvard    Church    Sunday- 
school,  Brookline, 5.00 

Punchard,  Miss  A.  L.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Raymond,  Fairfield  Eager, c.oo 

Richardson,  Mrs.  John, i.oo 

Rogers,  Miss  Catharine  L., 15.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B., 10.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  William  A., 10.00 

Seabury,  the  Misses,  New  Bedford, 25.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,548.22 


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Amount  brought fonvard^      .  • $3,548.22 

Schmidt,  Arthur  P., 10.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Otis,  BrookUne,  ' 5.00 

Sohier,  the  Misses, 50.00 

Sunday-school  of  the  First  Church,  Boston,   ....  '82.23 
Sunday-school  of  the  First  Church  (Congregational). 

Cambridge, 20.00 

Sunday-school  of  the  Second  Church,  Dorchester,  .     .  10.20 

Vose,  Miss  C.  C, 10.00 

Walnut  Avenue  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E., 3.00 

Welch,  Charles  A., 50.00 

Whitehead,  Miss  Mary  ($10  —  annual) i5-oo 

White,  C.  J., 25.00 

Williams,  Miss  Louise  Harding, 10  00 

Winthrop,  Mrs.  T.  L,, 25.00 

Young,  Miss  Fanny,  in  memory  of  Charles  L.  Young,  50.00 

^3>9i3-65 


GIRLS'   PRIMARY    BUILDING   FUND. 

A  Friend  of  the  Blind, $50.00 

Anonymous  friend, i.oo 

Bradshaw,  Mrs.  Martha  A.,  Washington, 5.00 

Burgess,  Mrs.  George,  BrookUne, 10.00 

Clapp,  Miss  Helen,  Charlestown,  N.H., 2.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  Charles  R., 20.00 

Downes,  Mrs.  Lilla  A., i.oo 

ElUs,  Mrs.  Caleb, 3.00 

L.  H.  W., 10.00 

Meredith,  Mrs.  J.  H., 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 100.00 

Osgood,  Miss  E.  L., 100.00 

Osgood,  Mrs.  John  F.,- 100.00 

Parkman,  Miss  Eliza  S., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Anne  B,,        5.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B., 10.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  William  B., 7.00 

Amojifit  carried forzvardf $434.00 


239 

Amount  brotight  foiward, $434.00 

Sawin,  George  G.,  Gaysville,  Vt., 2.00 

Stockwell,  Miss  M.  Louise,  Brookline, 1,00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Edwin  P., 5.00 

Williams,  Miss  Adelia  C, 250.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Lilly  U.,  Brooklint, 50.00 

$742.00 


CONTRIBUTIONS   FOR  CURRENT   EXPENSES. 

Annual    subscriptions  through  the  Ladies'    Auxiliary 

Society,  Miss  S.  E.  Lane,  treasurer, $5,846.87 

Cambridge    Branch,    through    Mrs.    E.    C.    Agassiz, 

treasurer, 610.50 

Dorchester   Branch,    through    Mrs.    J.    Henry    Bean, 

treasurer,     .     .    • 1*51.00 

Lynn  Branch,  through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood, 107.00 

Milton  Branch,  through  Mrs.  William  Wood,  treas- 
urer,      202.00 

Worcester  Branch,  through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Harring- 
ton, treasurer, 218.00 

5^7.135-37 


All  contributors  to  the  fund  are  respectfully  requested  to  peruse 
the  above  list,  and  to  report  either  to  Edward  Jackson,  Treas- 
urer, No.  jj  State  street,  Boston,  or  to  the  Director,  M.  Anagnos, 
South  Boston,  any  omissions  or  inaccuracies  which  they  may  find 
in  it. 

EDWARD    JACKSON,   Treasurer. 

No.  53  State  Street  (Room  S40),  Boston. 


240 

SUBSCRIPTIONS   FOR  THOMAS   STRINGER. 

From  September  i,  1901,  to  August  31,  1902. 

A.  B., 5io.oo 

Bancroft,  Miss  Elizabeth  Hope, 3.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  J.  Conklin,  Berkeley,  Cal., 10.00 

Children  of  Emmanuel  House,  Boston, 5.00 

Children  of  the  first  grade  of  Winthrop  School,  Brook- 
line,  through  Miss  Anna  M.  Taylor i.oo 

Children  of  the  Sunday-school  of  the  First  Methodist 
Protestant  Church  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  through  Mrs. 

William  McCracken,  Jr., 12.50 

Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington,  Pa.,  ....  10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 50.00 

Hudson,  Miss  Mary  R., i.oo 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J., 2.00 

JunioV  Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington,  Pa.,       .  20.00 

Kemper,  Mrs.  S.  V.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Kimball,  Miss  Susan  Day, 10.00 

L.,  Mrs., 5.00 

Lilly  Kindergarten  at    Florence,  through  Miss  Mar- 
garet Smith, 5.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B., 50.00 

May,  Miss  Eleanor  G.,  trustee  of  Lydia  Maria  Child 

fund, 35.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  Rollins, 10.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie, 10.00 

Peyraud,  Mademoiselle  Rosalie  J., 2.00 

Pickman,  Mrs.  Dudley  L.  (for  1901  and  1902),       .     .  20.00 
Primary  department  of  Sunday-school  of  Walnut  Ave- 
nue Congregational  Church,.  Roxbury, 5.00 

"  Rodelmer," 2.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York 50.00 

Sohier,  Miss  Mary  D., 25.00 

Switzer,  Miss  Martha, 5.00 

Wales,  Mrs.  George  W., So-oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $415.50 


241 

Amount  brought  forward, $415.50 

Wales,  Miss  Mary  Howe, S-oo 

Wallace,  Mrs.  Augusta  H.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  ....  5.00 

Wheelock,  Miss  Lucy, 10.00 

White,  Master  Watson,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Young,  Mrs.  B.  L., 10.00 

Zakrzewska,  Dr.  Marie  E,  (since  died), 5.00 

$452-50 
A  friend  to  make  up  the  deficit  in  the  account  of  the 

previous  year, 191.00 


PERMANENT  FUND  FOR  THOMAS  STRINGER. 

[This  fund  is  being  raised  with  the  distinct  understanding, 
that  it  is  to  be  placed  under  the  control  and  care  of  the 
trustees  of  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School 
for  \he  Blind,  and  that  only  the  net  income  is  to  be  given  to 
Tom  so  long  as  he  is  not  provided  for  in  any  other  way,  and 
is  unable  to  earn  his  living,  the  principal  remaining  intact  for 
ever.  It  is  farther  understood,  that,  at  his  death  or  when  he 
ceases  to  be  in  need  of  this  assistance,  the  income  of  this  fund 
is  to  be  applied  to  the  support  and  education  of  some  child 
who  is  both  blind  and  deaf  and  for  whom  there  is  no  provision 
made  either  by  the  state  or  by  private  individuals.]    ^ 

A.  B., $200.00 

Adams,  Dr.  Walter  B.,  Philadelphia,  Pa,,       ....  3-oo 

A  friend,  Mount  Airy,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 3.00 

"  Aunt  Mary," 50.00 

Boys  of  Wyncote,  Pa.,  through  Mr.  Homer  L.  Pound,  7.00 

Brown,  Mr,  O.  M.,  Philadelphia,  Pa., i.oo 

Bullock,  Mr.  Raymond,  Rouse's  Point,  N.Y.,  through 

Mr.  Eckersley, 3.50 

Clapp,  Miss  Helen,  Charlestown,  N,H., 2.00 

Cowing,  Mrs.  Walter  H.,  Brookline, 25.00 

Cox,  Mr.  W.  A.,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 5.00 

Amotifit  carried f Of  7vard, $299.50 


242 

Amount  brought  fot ward, $299.50 

Eckersley,  Mr.  James,  Chatham,  Ont., 5.00 

"  From  a  loving  friend," 50.00 

H.  E.  C, 100.00 

Income  from  the  Glover  Fund, 50.00 

Ingalls,  Mr.  C.  H.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 10.00 

Kohn,  Mrs.  John  E., 10.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 100.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie, 25.00 

Nichols,  Mrs.  John  W.  T.,  New  York 100.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., 100.00 

Raymond,  Master  Fairfield  Eager, 5.00 

Review    Club    of    Manchester,    N.H.,    through    Mrs. 

J.  C.  Furness, 5.00 

Ropes,  Mrs.  Joseph  A., 20.00 

Schram,  Mr.  Wallace,  Bennington,  Vt.,  through  Mr. 

Eckersley, 3.25 

Seabury,  the  Misses,  New  Bedford,       ....           .  100.00 

Wallace,  Mrs.  Augusta  H.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa q.oo 

Wellesley  Club  of   Manchester,   N.H.,  through  Mrs. 

J.  C.  Furness, i5-oo 

$1,002.75 


DONATIONS  THROUGH  THE    LADIES'   AUXILIARY. 

Ahl,  Mrs.  Daniel, $25.00 

A.  L.  F.  and  H.  F.   C, 5.00 

Anonymous, i.oo 

Anonymous, 2.00 

Bailey,  Miss  Elizabeth  H.,  Peterborough,  N.H.,      .     .  5.00 

Ballard,  Miss  Elizabeth, 5.00 

Barstow,  Mrs.  A.  C,  Providence,  R.L, 2.00 

Bartlett,  the  Misses,  Roxbury, 5.00 

BayUes,  Mrs.  Walter  C, 10.00 

Bigelow,  Miss  Mary  A., 10.00 

Black,  Mrs.  George  N., .  50.00 

Amount  carried forivardy $120.00 


243 

Amount  brought  foi7vard, $120.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Arthur  W..  Brookline, 5.00 

Bowditch,  Mr.  William  I., S-oo 

Bradlee,  Mrs.  Caleb  D.,  Brookline 2.00 

BuUard,  Mrs.  William  S., 40.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  George  E., 5.00 

Caldwell,  Mrs.  John  F., i.oo 

Carruth,  Mr.  Frank  H.,  Roxbury, 5.06 

Cary,  Miss  Ellen  G., 20.00 

Cary,  Miss  G.  S., 4.00 

Cary,  Mrs.  Richard, 9.00 

Case,  Mrs.  James  B., 20.00 

Church,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Church,  Mrs.  H.  A., 1,00 

Cochran,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5,00 

Collar,  Mr.  William  C,  Roxbury 2.00 

Colman,  Mrs.  Moses,  Lexington, 10.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  Algernon,  Jr., S-oo 

Getting,  Mrs.  C.  E., 5.00 

Crafts,  Mrs.  James  M.,       . 30.00 

Cram,  Mrs.  W.  A.,  Hampton  Falls,  N.H.,     ....  i.oo 

Crane,  Mrs.  James  B,,  Dalton, 10.00 

Crane,  Mrs.  Z.  Marshal,  Dalton, 35 -oo 

Crocker,  Mrs.  Uriel  H., 10.00 

Cross,  Dr.  H.  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Jr., 10.00 

Dabney,  Mr.  Lewis  S., 25.00 

Dabney,  Miss  Roxana  L., 3.00 

Dana,  Mrs.  James,  Brookline, 3.00 

DeSilver,  Mrs.  E.  B., 5.00 

Devlin,  Mr.  John  E., 25.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Sarah  V., 15.00 

DuBois,  Mrs.  L.  G., 10.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  H.  C,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower, 10.00 

"  Every  little  helps," i.oo 

Eustis,  Mr.  W,  Tracy,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Farnam,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  Haven,  Conn.,     ....  25.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $495.00 


244 

Amount  brought  forward, ,     .     .  ^495.00 

FitzGerald,  Mrs.  Desmond,  Brookline, 5.00 

Forbes,  Mrs.  F,  B.,   .     .^ 5.00 

Forsyth,  Mr.  Walter  G.,  Easton,  Penn., 5.00 

French,  Miss  C.  A., 25.00 

Gardner,  Mr.  George  A., 20.00 

Glover,  Mrs.  Irene  C.,  Roxbur}-, 2.00 

Glover,  Mr.  Joseph  B., 100.00 

Gooding,  Mrs.  T.  P., i.oo 

Green,  Mr.  Charles  G.,  North  Cambridge,     ....  10.00 

Greene,  Miss  Emily,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Grew,  Mr.  Edward  S., 25.00 

Guild,  Miss  Harriet  J., 5.00 

Hall,  Miss  Laura  E., 5.00 

Hill,  Mrs.  Lew.  C, 5.00 

Hollings,  Mrs.  H.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Howe,  the  Misses,  Brookline, 10.00 

Kennard,  Mrs.  C.  A., 5.00 

Kimball,  the  Misses,  Longwood, 25.00 

Leavitt,  Mr.  Frank  M.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Lincoln,  Mr.  A.  L.,  Jr.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Loring,  Mrs.  Augustus  P., 10.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G., 20.00 

Lowell,  Miss  Georgina, 5.00 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H., 15-00 

Morrill,  Miss  Amelia, 50.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W., 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E., 7S-oo 

Morse,  Mrs.  Rebecca, 5.00 

Murphy,  Mrs.  Frank  S., i.oo 

"  M.  W.," 20.00 

Nowell,  Mrs.  George  M., 10.00 

Oliver,  Mrs.  S.  P.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Peabody,  Mr.  Francis  H 90.00 

Perry,  Mrs.  C.  F., 5.00 

Peters,  Mrs.  Francis  A., 10.00 

Pierce,  Miss  Katharine  C, 5.00 

Porteous,  Mr.  John, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,100.00 


245 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $1,100.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  James  J., 5.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  ].  Pickering, 10.00 

S.  E.  A., 1. 00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Philip  H., iS-oo 

Shearer,  Mrs.  W.  L., 10.00 

Sherwin,  Mr.  Edward, 10.00 

Souther,  Mrs.  J.  K., 5.00 

Spalding,  Miss  Dora  N., 25.00 

Spaulding,  Mrs.  Mahlon  D.,  .     .     .     .    * 100.00 

Sprague,  Dr.  Francis  P., 20.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Mary  B.,  Brookline, iS-oo 

Stetson,  Mr.  Amos  W,, 20.00 

Stevenson,  Miss  Annie  B.,  Brookline  ($5.  additional),  10.00 

Stowell,  Mrs.  H.  B.,  Brookline, .     .  -  3.00 

Swan,  Mr.  Robert,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Swan,     .     .     ,  10.00 

Swift,  Mrs.  Edwin  C,  Prides  Crossing, 20.00 

Tapley,  Mrs.  Amos  P., 10.00 

Tappan,  Miss  Elizabeth  W.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Thayer,  Mr.  Byron  T., 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Ezra  Ripley, i5-oo 

Townsend,  Mrs.  William  E., 5.00 

Tucker,  Mrs.  W.  A., 2.00 

Turner,  Miss  Esther  Parkman,  Brookline,      ....  i.oo 

Vialle,  Mr.  C.  A., 5.00 

Wallace,  Mrs.  William,  Brookline, 5.00 

Ward,  Miss  Ellen  M., 5.00 

Ware,  Miss  Mary  Lee, 25.00 

Warner,  Mrs.  F.  E., 5.00 

Warner,  Mr.  R.  L.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth, 10.00 

Wesson,  Miss  Isabel, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mr.  James  H., 10.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  James  H., 10.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Kate  A., 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Maria  D., 5.00 

Willson,  Miss  Lucy  B.,  Salem, 5.00 

Amount  carried foiivard^ $1,521.00 


246 

Amount  brought fof  ward, $1,521.00 

Windram,  Mrs.  Westwood  T., 10.00 

Winsor,  Mrs.  Robert, .  50.00 

Wood,  Mrs,  R.  W.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Woodman,  Mr,  Stephen  F.,  Jamaica  Plain,    ....  5.00 

$1,591.00 


ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

Through  the  Ladies'  Ai>xiiiary  Society,  Miss  S.   E.  Lane,  Treasurer. 

Abbot,  Miss  A.  F., $1.00 

Abbot,  Miss  G.  E., ♦ '  i.oo 

Abbott,  Mrs.  J., 5.00 

Abel,  Mrs,  S.  C,  Roxbury, 1,00 

Adams,  Mr.  A.  A,,  Brookline, 2,00 

Adams,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr,  George,  Roxbur}% i.oo 

Adams,  Mrs.  Hannah  P 5.00 

Adams,  Mrs.  Waldo, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr.  Walter  B., 10.00 

Alford,  Mrs.  O.  H.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Angle  N., 2.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  F.  R., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  L.,  Chestnut  Hill 2.00 

Ames,  Rev.  Charles  Gordon 10.00 

Ames,  Mrs.  Frederick  L.. 50.00 

Ames,  Miss  Mary  S., 50.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  Charles  W 100.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Anderson,  Miss  Anna  F.,  Lowell, 2.00 

Anderson,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5.00 

Anthony,  Mrs.  S.  Reed, 5.00 

Appleton,  Miss  Fanny  C.       .     .     ,- 2.00 

Appleton,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Archer,  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  H.,  Charlestown i.oo 


Amount  carried  fof  war d^ $295.00 


247 

Amount  brought  forward, ^295.00 

Atkins,  Mrs.  Edwin  F.,  Belmont, 5.00 

Atkinson,  Mrs,  Edward,  Brookline 10.00 

Ayer,  Mrs.  James  B., 5.00 

Bacon,  Miss  Ellen  S.,  Jamaica  Plain lo.oo 

Bacon,  Miss  Mary  P.,  Roxbury, ,  .  5.00 

Badger,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Bailey,  Mrs.  Hollis  R.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Balch,  Miss  Elizabeth  A., 2.00 

Balch,  Mrs.  F.  G., 5-oo 

Baldwin,  Mr.  E.  L., 5.00 

Baldwin,  Mrs.  Percy  V., ■     .     .     .     .  2.00 

Bangs,  Miss  Edith,         10.00 

Bangs,  Mrs.  Edward, 5- 00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Amos, 2.00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Charles  B.,    .     .     .     . 10.00 

Barron,  Mr.  Clarence  W.,  .     .     .     .  ■ 5.00 

Barstow,  Miss  C.  A., 5.00 

Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  H., 5.00 

Bartol,  Miss  EHzabeth  H., .  10.00 

Bartol,  Mrs.  John  W., 5.00 

Bass,  Mrs.  Emma  M.,  Newtonville,                      .  10.00 

Basto,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Batcheller,  Mrs,  A,  H., 10.00 

Batcheller,  Mr.  Robert, 2.00 

Bates,  Messrs,  W.  and  S.  W., 2.00 

Batt,  Mrs.  C.  R.,       5.00 

Beal,  Mrs,  Boylston  A,, 5.00 

Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur, 25,00 

Bemis,  Mr.  J.  M., 5.00 

Bemis,  Mrs.  John  W., 2,00 

Berlin,  Dr.  Fanny, i.oo 

Berwin,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs,  Alanson,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  A,  O., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  J,  S,, 10.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs,  Prescott,  Brookline, 10.00 

Billings,  Mrs.  J,  B,, .  2,00 

Amount  carried  forward, $509.00 


248 

Amount  brought  forward, $509.00 

Blacker,  Miss  Eliza  F.,  Allston, 10.00 

Blackmar,  Mrs.  W,  W,, 5.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Blake,  Mr.  Francis  S., i5-oo 

Blake,  Mrs.  S..  Parkman, .  5.00 

Blake,  Mr.  William  P., 5.00 

Boardman,  Miss  E.  D., 2.00 

Boardman,  Miss  Madeleine, 2.00 

Bolster,  Mrs.  Wilfred,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Bond,  Mrs.  Charles  H., 10.00 

Boody,  Mr,  J.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Boutwell,  Mrs.  N.  B., i.oo 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Henry  P.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Vincent  Y., ^     .  2.00 

Bradford,  Mrs.  C.  F.,     . 10.00 

Bradt,  Mrs.  Julia  B., i.oo 

Bramhall,  Mrs.  William  T,,  Brookline, 2.00 

Bremer,  Mrs.  J.  L., 10.00 

Brewer,  Mrs.  Charles, 2.00 

Brewer,  Mrs.  D.  C, 2.00 

Brewer,  Mr.  Edward  M., 5.00 

Brewer,  Miss  Lucy  S., 10.00 

Bridge,  Mrs.  J.  G.  (for  1901-02), 2.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Atherton  T.,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Augusta  M., 5.00 

Brown,  Mr.  C.  H.  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Elizabeth  Bowen,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Samuel  N., 5.00 

Bruerton,  Mrs.  James,  Maiden, 10.00 

Bryant,  Mrs.  J.  D., 2.00 

BuUard,  Mr.  Stephen, 10.00 

Bullard,  Mrs.  William  S., 10.00 

Bullens,  Miss  Charlotte  L.,  Newton, i.oo 

BuUens,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Newton, 1.00 

Bumstead,  Mrs.  Freeman  J.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Bunker,  Mr.  Alfred,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Burgess,  Mrs.  George,  Brookline,     .     , 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $709.00 


249 

Amount  brought  forward, $709.00 

Burnett,  Mrs.  Joseph, 5.00 

Burnham,  Mrs.  H.  D., 5.00 

Burnham,  Mrs.  John  A.,  Jr 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  Allston,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Newton  Centre,    .......  10.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  I.  Tucker,  Jr.,  Readville, 10.00 

Burrage,  Mrs.  Alvah  A., 5.00 

Butler,  Mrs.  Charles  S., 2.00 

Butler,  Mrs.  William  S., 2.00 

Cabot,  Dr.  A.  T., 5.00 

Cabot,  Mr.  John  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Cabot,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline  (since  died),      .     .     .  5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Walter  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Capen,  Mr.  Samuel  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 3.00 

Carpenter,  Mrs.  George  N.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Carr,  Mrs.  Samuel, 10.00 

Carter,  Mrs.  George  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Carter,  Mrs.  John  W.,  West  Newton, 5.00 

Carter,  Miss  M.  Elizabeth, 10.00 

Gary,  Miss  Ellen  G., 20.00 

Gary,  Miss  Georgiana  S., i.oo 

Gary,  Mrs.  Richard, i.oo 

Caryl,  Miss  Harriet  E., 2.00 

Case,  Mrs.  James  B., 5.00 

Gate,  Mr.  Martin  L.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Gate,  Mrs.  Martin  L.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Center,  Mr.  Joseph  H.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Chamberlain,  Mrs.  M.  L., 5.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  Frank  W., 5.00 

Channing,  Miss  Blanche  M.,  Brookline  (since  died),  .  2.00 

Channing,  Mrs.  Walter,  Brookline, 5.00 

Chapin,  Mrs.  H.  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Chapman,  Miss  E.  D.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Chapman,  Miss  J.  E.  C.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Chase,  Dr.  H.  Lincoln,  Brookline, 2.00 

Chase,  Mrs.  S.  R.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Cheney,  Mrs.  Arthur, 5.00 


Amount  carried foi'ward, $896.00 


250 

Amount  brought  forivard, $896.00 

Chick,  Mrs.  I.  W., 2.00 

Choate, -Mr.  Charles  F., 10.00 

Clapp,  Miss  Antoinette, 2.00 

Clapp,  Dr.  H.  C, .     .     .     .  2.00 

Clapp,  Miss  Helen,  Charlestown,  N.H., 3.00 

Clark,  Mr.  B.  Preston,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  B.  C.  Clark,  5.00 

Clark,  Miss  Eleanor  J., 10.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Frederick  S., 10.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  J.  J., 2.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  John  T.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Clark,  Miss  Mary, 2.00 

Clark,  Miss  Sarah  W.,  Beverly, 10.00 

Clement,  Mrs.  Hazen, 5.00 

Clerk,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Cobb,  Mrs.  Charles  K., 5.00 

Coburn,  Mrs.  George  W., 25.00 

Cochrane,  Mrs.  Alexander, 5.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  Charles  R., 10.00 

Codman,  Mrs.  J.  Amory, 5.00 

Coffin,  Mrs.  George  R.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Cole,  Mr.  B.  E., 5.00 

Collamore,  Miss, 5.00 

Comer,  Mrs.  Joseph,  Brookline, -.     .  i.oo 

Conant,  Mrs.  William  M., 2.00 

Conrad,  Mrs.  David,  Brookline,        2.00 

Converse,  Mrs.  C.  C, 5.00 

Converse,  Mrs.  E,  S., 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  Francis  L., i.oo 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  Randolph, 10.00 

Coolidge,  Mr.  John  T., 10.00 

Cordis,  Mrs.  Edward,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Corey,  Mrs.  H.  D.,  Newton, 2.00 

Covel,  Mrs.  A.  S., 2.00 

Cowing,  Mrs.  Martha  W.,  Brookline, 25.00 

Cox,  Mrs.  William  E.,  Chestnut  Hill, 10.00 

Craig,  Mrs.  D.  R., 5.00 

Craigin,  Dr.  G.  A., 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,124.00 


251 

Amount  brought  fot ward, $1,124.00 

Crane,  Mrs.  Aaron  M., 5.00 

Crane,  Mr.  Zenas,  Dalton, 500° 

Crehore,  Mrs.  G.  C, •     '     '  -^•°° 

Crocker,  Miss  Sarah  H., '    .     .     .  5  00 

Crosby,  Mrs.  S.  V.  R., lo-oo 

Cumings,  Mrs.  Charles  B.,  Jamaica  Plain,      .     .           .  2.00 

Cumings,  Mrs.  John  W.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Cummings,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 5-°° 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P., 20.00 

Curtis,  Mr.  George  W.,  Roxbury, 5-°° 

Curtis,  Mrs.  H.  G., 5-°° 

Curtis,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5  0° 

Curtis,  Mr.  William  O.,  Roxbury, 5-o° 

Gushing,  Mrs.  H.  W., S-oo 

Gushing,  Miss  Sarah  P., .         5-oo 

Cutler,  Mrs.  C.  F., '       ^-oo 

Cutler,  Mrs.  E.  G., 2.00 

Cutler,  Mrs.  George  C,  BrookUne, i-oo 

Cutter,  Master  Edward  L.,  Dorchester, i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Ellen  M., ,.      .      .     .  i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Frank  W.,  Dorchester, i-oo- 

Dabney,  Mrs.  F.  L., 25.00 

Dabney,  Mrs.  Walter, 2.00 

Dale,  Mrs.  Eben S-oo 

Dana,  Mrs.  George  N., 5-°° 

Dana,  Mr.  Samuel  B., lo-oo 

Dane,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  Longwood, 2.00 

Danforth,  Mr.  James  H.  (since  died), lo-oo 

Daniell,  Mrs.  Henry  W., 5-oo 

Dary,  Mr.  George  A.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  Edward  L., 5-°° 

Davis,  Mrs.  James  H.,  North  Andover  Depot,   .     .  50° 

Davis,  Mrs.  Joseph  E., 5-o° 

Davis,  Mrs.  Simon, 3-oo 

Day,  Mrs.  Lewis,  Norwood, 2.00 

Dehon,  Miss  Cornelia, 5-°° 

Deland,  Mrs.  Thomas  W.,  Roxbury, 5-°o 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,361.00 


252 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,361.00 

Dennison,  Mrs.  E.  W., 5.00 

Dennison,  Mr.  Henry  B.,  Roxbury, 5,00 

Denny,  Mrs.  Arthur  B.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Denny,  Mrs,  H.  M., i.oo 

Denny,  Mrs.  W.  C,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 2.00 

Derby,  Mrs.  Hasket, 5.00 

Dewey,  Miss  Mary  E., 2,00 

Dexter,  Miss  Elsie, 2.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Rose  L., 10.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Sarah  V., 10.00 

Dixon,  Mrs.  L.  S., 2.00 

Doliber,  Mrs.  Thomas,  Brookline, 5.00 

Downes,  Mrs.  Lilla  A.,  Roxbury,     . 2.00 

Dowse,  Mrs.  Charles  F., 1.00 

Draper,  Dr.  F.  W., 5.00 

Driscoll,  Mrs.  Dennis,  Brookline, 2.00 

Drost,  Mrs.  C.  A., 2.00 

Drummond,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

Dunbar,  Mrs.  James  R.,  Brookline,       .     .     .  , .     .     .  5.00 

Dunn,  Mrs.  E.  H., 2.00 

Dwight,  Mrs.  James, i.oo 

Dwight,  Mrs.  Thomas, i.oo 

Eager,  Mrs.  G.  H., 5.00 

Edmands,  Mr.  H.  H,  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Edmands,  Mrs.  M.  G.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Edmond,  Mrs.  Emma  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Edwards,  Miss  Hannah  M.,    . 5.00 

Edwards,  Mr.  John  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Eliot,  Mrs.  Amory, 2.00 

Ellis,  Mrs.  Caleb, i.oo 

Elms,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Newton, 2.00 

Elms,  Miss  Florence  G.,  Newton, i.oo 

Elms,  Mrs.  James  C,  Newton, 2.00 

Ely,  Mrs.  Harriet  E.,     .     . 5.00 

Emerson,  Miss  Elizabeth,  Brookline, i.oo 

Emerson,  Mrs.  William  P.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Emeiy,  Mrs.  Mark,  North  Anson,  Me., i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,493.00 


253 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,493.00 

Emmons,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  2d, 20.00 

Endicott,  Mrs.  Henry,  .     .     .     ^ 5. 00 

Endicott,  Mrs.  William  C, 5.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  C.  W., 2.00 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  Arthur  F., 5.00 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  George  W., i.oo 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  L.,  Brookline, '    .     .  5.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Charles,     . 2.00 

Everett,  Miss  Caroline  F.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Fairbairn,  Mrs.  R.  B,, 2.00 

Farmer,  Mr.  L.  G.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Farnsworth,  Mrs.  Edward  M.,  Sr.,  Brookline,     ...  2.00 

Farwell,  Mrs.  Susan  W.  (since  died), 5.00 

Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M., i5-oo 

Faxon,  Mrs.  William, 2.00 

Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Ferrin,  Mrs.  M.  T.  B.,  Newton, S-oo 

Ferris,  Mrs.  Mortimer  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Ferris,  Miss  M.  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Fessenden,  Mrs.  Sewall  H., 2.00 

Field,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  Brockton, 5.00 

Field,  Mrs.  George  P., 2.oo 

Fillebrown,  Mrs,  F.  E.,  Brookline, uoo 

Fisher,  Miss  Laura, i-oo 

Fisk,  Mr.  Lyman  B.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Fiske,  Mrs.  Joseph  N., 5-oo 

Fitch,  Miss  Carrie  T., .  10.00 

Fitz,  Mrs.  Walter  Scott, 25.00 

Flagg,  Mrs.  Augustus, 6.00 

Flint,  Mrs.  Caroline  E.,  Brookline,        5.00 

Flint,  Mrs.  D.  B., 2.00 

Flood,  Mrs.  Hugh,  Brookline, 2.00 

Folsom,  Miss  Ellen  M.,      .     .     .     .  , 2.00 

Amount  carried forzaard, $1,708.00 


254 

Amount  brought  forward, ^1,708.00 

Forbes,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 3.00 

Forster,  Mrs.  Henry,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Foss,  Mrs.  Eugene  N.,  Jamaica  Plain,       10.00 

Foster,  Mrs.  A.  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 1,00 

Fottler,  Mrs.  Jacob,        5.00 

Frank,  Mrs.  Daniel, 2,00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  A.  Forbes, 2.00 

Freeman.  Mrs.  Louisa  A., 2.00 

French,  Mrs.  E.  A., 5.00 

French,  Mrs,  John  J*., 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  Max,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  S.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Frothingham,  Miss  Ellen  (since  died), 10.00 

Frothingham,  Mrs.  L.  F., 2.00 

Fry,  Mrs.  Charles, 10.00 

Fuller,  Mrs.  R.  B., 5.00 

Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L,, .     .     .  5.00 

Gaston,  Mrs.  W., 5.00 

Gates,  Mr.  Gardner  P., 5.00 

Gay,  Mrs.  Albert,  Brookline, i.oo 

Gay,  Dr.  Warren  F., 5.00 

Gerhard,  Mrs.  Ludwig,  Chestnut  Hill, i.oo 

Gilbert.  Mr.  Joseph  T., 2.00 

Gill,  Mrs.  George  F., i.oo 

Gillett,  Mr.  S.  Lewis,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Gilmore,  Mrs.  K.  M.,  Lexington, 5.00 

Ginn,  Mr.  Edwin, •     .     .     .     .  10.00 

Gleason,  Mrs.  Cora  L.,  South  Boston, 2.00 

Goddard,  Mrs.  Thomas, 3.00 

Goodhue,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Chestnut  Hill,     ....  i.oo 

Gorham,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Gowing,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Grandgent,  Prof.  Charles  H.,  Cambridge,       ....  5.00 

Grandgent,  Mrs.  Lucy  L.,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Grant,  Mrs.  Robert, 5.00 

Graves,  Mrs.  J.  L., 5.00 

Graves.  Mr.  J.  L., 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,871.00 


255 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $1,871.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  John  Chipman, 10.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Joseph  H., 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Morris,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Reginald,  Chestnut  Hill, 5,00 

Greeley,  Mrs.  R.  F., 5.00 

Greene,  Mrs.  J.  S,  Copley, 2.00 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  L.  B., 5.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Longwood, 2.00 

Grew,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Griggs,  Mr.  B.  F.,  Roxbury, '.     .     .  i.oo 

Griggs,  Mrs.  Thomas  B.,    .     .     .     .     • i.oo 

Gunsenhiser,  Mrs.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hale,  Mrs.  George  E., 5.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Anthony  D., ...  2.00 

Hall,  Miss  Fanny, i.oo 

Hall,  Mrs.  Jacob, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Solomon,  Dorchester, 10.00 

Hall,  Mr.  William  F.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Hammond,  Miss  E.,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Harding,  Mrs.  E., 10.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  F.  B., 5.00 

Harrington,  Dr.  Harriet  L.,  Dorchester, 2.00 

Harris,  Miss  Frances  K.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Hart,  Mrs.  Thomas  N., 2.00 

Haskell,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Newton, 2.00 

Haskell,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Hastings,  Mr.  Arthur  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hastings,  Miss  Emily  A.,  Brookline  (since  died),    .     .  i.oo 

Hastings,  Mrs.  L.  W.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Hayden,  Mrs.  C.  R., 5.00 

Hayes,  Miss  Lydia  Y.,  Somerville, i.oo 

Head,  Mrs.  Charles, 25.00 

Healy,  Miss  Helen  R., i.oo 

Heard,  Mrs.  J.  Theodore, 5.00 

Heath,  Mr.  Nathaniel, 5.00 

Hemenway,  Mrs.  C.  P., 10.00 

Amount  carried /or7vard, $2,039.00 


256 

Amoimt  brought f Of  7vard, ^2,039.00 

Herman,  Mrs.  Joseph  M.,        2.00 

Herrick,  Miss  A.  J., 1.00 

Hersey,  Mrs.  Alfred  H., 5.00 

Hersey,  Miss  M.  T., i.oo 

Higginson,  Mrs.  F.  L.,  . 5.C0 

Higginson,  Miss  E.  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L., i5-oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  Hamilton  A.,     .     .     . 3.00 

Hill,  Mrs.  S.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Hills,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Jamaica  Plain, .  2.00 

Hoadley,  Mrs.  John  C,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Hobbs,  Mrs.  Warren  D., 2.00 

Hogg,  Mr.  John, 25.00 

Holbrook,  Mrs.  Walter  H.,  Newton, 2.00 

Hollander,  Mrs.  Louis  P., 5.00 

Hood,  Mrs.  A.  N.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Hood,  Mrs.  George  H., 5.00 

Hooper,  Miss  Adeline  D., 5.00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  James  R., 1500 

Hooper,  Mrs.  N.  L., i.oo 

Horton,  Mrs.  E.  A., 2.00 

Houghton,  Miss  Elizabeth  G., 10.00 

Houston,  Mr.  James  A.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  Arabella, 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  George  D., 5.00 

Howe,  Mr.  George  E., 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  J.  S.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Howes,  Mrs.  Osborn, 2.00 

Howland,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Hoyt,  Mrs.  J.  C., 500 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ehot, 10.00 

Hudson,  Mrs.  John  E., 5.00 

Hunneman,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,  Roxbury,       ....  3.00 

Hunneman,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Hunnewell,  Mrs.  Arthur, 10.00 

Hunnewell,  Mr.  H.  H.  (since  died), 50.00 

Amoimt  carried  forward, $2,272.00 


257 

Attioimt  brought  forward, $2,272.00 

Hunnewell,  Mr.  Walter, 20.00 

Hutchins,  the  Misses, 3.00 

Hutchins,  Mrs.  Constantine  F., 5.00 

lasigi,  Mrs.  Oscar, 10.00 

In  memory  of  Mrs.  Charles  Lowell  Thayer,  ....  3.00 

Ireson,  Mrs.  S.  E., 5.00 

Jackson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  S., 20.00 

Jelly,  Dr.  George  F., 10.00 

Jenkins,  Mr.  Charles,     . 5.00 

Jennings,  Miss  JuUa  F.,  Wellesley, i.oo 

Jewett,  Miss  Annie, 2.00 

Jewett,  Miss  Sarah  Orne,  South  Berwick,  Me.,  ...  5.00 

Johnson,  Miss, 5.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Arthur  S., 5.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Edward, 2.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Edward  C, 10.00 

Johnson,  Miss  Fanny  L.,  Wollaston, i.oo 

Johnson,  Mrs.  F.  W., 3.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Wolcott  H., 10.00 

Jolliffe,  Mrs.  T.  H.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Jones,  Mrs.  B.  M., 10.00 

Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M., 10.00 

Jones,  Mrs.  Jerome,  Brookline, 10.00 

Jordan,  Mrs.  Eben  D., 5.00 

Josselyn,  Mrs.  A.  S., 5.00 

Joy,  Mrs.  Charles  H., .  10.00 

Keep,  Mrs.  Charles  M.,  Longwood, i.oo 

Kellen,  Mrs.  William  V., 50.00 

Kenerson,  Mr.  Austin  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Kennard,  Mrs.  Charles  W., i.oo 

Kettle,  Mrs.  C.  L., i.oo 

Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P., 5.00 

Kidner,  Mrs.  Reuben, 2.00 

Kimball,  Mrs.  D.  P., 21;. 00 

* 

Kimball,  Mr.  Edward  P.,  Maiden, 10.00 

Kimball,  Mrs.  Marcus  M., 50.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,609.00 


258 

Amoimt  brought  forward, $2,609.00 

Kimball,  Miss  Susan  Day, 2.00 

King,  Mrs.  D.  Webster, 2.00 

Kingman,  Mrs.  R.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Kingsbury,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline i.oo 

Kittredge,  Mrs.  F.  W., 3.00 

Klous,  Mr.  Isaac,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Koshland,  Mrs.  Joseph, 10.00 

Kuhn,  Mrs.  Grace  M., 10.00 

Lamb,  Miss  Augusta  T.,  Brookline i.oo 

Lamb,  Mr.  Henry  W.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Lamson,  Mrs.  J.  A., i.oo 

Lane,  Mrs.  Benjamin  P.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Larkin,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Lavalle,  Mrs.  John,        5.00 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Abbott, 5.0Q 

Lawrence,  Mr.  Charles  R.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Leavitt,  Mrs.  George  R.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  George  C., 10.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Joseph, 100.00 

Leeds,  Miss  Caroline  T.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Leland,  Mrs.  Mary  E., 2.00 

Levy,  Mrs.  B.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Levy,  Mrs.  Louis  I.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Lincoln,  Miss  C.  K.  T., i.oo 

Linder,  Mrs.  G., 10.00 

Linder,  Mrs.  John  F.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Lins,  Mrs.  Ferdinand,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Livermore,  Mr.  Thomas  L.,  Jamaica  Plain,    ....  10.00 

Locke,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Chestnut  Hill, 10.00 

Loring,  the  Misses, 30.00 

Loring,  Mr.  W.  C, 25.00 

Loring,  Mrs.  W.  C, 25.00 

Lothrop,  Miss  Mary  B., 5.00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  Thornton  K,, 50-00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  W.  S.  H., 5.00 

Loud,  Miss  Sarah  P 5.00 

Lovering,  Mrs.  C.  T., 10.00 

Ajiiount  carried  forward, $2,969.00 


259 

Amount  brought foru>ard, $2,969.00 

Lovett,  Mr.  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5-°° 

Lovett,  Mrs.  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5-°° 

Low,  Mrs.  Gilman  S., i-oo 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Charles, 5-oo 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Edward  J., 5-°° 

Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Chestnut  Hill, 5-°° 

Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Jr.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Lutz,  Mrs.  H.  Louise, 2.00 

Lyman,  Mr.  John  Pickering, 10.00 

Lyman,  Mrs.  Theodore,  Brookline, 20.00 

Mack,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5-°° 

Mackinnon,  Mrs.  T.  A., 5-oo 

Mackintosh,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Magee,  Mr.  J.  L.,  Chelsea, lo-oo 

Mallory,  Mrs.  F.  B., 2.00 

Mandell,  Mrs.  S.  P., 5-oo 

Manning,  the  Misses, 10.00 

Mansfield,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Maiden, 3.00 

Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland, 10.00 

Marsh,  Mrs.  Robert, 3-oo 

Marshall,  Mrs.  J.  P.  C, 'O-oo 

Martin,  Mrs.  Alex., i-oo 

Mason,  Mrs.  M.  B.,        i-oo 

Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F., S-°° 

McLaney,  Miss  Annie, i-oo 

Mead,  Mrs.  S.  R., 'O-oo 

Means,  Mrs.  James, •  5-°° 

Means,  Mrs.  Wilham  A., lo-oo 

Meredith,  Mrs.  J.  H., 5-oo 

Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles, 5-°° 

Merriam,  Mr.  Frank, 10.00 

Merrill,  Mrs.  J.  Warren,  Providence,  R.L,     ....  10.00 

Merritt,  Mrs.  Mary  E., i-oo 

Messinger,  Miss  Susan  D.,  Roxbury, i-oo 

Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L 25.00 

Miller,  Mrs.  C.  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Mixter,  Miss  M.  A., i-oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,190.00 


26o  ' 

Amoimt  brought  forward, $3,190.00 

Mixter,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H., .     .  5.00 

Monroe,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Morison,  Mr.  George  B., 5.00 

Morison,  Mrs.  John  H. 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W., 5.00 

Morrill,  Mrs.  Ellen  A.,  Roxbury 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E., 5.00 

Morrill,  Mrs.  F.  Gordon, .  2.00 

Morris,  Mrs.  Frances  Isabel,  Westchester,  N.Y.  City,  5.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Morse,  Mr.  John  T., 5.00 

Morse,  Miss  Margaret  F.,  Jamaica  Plain,       ....  5.00 

Morss,  Mrs.  Anthony  S.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F. 5.00 

Motte,  Mrs.  Ellis  L., 2.00 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Joseph,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Nathan,  Mrs.  Jacob,  Brookline, 2.00 

Nazro,  Mrs.  Fred  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Nazro,  Miss  Mar}'  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Neal,  Miss  Caro  F.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  James  W.,  BrookHne, 2.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  A.  M.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Newton,  Mrs.  E.  Bertram, i.oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  E.  H., 2.00 

Nichols,  Mrs.  Fred  S., 5.00 

Nichols,  Mr.  Seth,  New  York, 5.00 

Nickerson,  Mr.  Andrew, 10.00 

Nickerson,  Miss  Florence  S., i.oo 

Nickerson,  Miss  Grace  E., i.oo 

Nickerson,  Miss  Isabel  J., i.oo 

Niebuhr,  Miss  Mary  M., i.oo 

Niles,  the  Misses, 5.00 

Norcross,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Norcross,  Miss  Edith  C,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis, 5.00 

Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis,  Jr., 5.00 

Ai7iou7it  carried  forward, $3,325.00 


26l 

A^nount  brought  forward, $3,325.00 

North,  Mrs.  J.  N,,  Brookline,       ........  2.00 

Noye,  Mrs.  W.  F., i.oo 

Noyes,  Mrs.  George  D.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Olmsted,  Mrs.  J.  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Osborn,  Mrs.  Anna  F.,  Pittsfield,  Me., 2.00 

Osborn,  Mrs.  John  B., 2.00 

Osgood,  Mrs.  John  Felt, iS-oo 

Page,  Mrs.  Calvin  Gates, 2.00 

Paine,  Mrs.  William  D.,  Brookline,        2.00 

Palfrey,  Mrs.  J.  C., 2.00 

Parker,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 2.00 

Parker,  Miss  Eleanor  S., 5.00 

Parker,  Mrs.  Theo.  K.,  Winchendon, i.oo 

Parkinson,  Mrs.  John, 20.00 

Parsons,  Miss  A.  Q.  T.,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Payne,  Miss  S.  A.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Anna  P., 25.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Peabody,  Mr.  F.  H., 10.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Oliver  W., 5.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  S.  Endicott,     . 10.00 

Pearson,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Pecker,  the  Misses  Annie  j.  and  Mary  L.,     .     .     .     .  10.00 

Peirce,  Mrs.  Silas,  Jr.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Peirson,  Mrs.  Charles  L., 10.00 

Penfield,  Mrs.  James  A., 2.00 

Percy,  Mrs.  Fred.  B.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Perry,  Mrs.  Claribel  N.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Perry,  Miss  Elizabeth  H.,  Bridgewater, 2.00 

Pfaelzer,  Mrs.  F.  T., 5.00 

Phelps,  Mrs.  James  T., 3.00 

Philbrick,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  Brookline, 2.00 

PhilUps,  Mrs.  Anna  T., 25.00 

Pickert,  Mrs.  Lehman,  Brookline, i.oo 

Pickman,  Mrs.  Dudley  L.  (for  1901-02), 50.00 

Pierce,  Mr.  Phineas, *  .     •  .  5.00 

Plumer,  Mrs.  Avery, i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,581.00 


262 

Ainonnt  brought  forward, $3,581.00 

Pope,  Mrs.  Albert  A., 25.00 

Pope,  Drs.  C.  A.  and  E.  F., 2.00 

Porteous,  Mrs.  John  (since  died), 4.00 

Porteous,  Miss  M.  F., i.oo 

Porter,  Mrs.  A.  S., i.oo 

Porter,  Miss  Nellie  E.,  North  Anson,  Me.,     ....  i.oo 

Porter,  Mrs.  P.  G.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., 100.00 

Poulsson,  Miss  Einilie, 1.00 

Poulsson,  Miss  Laura  E., i.oo 

Prager,  Mrs.  Philip, 3.00 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Elliott  W., 3.00 

Prendergast,  Mr.  James  M., 10.00 

Prescott,  Dr.  W.  H., 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  G.  H., 2.00 

Prince,  Mrs.  C.  J., 5.00 

Proctor,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Punchard,  Miss  A.  L.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  George, 5.00 

Putnam,  Miss  Georgina  Lowell, 10.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  William  L.,  .      . 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Chicago,  111 2.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  George  H., 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  H.  P., 5.00 

Ramsdell,  Mrs.  E.  A., i.oo 

Ranney,  Mr.  Fletcher, 5.00 

Ratshesky,  Mrs.  LA., 5.00 

Ratshesky,  Mrs.  Fanny, 5.00 

Raymond,  Mrs.  Henry  E., 5.00 

Reed,  Mrs.  William  H., 10.00 

Revere,  Mrs.  Paul  J., i.oo 

Reynolds,  Mr.  Walter  H., 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  Albert  H., 5.00 

Rhodes,  Miss  Florence  R., 2.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  James  F., 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  S.  H., 5.00 

Rice,  Mr.  David,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Amount  carried fortvard, $3,853.00 


263 

Amoutit  brought  forivard, $3,853.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  David,  Jamaica  Plain, i5-°° 

Rice,  Mrs.  David  Hall,  Brookline, 2.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A., 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  N.  W., 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Quincy, 2.00 

Richards,  Miss  Alice  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Richards,  Miss  Annie  Louise 20.00 

Richards,  Miss  C, 5.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  C.  A., 25.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  Dexter  N.,  Brookline, 16.00 

Richards,  Mrs   E.  L.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  E.  C, 5- 00 

Richardson,  Miss  Eva  M.,  Somerville, i.oo 

Richardson,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  Burlington,  Vt., 5.00 

Richardson,  Mr.  Spencer  W., 5.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  Mary  R.,  Newport,  R.I. ,     ....  10.00 

Riley,  Mr.  C.  E.,  Newton, 10.00 

Ripley,  Mr.  Frederic  H., 2.00 

Robbins,  Mrs.  F.  A., i.oo 

Robinson,  Mrs.  Henry  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Robinson,  Miss  H.  M., 25.00 

Roby,  Mrs.  Cynthia  C,  Wayland, 10.00 

Rodman,  Mr.  S.  W., 10.00 

Roeth,  Mrs.  A.  G., i.oo 

Rogers,  Miss  Anna  P.,        10.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Henry  M., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Jacob  C, 20.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  J.  F., 3.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Susan  S., S-oo 

Rogers,  Mrs.  WilUam  B., 3.00 

Rosenbaum,  Miss  Elsa, i.oo 

Rosenbaum,  Mrs.  L., i.oo 

Ross,  Mrs.  Waldo  O., 5.00 

Rotch,  Mrs.  Clara  M.,  New  Bedford, 20.00 

Rotch,  Miss  Mary  R.,  New  Bedford, 5.00 

Rotch,  Mrs.  T.  M., 2.00 

Rothwell,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Amount  carried fonuard^ $4,121.00 


264 

Amount  brought  fof  ward, $4,121.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Eliot, 2.00 

Russell,  Mrs,  Henry  G.,  Providence,  R.I.,     ....  25.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Isaac  H.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  William  A., 10.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  J., 2.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  W.  A., 10.00 

Sabin,  Mrs.  Charles  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sabine,  Miss  Catherine,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sabine,  Mrs.  G,  K.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sacker,  Miss  Amy  M., 5.00 

Sacker,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Saltonstall,  Mrs.  Leverett,  Chestnut  Hill,       ....  10.00 

Sampson,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Sampson,  Miss  H.  H., i.oo 

Sampson,  Mrs.  O.  H., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  E.  P.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  F.  W., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  Winthrop,          50.00 

Saunders,  Mrs.  D.  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Sawyer,  Mr.  Timothy  T., 5.00 

Scaife,  Miss  Helen, 2.00 

Schouler,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

Scott,  Mrs.  William  M., 2.00 

Scull,  Mrs.  Gideon, 10.00 

Seamans,  Mr.  James  M.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  A.  P.,  Brookline  (since  died),      ....  i.oo 

Sears,  Mr.  Frederick  R., 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Herbert  M., 25  00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Knyvet  W., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Philip  H., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Willard  T., 5.00 

Sever,  Miss  Emily, 5  00 

Severance,  Mrs.  Pierre  C, 5.00 

Shapleigh,  Miss  Frances  H.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Shapleigh,  Mrs.  John  W.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Shattuck,  Mrs.  G.  B., 5.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Benjamin  S., 5.00 

Amotint  carried forjvard, $4,396.00 


265 

Amait/it  brought  forward, $4,396.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland, 10.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  George  R., 2.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Henry  Russell, 10.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Robert  Gould, 5.00 

Shaw,  Mr.  Samuel  S., 10.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  L.  H,,  Brookline, 5.00 

Shepard,  Mr.  O.  A.,  Brookline 3.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Thomas  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence,  R.I., 25.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  C.  W., 5.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  F.  S.,  .     .     . 5.00 

Sherman,  Mrs.  George  M.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Shuman,  Mrs.  A., 5.00 

Sigourney,  Mr.  Henry, 10.00 

Simons,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Wellesley, 2.00 

Simpkins,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Jamaica  Plain,'      ....  5.00 

Skinner,  Mrs.  William,  Holyoke, 5.00 

Slatery,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Smith,  Miss  Annie  E.,  Roxbury, 2,87 

Smith,  Mrs.  Samuel, 5.00 

Smith,  Mrs.  Thomas  P.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Snow,  Mrs.  F.  E., 20.00 

Snow,  Mr.  William  G.,  Phila., 5.00 

Soren,  Mr.  John  H.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Sowdon,  Mr.  A.  J.  C., ■  .     .     .  10.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Charles, i.oo 

Stack,  Mrs.  James  H.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Stackpole,  Mrs.  F.  D., 2.00 

Stackpole,  Miss  Roxanna, 5.00 

Stadtmiller,  Mrs.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Stearns,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Brookline,    .     .     .  30.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  R.  H., 10.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  R.  S.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Steese,  Mrs.  Edward,  Brookline, 5.00 

Steinert,  Mrs.  Alex., 3.00 

Stetson,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Stevens,  Mrs.  H.  H., 5.00 

Amount  carried fo)  ward, $4,643.87 


266 

Amount  brought  forward, $4,643.87 

Stevens,  Mr.  J.  C, 2.00 

Stevenson,  Mrs.  Robert  H., 10.00 

St.  John,  Mrs.  J.  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Stockton,  Mrs.  Mary  A., 3.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Edwin  P., 5.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Frederick, 20.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  L.  F.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Stone,  Mrs.  Richard, 5.00 

Storer,  the  Misses, 4.00 

Storrow,  Mrs.  J.  J., 10.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  Louis, 2.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  PhiHp, 2.00 

Strong,  Mrs.  Alex., 10.00 

Sturgis,  Mrs.  John  H., 5.00 

Swain,  Mr.  George  F., 3.00 

Swan,  Mr,  Charles  H., 5.00 

Swan,  Miss  Elizabeth  B.,  Dorchester, 5.00 

Swan,  Mr.  Robert,  Dorchester  (since  died) 10.00 

Swann,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge, 10.00 

Sweetser,  Mr.  Frank  E., 5.00 

Sweetser,  Mrs.  Frank  E., 5.00 

Sweetser,  Miss  Ida  E., 10.00 

Sweetser,  Mr.  I.  Homer, 10.00 

Symonds,  Miss  Lucy  Harris, 5.00 

Taft,  Mrs.  L.  H.,  Brookline,  ' 5.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas,  North  Billerica, 25.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas  Palmer,  Ashmont, i.oo 

Tappan,  Miss  Mary  A., 15-00 

Tarbell,  Mrs.  J.  P., 10.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jr., 10.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  E.  B., 5.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  Washington  I.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Thacher,  Mrs.  H.  C, 10.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Lydia  W.,  Peabody, 10.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Adela  G., 10.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Bayard, 50.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Harriet  L., 5.00 

Amount  carried Jorward, $4,952.87 


267 

Amount  brought Jorzvard,      .     .     .     ..      .     .     .       $4,952.87 

Thayer,  Mrs.  William  G.,  Southborough, 10.00 

Thomas,  Miss  Catharine  C, 2.00 

Thomson,  Mrs.  Arthur  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Thorndike,  Mrs.  Augustus, 5.00 

Thorndike,  Mrs.  A.  L.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Tileston,  Mrs.  Roger  E.,  Brookline,      ......  3.00 

Tilton,  Mrs.  Joseph  B., 5.00 

Tilton,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Newtonville  (since  died),        .  5.00 

Topliff,  Miss  Mary  M., 3.00 

Tucker,  Mrs.  James, i.oo 

Tucker,  Mrs.  J.  Alfred,  Newton, i.oo 

Tuckerman,  Mrs.  C,  S., 2.00 

Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph, 25.00 

Tyler,  Mr.  E.  Royall, 5.00 

Tyler,  Mrs.  J.  H., ;     .  5.00 

Van  Nostrand,  Mrs.  Alonzo  G., 5.00 

Vass,  Miss  Harriet,  Brookline, 2.00 

Vogel,  Mrs.  Frederick  W.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Vorenberg,  Mrs.  S., i.oo 

Vose,  Mr.  Frank  T.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  Clarence  S., 10.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  O.  F., 5.00 

Waldo,  Mr.  Clarence  H., 2.00 

Wales,  Mrs.  George  W.  (since  died), 5.00 

Walker,  Mrs.  J.  Albert, 2.00 

Walker,  Mrs.  N.  U.,  Brookhne, i.oo 

Wallace,  Mrs.  M.  H., i.oo 

Ward,  Miss  E,  M., 5.00 

Ware,  Miss  Harriot,  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 2.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  Richard, 5.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  William  W., 25.00 

Washburn,  Mrs.  Rufus  A., i.oo 

Wason,  Mrs.  Elbridge,  Brookhne, 5.00 

Waters,  Miss  Edith  B., 3.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Wead,  Mrs.  Leslie  C,  Brookhne, 2.00 

Amount  carried fonvard, $5,129.87 


268 

Amount  brought  forward, ^5,129.87 

Webster,  Mrs.  Edwin  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Webster,  Mrs.  F.  G., 5.00 

Weeks,  Mrs.  A.  G., 10.00 

Weeks,  Mr.  A.  G.,  Jr., 5.00 

Weld,  Miss  Alice  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  Davis,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  Samuel  M.,  North  Chatham, 5.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  William  F., 20.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  William  G., 200.00 

Weston,  Mrs.  H.  C, 10.00 

Whalen,  Mrs.  J.  E.,  Melrose  Highlands, i.oo 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  G.  H., i.oo 

Wheelwright,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  Edward, 5.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  G.  W., 10.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  J.  W., 10.00 

Whidden,  Miss  Georgia  M., 25.00 

Whipple,  Mrs.  Sherman  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

White,  Mrs.  C.  T., 3.00 

White,  Miss  Eliza  Orne,  Brookhne, 5.00 

White,  Mr.  George  A., 25.00 

White,  Mrs.  Jonathan  H.,  Brookline, 10.00 

White,  Mrs.  Joseph  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Whiteside,  Mrs.  A., 3.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  J.  K.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Whiting,  Miss  Susan  A.,  Newton, 5.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  W.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  Henry, 25.00 

Whitney,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Edward,  Belmont, 25.00 

Whitney,  Mr.  Edward  F.,  New  York, 10.00 

Whitney,  Mr.  George  M.,  Winchendon, i.oo 

Whitney,  Mrs.  H.  A., 5.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Henry  M.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Mary, i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $5,617.87 


269 

Amount  brought  formard, $5,617.87 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Brookline, 2.00 

Whittington,  Mrs.  Hiram,  Roxbury 2.00 

Whitwell,  Mrs.  Frederick  A.,       .     .          5.00 

Whitwell,  Miss  S.  L., 15-00 

Willard,  Mrs.  A.  R., 5.00 

Willard,  Miss  Edith  G., 2.00 

Willcomb,  Mrs.  George, 5.00 

Willcutt,  Mr.  Levi  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Williams,  the  Misses,  Concord, 2.00 

Williams,  Miss  Adelia  C,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Arthur,  Jr.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Williams,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Harriet  C, 25.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Jeremiah, 2.00 

Williams,  Mr.  Moses, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Moses, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  T.  B., 5.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Annie  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Lilly  U.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wing,  Mrs.  M.  B.,  Brookhne, 1,00 

Winkley,  Mrs.  Samuel  H., 25.00 

Winsor,  Mrs.  Ernest,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Withington,  Miss  Anna  S.,  Brookhne, i.oo 

Wolcott,  Mrs.  Roger, 5.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E.  S., 2.00 

Wood,  Mr.  Henry,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Woodbury,  Mrs.  John  P., 5.00 

Woodworth,  Mrs.  A.  S., 10.00 

Worthley,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookhne,       2.00 

Wright,  Mrs.  John  G.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Wright,  Miss  M.  A., 3  00 

Wyman,  Mr.  A.  E.,  Newtonville, 15  00 

Young,  Miss,  Brookline, 5.00 

Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L.,  Aubumdale, 10.00 

Young,  Miss  Lucy  F.,  Groton, 2.00 

Ziegel,  Mr.  Louis,  Roxbury, 5.00 

$5,846.87 


270 


Cambridge  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  E.  C.  Agassiz. 

Abbot,  Miss  Anne  W., 

Abbot,  Mrs.  Edwin  H 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Edward, 

A  friend, • 

Aldrich,  Mrs.  C.  F., 

Allen,  Mrs.  J.  H., 

Ames,  Mrs.  James  B 

Anonymous, 

Bartlett,  Mrs.  John, 

Batchelder,  Miss  I.,  Boston 

Beard,  Mrs.  Edward  L., 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  J.  W., 

Bradford,  Miss  Edith, 

Brewster,  Mrs.  William, 

Bright,  Mrs.  H.  O., 

Brooks,  Miss  Martha  W.,  Petersham, 

Buttrick,  Miss  Anne, 

Carey,  Mrs.  A.  A.  (donation), 

Cary,  Miss  E.  F., 

Chapman,  Miss  Anna  B., 

Chapman,  Mrs.  F.  L., 

Child,  Mrs.  F.  J., 

Child,  Miss  Helen  M.  C, 

Cooke,  Mrs.  J.  P., 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  I.  T 

Cushman,  Miss  Edith  W., 

Dana,  Mrs.  R.  H.,  Jr., 

Davis,  Mrs.  W.  M., 

Deane,  Mrs.  Walter, 

Ela,  Mrs.  Walter, 

Emery,  Miss  C.  G., 

Everett,  Mrs.  Emily, 

Everett,  Miss  Mildred, 

Farlow,  Mrs.  William  G., 

Field,  Mrs.  G.  G., 

Amount  carried  forward,        $144.00 


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271 

Amount  brought  forward, $144.00 

Fish,  Mrs.  F.  P., 5.00 

Fisk,  Mrs.  James  C, 5  00 

Fiske,  Mrs.  John, 2.00 

Foster,  Mrs.  Francis  C, 100.00 

Francke,  Mrs.  Kuno, 2.00 

Gale,  Mrs.  Justin  E.,  Weston,      ........  5.00 

Goodwin,  Miss  A,  M., 5.00 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  W.  W.,    ' 5.00 

Green,  Miss  E,  W., i.oo 

Green,  Miss  M.  A., i.oo 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  James  (donation), 100.00 

Hayward,  Mr.  J.  W., 5.00 

Hedge,  Miss  Charlotte  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Henchman,  Miss  A.  P., 5.00 

Houghton,  the  Misses, 10.00 

Howe,  Miss  Sara  R., 5.00 

Kennedy,  Mrs.  F,  L., 3.00 

Kettell,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 3.00 

Lamb,  Mrs.  George  (donation), 5.00 

Longfellow,  Miss  AUce  M., 10.00 

Longfellow,  Mrs.  W.  P.  P., 5.00 

Lyon,  Mrs.  D.  G., 2.00 

McKean,  Mrs.  H.  S., i.oo 

Neal,  Mrs.  W.  H., i.oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  J.  T,  G., 2.00 

Noble,  Mrs.  G.  W.  C, 5.00 

Norton,  Prof.  C.  E., 10.00 

Page,  Miss  A.  S.,  Lowell, i.oo 

Paine,  Miss  J.  W., 2.00 

Palfrey,  the  Misses, 5.00 

Peirce,  Prof.  James  M., 3.00 

Perrin,  Mrs.  Franklin, i.oo 

Platner,  Mrs.  E.  C, 2.00 

Read,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Richards,  Mrs.  Mary  A., 2.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  R.  H,, i.oo 

Royce,  Mrs.  Josiah, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, S480.00 


272 

Amount  brought  forward, $480.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  D.  A., 3.00 

Saville,  Mrs.  H.  M., i.oo 

Scudder,  Mr.  Samuel  H., i.oo 

Sever,  Mrs.  C.  W.  (donation), 2.00 

Sharpies,  Mrs.  S.  P., 2.00 

Simmons,  Mrs.  M.  E., i.oo 

Smith,  Mrs.  Horatio  S., 2.00 

Spelman,  Mrs.  I.  M., 5.00 

Stark,  Mrs.  W.  F., i.oo 

Swan,  Mrs.  S.  H., 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  J.  B., i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  J.  H., 2.00 

Thorp,  Mrs.  J.  G., 10.00 

Toppan,  Mrs.  Robert  N., 5.00 

Tower,  Miss  Anna  E., i.oo 

Trowbridge,  Mrs.  John, 3.00 

Vaughan,  Mrs.  Benjamin, 10.00 

Wesselhoeft,  Mrs.  Walter, 2.00 

White,  Mrs.  J.  Gardner, 5.00 

White,  Mrs.  M.  P., 5.00 

Whittemore,  Mrs,  F,  W., 10.00 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  G.  W., i.oo 

Willson,  Mrs.  Robert  W., 5.00 

Woodman,  Mrs.  C.  F., 25.00 

Woodman,  Mrs.  Walter, 2.00 

Yerxa,  Mr.  Henry  D., 5.00 

Interest, 15-50 

$610.50 


Dorchester  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  J.  Henry  Bean. 

Atherton,  Mrs.  Samuel,  Boston, $1.00 

Barnard,  Mrs.  C.  F., i.oo 

Barry,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S., i.oo 

Bartlett,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Boston, i.oo 

Bassett,  Mr.  I.  A., 2.00 

Ainowit  carried fomiard, $6.00 


273 

Amount  brought  foncard, $6.00 

Bates,  Mrs.  Henry  L., i.oo 

Bean,  Mrs.  J.  Henry, i.oo 

Bennett,  Miss  M.  M.,  Wellesley  College, i.oo 

Bird,  Mrs.  John  L., i.oo 

Bradford,  Mrs.  Martin  L.  (since  died), 2.00 

Brigham,  Mrs.  Frank  E., i  00 

Burdett,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 5.00 

Callender,  Miss, i.oo 

Callender,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Churchill,  Mrs.  J.  R., i.oo 

Clark,  Mrs.  W.  R.,  Jr., i.oo 

Conant,  Mrs.  James  S., i.oo 

Copeland,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Cushing,  Miss  Susan  T., i.oo 

Dillaway,  Mrs.  C.  O.  L., i.oo 

Eaton,  Mrs.  Albert, i.oo 

EUot,  Mrs.  Christopher  R.,  Boston, 2.00 

Estabrooks,  Miss, i.oo 

Everett,  Mrs.  William  B., i.oo 

Faunce,  Mrs.  Sewall  A., i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  M.  C.  T.,  Milton, 2.00 

Foster,  Mr.  Lucius  H., i.oo 

Hall,  Miss  Adelaide, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Hawkes,  Mrs.  S.  L.,  Mattapan, i.oo 

Hearsey,  Miss  Sarah  E., i.oo 

Hemmenway,  Mrs.  Edward  A., •     .  i.oo 

Rowland,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5-oo 

Humphreys,  Mrs.  R.  C, •     •     •  2.00 

Jackson,  Mr.  Edward  P., i.oo 

Jordan,  Mrs.  H.  J.,  Hingham  Centre, i.oo 

Laighton,  Mrs.  WilUam  B., 1.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Charles  J.  (donation), 10.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  L.  M.,  Lexington, i.oo 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Harold, 5.00 

Nash,  Mrs.  Edward,  Boston, i.oo 

Nash,  Mrs.  Frank  K., .  i.oo 

Amount  carried formard, $69.00 


2  74 

Amount  brought f 07 ward, $69.00 

Nightingale,  Mrs.  C, i.oo 

North,  Mrs.  F.  O. i.oo 

Noyes,  Miss  Mary  E., i.oo 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Charles  K.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Pierce,  Miss  Henrietta  M., i.oo 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Laban, 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  John, i.oo 

Robinson,  Miss  A.  B., 1.00 

Sayward,  Mrs.  W.  H., 2.00 

Sharp,  Mr.  Everett  H,, 3.00 

Sharp,  Miss  E.  S.  (donation), .  2.00 

Smith,  Miss  H.  J., i.oo 

Smith,  Mrs.  W.  H.  L., i.oo 

Soule,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P., 5.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Albert  H., i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  A.  Maynard, i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  A.  T.,  2d., i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  Henry  D., i.oo 

Stearns,  Miss  Katherine, i.oo 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Fred  P., 2.00 

Swan,  Mrs.  Joseph  W., 3.00 

Swan,  Miss  M.  E., i.oo 

Tanner,  Mrs.  J.  A., i.oo 

Thacher,  Mrs.  A.  C, i.oo 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 2.00 

Thacher,  Miss  Elizabeth  M., i.oo 

Thacher,  Miss  M.  H., i.oo 

Torrey,  Mrs.  Elbridge, 10.00 

Turner,  Mr.  William  H., i.oo 

Vinson,  Miss  Ellen  H., 2.00 

Waitt,  Mrs.  William  Gay, i.oo 

Warner,  Mrs.  F.  H., 2.00 

Whitcher,  Mr.  Frank  W., 5.00 

Whiton,  Mrs.  Royal, i.oo 

Wilder,  Miss  Grace  S., 2.00 

Willard,  Miss  Ellen  E., i.oo 

Willard,  Mrs.  L.  P., 1.00 

Amount  carried for.ward, $135.00 


275 

Amount  brought  f Of  zvard, $135.00 

Wood,  Mr.  Frank, 5.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  Frank, 5.00 

Woodbury,  Miss  Mary, ...  i.oo 

Wright,  Mr.  C.  P., 5.00 

$151 .00 


Lynn  Branch. 


Through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood. 

Averill,  Miss  M.  J., $1.00 

Bancroft,  Mrs.  Thomas, i.oo 

Berry,  Mrs.  B.  J.,  and  son, 5.00 

Blood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  H., 5.00 

Blood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  K., 5.00 

Breed,  Mrs.  A.  B., i.oo 

Caldwell,  Mrs.  Ellen  F.,  Bradford, i.oo 

Earp,  Miss  Emily  A., i.oo 

Elmer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  J., 5.00 

Frazier,  Mrs.  Lyman  B., 2.00 

Harmon,  Mrs.  R.  E., 1.00 

Haven,  Miss  Cassie  S., i.oo 

Haven,  Miss  Rebecca  E.,  Phila., 2.00 

Hollis,  Mrs.  Samuel  J., 10.00 

Hudson,  Mrs.  Charles, i.oo 

Johnson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Luther  S., 5.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Nehemiah  (for  1901-02), 10.00 

LeRow,  Mrs.  M.  H.,  Roslindale, i.oo 

Little,  Mrs.  William  B., i.oo 

Lovejoy,  Mrs.  Dr., i.oo 

Macnair,  Mr.  John, 5.00 

Melcher,  Mrs.  Angelia  O., i.oo 

Morgan,  Mrs.  William  F., 5.00 

Page,  Mrs.  N.  W.  (for  1900-01-02), 3.00 

Pevear,  Mr.  Henry  A,, 5.00 

Pickford,  Mrs.  Anna  M., 5.00 

Pope,  Mrs.  M.  J., i.oo 

Purinton,  Mrs.  H.  S., i.oo 

Amonnt  carried  forward, ^86.00 


276 

Amount  brought  forward, $86.00 

Sheldon,  Mrs.  Mary  L., 5.00 

Souther,  Mrs,  Elbridge, i.oo 

Symonds,  Mr.  Walter  E., 5.00 

Tapley,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  F., 5.00 

Thomson,  Mr.  Elihu,  Swampscott  (donation),     .     .     .  5.00 

$107.00 


Milton  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  William  Wood. 

Baldwin,  Miss  AUce  W., 

Barnard,  Mrs.  James  M., 

Brack,  Mrs.  C.  E.  C, 

Brewer,  Miss  Eliza, 

Brewer,  Mrs.  Joseph, 

Briggs,  Miss  S.  E., 

Brooks,  Mrs.  Edward,  Hyde  Park, 

Channing,  the  Misses, 

Clarke,  Mrs.  D.  O.,  East  Milton, 

Clum,  Mrs.  AHson  B.,         

Cunningham,  Mrs.  Caleb,  East  Milton,     .... 

Dow,  Miss  Jane  F., 

Dow,  Miss  Lucia  A., 

Emerson,  Mrs.  W.  R., 

Forbes,  Mrs.  J.  Murray, 

Gilbert,  Mrs.  H.  J., 

Gilmore,  Miss  Mary  E.,  North  Easton,      .... 

Glover,  Mrs.  T.  R., 

Hemenway,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Readville,     .... 

Hicks,  Miss  Josephine, 

Hinckley,  Miss  Mary,  Mattapan, 

Hollingsworth,  Mrs.  Amor, 

In  memory  of  Mrs.  William  H.  Slocum,    .... 

Jaques,  Mrs.  Francis, 

Jaques,  Miss  Helen, 

Klous,  Mrs.  Henry  D., 

Ladd,  Mrs.  William  J., 

Amount  carried forivard, $138.00 


$1 

.00 

I 

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I 

.00 

5 

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5 

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I 

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I 

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2 

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I 

00 

I 

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4 

00 

2 

50 

2 

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I 

00 

5 

00 

I 

00 

I 

00 

I 

00 

25 

00 

I 

00 

I 

00 

3 

00 

50 

00 

5 

00 

10 

00 

I. 

00 

5- 

00 

277 

Amount  brought  forward, 5^138.00 

Loring,  Miss  Edith, 

Loring,  Mrs.  Elisha, 

Mcintosh,  Mrs., 

Morse,  Mrs.  Samuel, 

Perkins,  Mrs.  Charles  E., 

Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  V., 

Pierce,  Mr.  Vassar, 

Pierce,  Mr.  Walworth, 

Pierce,  Mrs.  W.  L., 

Richardson,  Miss  N., 

Rivers,  Mrs.  George  R.  R., 

Roberts,  Miss  Rachel, 

Roberts,  Mrs.  R.  H., 

Rotch,  Miss  Johanna, 

Safford,  Mrs.  N.  M., 

Tilden,  Mrs.  George, 

Tilden,  Mrs.  William  P 

Tileston,  Miss  Edith,  Mattapan, 

Tileston,  Miss  Eleanor,  Mattapan, 

Tileston,  Mrs.  J.  B.,  Mattapan, 

Tucker,  Miss  R.  L.,  Hyde  Park, 

Tucker,  Mrs.  Stephen  A.,  Hyde  Park,       .... 

Tuell,  Mrs.  Hiram, 

Upton,  Mrs.  George  B., 

Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C, 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  E.  D., 

Ware,  Mrs.  Arthur  L,, 

Weston,  Mr.  William  B., 

White,  Mrs.  F.  B., 

Whitney,  Mrs.  A.  D.  T., 

Whitwell,  Mrs.  F.  A., 

Whitwell,  Miss  Natalie  S., 

Wood,  Mr.  William, 

Wood,  Mrs.  William, 


2 

.00 

3 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

5 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

2 

.00 

0 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

.00 

2 

.00 

2 

.00 

I 

.00 

I 

,00 

I, 

,00 

5' 

,00 

I. 

,00 

I 

,00 

1, 

,00 

2 

GO 

2. 

00 

I, 

,00 

I. 

.00 

5' 

,00 

I. 

GO 

I. 

GG 

I. 

GG 

I. 

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I. 

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10. 

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$202. 

GO 

278 


Worcester  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Harrington. 

Allen,  Miss  Katharine, $5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Lamson, i.oo 

Ball,  Miss  Helen, i.oo 

Ball,  Mrs.  Phineas, i.oo 

Barber,  Miss  F.  Lillian, 2.00 

Bigelow,  Miss  Mar)^  F i.oo 

Blake,  Miss, i.oo 

Brigham,  Mrs.  John  S  , i.oo 

Clark,  Miss  Harriet  E., 5.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Henr^', 50.00 

Comins,  Mrs.  E.  I., i.oo 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Edwin  P., i.oo 

Davis,  Mrs.  Charles  H., i.oo 

Day,  Mrs.  John  E., 2.00 

Denholm,  Mrs.  W.  J., i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  H.  B., i.oo 

Fobes,  Mrs.  Celia  E., i.oo 

Gage,  Mrs.  Homer, 5.00 

Gage,  Mrs.  Thomas  H., 2.00 

Gates,  Mrs.  Charles  L., i.oo 

Gross,  Mrs.  Henry  J., i.oo 

Harrington,  Mrs.  C.  G., 2.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  Edwin  C, i.oo 

Harrington,  Mrs.  Gilbert  H., 5.00 

Hoar,  Mrs.  Geoige  F.,        2.00 

Hoar,  Miss  Mary 5.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  W.  W., i.oo 

Knowles,  Mrs.  F.  B., 10.00 

Leland,  Mrs.  L.  K., i.oo 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Winslow  S., i.oo 

Lowell,  Mr.  A.  S., 5.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  Jessie, i.oo 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  D.  F., i.oo 

Morse,  Miss  Frances i.oo 

Norcross,  Mrs.  O.  W., i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $122.00 


279 

Amount  brought  forwatd^ $122.00 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Henry  S., 10.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  William  E.,        5.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Robinson,  Mrs.  J.  H., i.oo 

Rogers,  Miss  Nellie, i.oo 

Russell,  Mrs.  Herbert, 2.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  J.  M., 2.00 

Salisbury,  Hon.  Stephen, 10.00 

Scofield,  Mrs.  J.  M., 5.00 

Sinclair,  Mr.  J.  E., i.oo 

Sinclair,  Mrs.  J.  E., i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Adin, 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  D.,  Jr., 10.00 

Torrey,  Mrs.  L.  H., i.oo 

Washburn,  Mrs.  Charles  G., 25.00 

Wellington,  Mrs.  F.  W., i.oo 

Wesson,  Mrs.  James  E., 2.00 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  Leonard, i.oo 

Whipple,  Mrs.  W.  F., i.oo 

Winslow,  Mrs.  Samuel  E.,  Leicester, 2.00 

Witter,  Mrs.  Henry  M., 2.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E,  M., 6.00 

Wyman,  Miss  Florence  W., i.oo 

$218.00 


SEVENTY-SECOND  ANNUAL   REPORT 


THE   TRUSTEES 


Perkins  Institution 


Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 


FOR   THE   YEAR   ENDING 


August   31,   1903. 


BOSTON 

Press  of  Geo.  H.  Ellis  Co.,  272  Congress  Street 

1904 


CommontDealt)^  of  fllpafiJjsaci^ujeiettjsi^ 


Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  17,  1903. 

To  the  Hon.  Wm.  M.  Olin,  Secretary  of  State,  Boston. 

Dear  Sir  :  —  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  to  you,  for  the 
use  of  the  legislature,  a  copy  of  the  seventy-second  annual 
report  of  the  trustees  of  this  institution  to  the  corporation 
thereof,  together  with  that  of  the  treasurer  and  the  usual 
accompanying  documents. 

Respectfully, 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS, 

Secretary. 


OFFICERS    OF   THE   CORPORATION. 
1 903-1904. 


FRANCIS    H.    APPLETON,  President. 
AMORY    A.    LAWRENCE,    Vice-President. 
PATRICK    T.    JACKSON,   Treasurer. 
MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Secretary. 


BOARD    OF   TRUSTEES. 


FRANCIS   H.   APPLETON. 

WM.  LEONARD    BENEDICT. 

WILLIAM    ENDICOTT. 

Rev.  PAUL  REVERE  FROTHINGHAM. 

CHARLES    P.    GARDINER. 

N.    P.   HALLOWELL. 


J.   THEODORE   HEARD,  M.D. 

EDWARD   JACKSON. 

GEORGE   H.   RICHARDS. 

WILLIAM   L.   RICHARDSON,  M.D. 

RICHARD    M.   SALTONSTALL. 

S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE,  C/tairman. 


STANDING    COMMITTEES. 
Monthly  Visiting  Committee, 

whose  duty  U  is  to  visit  and  inspect  the  Itistitution  at  least  otice  in  each  tnottth. 


1904. 

January,     Francis  H.  Appleton. 
February,  Wm.  L.  Benedict. 
March,    .  William  Endicott. 
April,      .  Paul  R.  Frothingham. 
May,  .     .  Charles  P.  Gardiner. 
June,  .     .  N.  P.  Hallowell. 


Committee  on  Education. 

George  H.  Richards. 

Rev.  Paul  Revere  Frothingham. 

William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 


Committee  on  Finance. 

S.  LoTHROP  Thorndike. 
William  Endicott. 
Wm.  Leonard  Benedict. 
N.  P.  Hallowell. 


1904. 

July,     ...  J.  Theodore  Heard. 
August,     .     .  Edward  Jackson. 
September,   .  George  H.  Richards. 
October,   .     .  William  L.  Richardson. 
November,    .  Richard  M.  Saltonstall. 
December,    .  S.  Lothrop  Thorndike. 


House  Committee. 

William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Charles  P.  Gardiner. 
George  H.  Richards. 


Committee  on  Health. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
William  L.  Richardson,  M.D. 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall. 


Auditors  of  Accounts. 

J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D. 
S.  Lothrop  Thorndike. 


OFFICERS    OF    ADMINISTRATION    AND    TEACHERS. 


MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Director. 


TEACHERS    OF   THE    LITERARY 
Boys'  Section. 

ALMORIN  O.  CASWELL. 

Miss  CAROLINE  E.  McMASTER. 

Miss  JULIA  A.  BOYLAN. 

Miss  JESSICA  L.  LANGWORTHY. 

FRED  R.  FAULKNER. 

EDWARD  K.  HARVEY. 

Miss  ALTA  M.  REED. 


DEPARTMENT. 
Girls'  Section. 


Miss  GAZELLA  BENNETT. 
Miss  SARAH  M.  LILLEY. 
Miss  FRANCES  S.  MARRETT. 
Miss  IRENE  MASON. 
Miss  EMILY  H.  ESTY. 
Miss  JULIA  E.  BURNHAM. 
Miss  ETHEL  M.  STICKNEY. 


Special  Teachers  to  Blind  Deaf-Mutes. 

Miss  VINA  C    BADGER.  I    Miss  HELEN  L.  SMITH. 

Miss  EVELYN  RICE. 


DEPARTMENT   OF    PHYSICAL   TRAINING. 


JOHN  H.  WRIGHT. 

Miss  LENNA  D.  SWINERTON. 


Miss  GAZELLA  BENNETT. 
Miss  IRENE  MASON. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    MUSIC. 
Boys'  Section. 


EDWIN  L.  GARDINER. 
Miss  FREDA  A.  BLACK. 
Miss  HELEN  M.  ABBOTT. 
Miss  MARY  E.  BURBECK. 
W.  LUTHER  STOVER. 
JOHN  F.  HARTWELL. 
JOHN  M.   FLOCKTON. 


AUGUST©  VANNINI. 
AUGUST  DAMM. 

Girls'  Section. 


Miss  LI  LA  P.  COLE. 

Miss  MARY  E.  RILEY. 

Miss  LOUISA  L.  FERNALD. 

Miss  HELEN  M.  KELTON. 

Miss  B'LANCHE  A.  BARDIN. 
GEORGE  W.  WANT,  Voice. 
EDWIN  A.  SABIN,   Violhi. 


to  both  sections. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    MANUAL   TRAINING. 


Boys'  Section. 

JOHN  H.  WRIGHT. 

JULIAN  H.  MABEY. 

ELWYN  C.  SMITH. 

Miss  MARY  B.  KNOWLTON,  Sloyd. 


Girls'  Section. 

Miss  ANNA  S.  HANNGREN,  Sloyd. 
Miss  FRANCES  M.  LANGWORTHY. 
Miss  M.  ELIZABETH  ROBBINS. 
Miss  GRACE  E.  SNOW. 


DEPARTMENT    OF   TUNING   PIANOFORTES. 

GEORGE  E.  nhV.!:,  Mntia«:cr  and  Instructor. 


LIBRARIANS,  CLERK    AND    BOOKKEEPERS. 

Y.k^Y..  Librarian.  \    Miss  MAYBEL  J.   KING,  ^oo/iy^r^^/^r. 


Miss  SARAH  E 

Miss  LAURA  M.  SAWYER,  Librarian. 

Miss  ANNA  GARDNER  FISH,  Clerk. 


Miss  EDITH  M.  G'^IYVX'H,  Assistant. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    HEALTH    AND    DOMESTIC    AFFAIRS. 


ELISHA  S.  BOLAND,  M.D., 

A  tteiiditig  Physician. 
FREDERICK  A.  FLANDERS,  Steward. 
Mrs.  FRANCES  E.  CARLTON,  Matron. 
Miss  ALICE  MERRILL, /J !«.?;■««/. 


Housekeepers  in  the  Cottages. 

Mks.  M.  a.   KNOWLTON. 
Mrs.  CORA  L.  GLEASON. 
Miss  CLARA  E.  STEVENS. 
Mrs.  L.   R.   SMITH. 
Miss  FLORENCE  E.  STOWE. 


PRINTING  DEPARTMENT. 


DENNIS  A.  ^Y.\KDO^ ,  Manager. 
Mrs.   ELIZABETH  L.  BOWDEN. 


Miss  LOUISE  CHISHOLM,  Printer. 
Miss  ISABELLA  G.  MEALEY,  " 


\VORKSHOP   FOR   ADULTS. 

EUGENE  C.  HOWARD,  Manager.  \     Miss  ESTELLE  M.  MENDUM,  Clerk. 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


Abbott,  Mrs.  M.  T.,  Cambridge. 
Adams,  John  A.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Adams,  Melvin  O.,  Boston. 
Agassiz,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Cambridge. 
Ahl,  Mrs.  Daniel,  Boston. 
Alger,  Rev.  William  R.,  Boston. 
Amory,  Charles  W.,  Boston. 
Anagnos,  Michael,  Boston. 
Anderson,  Mrs.  John  F.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Hon.  Francis  H.,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  R.  M.,   New  York. 
Appleton,  Dr.  William,  Boston. 
Appleton,  Mrs.  William,  Boston. 
Apthorp,  William  F.,  Boston. 
Atkinson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Bacon,  Edwin  M.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Mrs.  Ezra  H.,  Boston. 
Baker,  Miss  M.  K.,  Boston. 
Baldwin,  S.  E.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Baldwin,  William  H.,  Boston, 
Balfour,  Miss  M.  D.,  Charlestown. 
Ballard,  Miss  E.,  Boston. 
Barbour,  Edmund  D.,  Boston. 
Barrett,  William  E.,  Boston. 
Barrows,  Hon.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Barrows,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  New  York. 
Bartlett,  Francis,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  F.,  Boston. 
Bardett,  Mrs.  John,  Cambridge. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  Boston. 
Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  F.,  Boston. 
Bates,  Arlo,  Boston. 
Baylies,  Mrs.  Charlotte  U.,  Boston. 
Beach,  Rev.  D.  N.,  Bangor,  Me. 
Beach,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Springfield. 
Beal,  James  H.,  Boston. 


Beebe,  E.  Pierson,  Boston. 
Beebe,  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur,  Boston. 
Benedict,  Wm.  Leonard,  Boston. 
Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  Brookline. 
Binney,  William,  Providence. 
Black,  George  N.,  Boston. 
Blanchard,  G.  D.  B.,  Maiden. 
Boardman,  Mrs.  Edwin  A.,  Boston. 
Bourn,  Hon.  A.  O.,  Providence. 
Bowditch,  Alfred,  Boston. 
Bowditch,  Dr.  H.  P.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Boyden,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Brackett,  Mrs,  Henry,  Boston. 
Brimmer,  Mrs,  Martin,  Boston. 
Brooke,  Rev.  Stopford  W.,  London, 
Brooks,  Edward,  Hyde  Park, 
Brooks,  Rev.  G.  W.,  Dorchester. 
Brooks,  Peter  C,  Boston. 
Brooks,  Mrs,  Peter  C,  Boston, 
Brooks,  Shepherd,  Boston. 
Brown,  Mrs.  John  C,  Providence. 
Browne,  A.  Parker,  Boston. 
Bryant,  Mrs.  A.  B.  M.,  Boston. 
Bullard,  Mrs.  William  S.,  Boston. 
Bullock,  George  A.,  Worcester. 
Bumstead,  Mrs.  F.  J.,  Cambridge. 
Bundy,  James  J.,  Providence, 
Burgess,  Mrs,  S,  K.,  Brookline. 
Burnham,  Miss  Julia  E.,  Lowell. 
Burnham,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Burton,  Dr.  J.  W.,  Flushing,  N.Y. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Mrs.  Samuel,  Boston. 
Cabot,  Walter  C,  Boston. 
Callahan,  Miss  Mary  G.,  Boston. 


Callender,  Walter,  Providence. 
Carpenter,  Charles  E.,  Providence. 
Carter,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  West  Newton. 
Cary,  Miss  E.  F.,  Cambridge. 
Cary,  Miss  Ellen  G.,  Boston. 
Cary,  Mrs.  Richard,  Boston. 
Case,  Mrs.  Laura  L.,  Boston. 
Chace,  James  H.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chace,  Hon.  J.,  Valley  Falls,  R.I. 
Chadwick,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Chamberlin,  Joseph  Edgar,  N.Y. 
Chapin,  E.  P.,  Providence. 
Cheever,  Dr.  David  W.,  Boston. 
Cheever,  Miss  M.  E.,  Boston. 
Claflin,  Hon.  William,  Boston. 
Clark,  Miss  S.  W.,  Beverly. 
Clarke,  James  W.,  New  York. 
Clement,  Edward  H.,  Boston. 
Coates,  James,  Providence. 
Cochrane,  Alexander,  Boston. 
Coffin,  Mrs.  W.  E.,  Boston. 
Colt,  Samuel  P.,  Bristol,  R.I. 
Cook,  Charles  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Cook,  Mrs.  C.  T.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Coolidge,  Dr.  A.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  J.  Randolph,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  R.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  John  T.,  Boston. 
Coolidge,  T.  Jefferson,  Boston, 
Cowing,  Miss  Grace  G.,  Brookline. 
Cowing,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Brookline. 
Crafts,  Mrs.  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Crane,  Mrs.  Zenas  M.,  Dalton. 
Crosby,  Sumner,  Brookline. 
Crosby,  William  S.,  Brookline. 
Cross,  Mrs.  F.  B.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Cruft,  Miss  Harriet  O.,  Boston. 
Cummings,  Mrs.A.L.,  Portland  Me. 
Cummings,  Charles  A.,  Boston. 
Cunniff,  Hon.  M.  M.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Boston. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Greeley  S.,  Boston. 


Curtis,  Mrs.  Mary  5.,  Boston, 
Dalton,  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Dalton,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Boston. 
Darling,  Cortes  A.,  Providence. 
Davis,  Miss  A,  W,,  Boston. 
Davis,  Mrs.  Edward  L.,  Boston, 
Dexter,  Mrs,  F,  G.,  Boston. 
Dillaway,  W.  E.  L.,  Boston. 
Doliber,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Dow,  Miss  Jane  F.,  Milton. 
Draper,  Eben  S.,  Boston. 
Draper,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Dunklee,  Mrs.  John  W.,  Boston. 
Durant,  William,  Boston. 
Duryea,  Mrs.  Herman,  New  York. 
Earle,  Mrs,  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Eliot,  Rev.  Christopher  R.,  Boston. 
Elliott,  Mrs.  Maud  Howe,  Boston. 
Ellis,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Clara  T.,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Henry,  Boston. 
Endicott,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Beverly. 
Endicott,  William,  Boston, 
Endicott,  William  C,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Ernst,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower,  Boston. 
Everett,  Mrs.  Emily,  Cambridge. 
Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L.,  Boston. 
Farnam,  Mrs.  Ann  S.,  New  Haven. 
Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M,,  Boston, 
Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B.,  Boston. 
Fay,  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S.,  Boston. 
Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B.,  Boston, 
Fay,  Miss  S.  M.,  Boston, 
Fenno,  Mrs,  L,  C,  Boston. 
Ferguson,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  Dorchester. 
Ferris,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Brookline. 
Ferris,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline, 
Fields,  Mrs.  James  T.,  Boston. 
Fiske,  Mrs.  Joseph  N.,  Boston. 
Fitz,  Mrs.  W.  Scott,  Boston. 


Folsom,  Charles  F.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Foote,  Miss  M.  B.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Miss  C.  P.,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  E.  W., Hartford,  Conn. 
Foster,  Francis  C,  Cambridge. 
Foster,  Mrs.  Francis  C, Cambridge. 
Freeman,  Miss  Harriet  E.,  Boston. 
Frothingham,  Rev.  P.  R.,  Boston. 
Fry,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Fuller,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.,  Boston. 
Galloupe,  C.  W.,  Boston. 
Gammans,  Hon.  George  H., Boston. 
Gardiner,  Charles  P.,  Boston. 
Gardiner,  Robert  H.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L.,  Boston. 
George,  Charles  H.,  Providence. 
Gill,  Mrs.  Francis  A.,  Boston. 
Glidden,  W.  T.,  Boston. 
Goddard,  William,  Providence. 
Golf,  Darius  L.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Goff,  Lyman  B.,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 
Goldthwait,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Gooding,  Rev. A., Portsmouth, N.H. 
Goodwin,  Miss  A.  M.,  Cambridge. 
Gordon,  Rev.  G.  A.,  D.D.,  Boston. 
Gray,  Mrs.  Ellen,  New  York  City. 
Green,  Charles  G.,  Boston. 
Grew,  Edward  W.,  Boston. 
Griffin,  S.  B.,  Springfield. 
Hale,  Rev.  Edward  E.,  Boston. 
Hall,  Mrs.  F.  Howe,  Plainfield,  N.J. 
Hall,  Miss  L.  E.,  Boston. 
Hall,  Miss  Minna  B.,  Longvvood. 
Hallowell,  Col.  N.  P.,  Boston. 
Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  G.,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Hammond,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  Boston. 
Hanscom,  Dr.  Sanford,  Somerville. 
Haskell,  Edwin  B.,  Auburndale. 
Haskell,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Auburndale. 
Head,  Charles,  Boston. 
Head,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Heard,  J.  T.,  M.D.,  Boston. 


Hearst,  Mrs.  Phebe  A. 
Hemenway,Mrs.  Augustus,  Boston. 
Hemenway,  Mrs.  Chas.  P.,  Boston. 
Henshaw,  Mrs.  Harriet  A.,  Boston. 
Herford,  Rev.  Brooke,  England. 
Hersey,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Frederick,  Brookline. 
Higginson,  Henry  Lee,  Boston. 
Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Dr.  A.  S.,  Somerville. 
Hill,  J.  E.  R.,  Boston. 
Hill,  Mrs.  T.  J.,  Providence. 
Hoar,  Gen.  Rockwood,  Worcester. 
Hodgkins,  Frank  E.,  Somerville. 
Hodgkins,  William  H.,  Somerville. 
Hogg,  John,  Boston. 
Hollis,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  Lynn. 
Holmes,  Charles  W.,  Canada. 
Holmes,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Horton,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Boston. 
Hovey,  William  A.,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon.  A.  C,  Boston. 
Howard,  Hon.  Henry,  Providence. 
Howe,  Henry  Marion,  N.Y. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward,  Boston. 
Howe,  Mrs.  Virginia  A.  Boston. 
Howland,  Mrs.  O.  O.,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  Francis  W.,  Boston. 
Hunnewell,  Mrs.  H.  S.,  Boston. 
Hutchins,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Boston, 
lasigi.  Miss  Mary  V.,  Boston. 
Ingraham,  Mrs.  E.  T.,  Wellesley. 
Jackson,  Charles  C,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Edward,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  S.,  Boston. 
Jackson,  Patrick  T.,  Cambridge. 
James,  Mrs.  C.  D.,  Brookline. 
Jenks,  Miss  C.  E.,  Boston. 
Johnson,  Edward  C,  Boston. 
Jones,  Mrs.  E.  C,  New  Bedford. 
Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M.,  Boston. 
Joy,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Kasson,  Rev.  F.  H.,  Boston. 


Kellogg,  Mrs.  Eva  D.,  Boston. 
Kendall,  Miss  H.  W.,  Boston. 
Kennard,  Martin  P.,  Brookline. 
Kent,  Mrs.  Helena  M.,  Boston. 
Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P.,  Boston. 
Kilmer,  Frederick  M.,  Somerville. 
Kimball,  Mrs.  David  P.,  Boston. 
Kimball,  Edward  P.,  Maiden. 
Knapp,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Knowlton,  Daniel  S.,  Boston. 
Kramer,  Henry  C,  Boston. 
Lamb,  Mrs.  Annie  L.,  Boston. 
Lamson,  Miss  C.  W.,  England. 
Lang,  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lang,  Mrs.  B.  J.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  Amory  A.,  Boston. 
Lawrence,  James,  Groton. 
Lawrence,  Mrs.  James,  Groton. 
Lawrence,  Rt.  Rev.  Wm.,  Boston. 
Lee,  George  C.,  Boston. 
Lee,  Mrs.  George  C,  Boston. 
Lillie,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  Richmond,  Eng. 
Lincoln,  L.  J.  B.,  Hingham. 
Linzee,  J.  T.,  Boston. 
Littell,  Miss  S.  G.,  Boston. 
Livermore,  Thomas  L.,  Boston. 
Lodge,  Hon.  Henry  C.,  Boston. 
Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  M. 
Lord,  Rev.  A.  M.,  Providence,  R.L 
Loring,  Mrs.  W.  Caleb,  Boston. 
Lothrop,  John,  Auburndale. 
Lothrop,  Mrs.  T.  K.,  Boston. 
Levering,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Abbott  Lawrence,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Amy,  Brookline. 
Lowell,  Charles,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Francis  C,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G.,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Georgina,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 
Lowell,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Lyman,  Arthur  T.,  Boston. 
Lyman,  J.  P.,  Boston. 


Manning,  Mrs.  M.W.,  Brooklyn. 
Marrett,  Miss  H.  M.,  Standish,  Me. 
Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland. 
Marvin,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  E.  F.,  Boston. 
Mason,  Miss  Ida  M.,  Boston. 
Mason,  L  B.,  Providence. 
Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  Boston. 
Matthews,  Mrs.  A.  B.,  Boston. 
May,  F.  W.  G.,  Dorchester. 
Merriam,  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles,  Boston. 
Merriman,  Mrs.  D.,  Boston. 
Merritt,  Edward  P.,  Boston. 
Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L.,  Boston. 
Minot,  J.  Grafton,  Boston. 
Minot,  The  Misses,  Boston. 
Mixter,  Miss  Madeleine  C,  Boston. 
Morgan,  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Eustis  P.,  Saco,  Me. 
Morison,  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morison,  Mrs.  John  H.,  Boston. 
Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold,  Boston. 
Morse,  Miss  M.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain. 
Morss,  A.  S.,  Charlestown. 
Moseley,  Charles  H.,  Boston. 
Motley,  Mrs.  E.  Preble,  Boston. 
Moulton,  Miss  Maria  C,  Boston. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  Frederick  S.,  Boston. 
Nichols,  J.  Howard,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Andrew,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  Miss  Priscilla,  Boston. 
Nickerson,  S.  D.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Grenville  H.,  Boston. 
Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Noyes,  Hon.  Charles  J.,  Boston. 
Oliver,  Dr.  Henry  K.,  Boston. 
Paine,  Robert  Treat,  Boston. 
Palfrey,  J.  C,  Boston. 
Palmer,  John  S.,  Providence. 
Parker,  Richard  T.,  Boston. 
Parkinson,  John,  Boston. 
Parkinson,  Mrs.  John,  Boston. 


lO 


Parkman,  George  F.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Rev.  Endicott,  Groton. 
Peabody,  F.  H.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Frederick  W.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  Mrs.  R.  S.,  Boston. 
Peabody,  S.  E.,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Charles  Bruen,  Boston. 
Perkins,  Mrs.  C.  E.,  Boston. 
Phillips,  Mrs.  John  C,  Boston. 
Pickman,  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pickman,  Mrs.  D.  L.,  Boston. 
Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  V.,  Milton. 
Pope,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Boston. 
Porter,  Charles  H.,  Quincy. 
Potter,  Isaac  M.,  Providence. 
Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B.,  Boston. 
Powars,  Miss  Mary  A.,  Boston. 
Pratt,  Elliott  W.,  Boston. 
Prendergast,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  James  H.,  Boston. 
Proctor,  Mrs.  T.  E.,  Boston. 
Quimby,  Mrs.  A.  K.,  Boston. 
Rand,  Arnold  A.,  Boston. 
Rantoul,  Robert  S.,  Salem. 
Reardon,  Dennis  A.,  Boston. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Wm.  Homer,  Boston. 
Reynolds,  Walter  H.,  Boston. 
Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Miss  Elise,  Boston. 
Richards,  George  H.,  Boston. 
Richards,  Mrs.  H.,   Gardiner,  Me. 
Richardson,  John,  Boston. 
Richardson, Miss  M.  G.,New  York. 
Richardson,  Mrs.  M.  R.,  Boston. 
Richardson,  W.  L.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Roberts,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Boston. 
Robinson,  Henry,  Reading. 
Rodman,  S.  W.,  Boston. 
Rodocanachi,  J.  M.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Clara  B.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York. 
Rogers,  Henry  M.,  Boston. 
Rogers,  Mrs.  William  B.,  Boston. 


Ropes,  Mrs.  Joseph  A.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Henry  G.,  Providence. 
Russell,  Mrs.  Henry  G.,  Providence. 
Russell,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Miss  Marian,  Boston. 
Russell,  Mrs.  Robert  S.,  Boston. 
Russell,  Mrs.  William  A.,  Boston. 
Sabine,  Mrs.  G.  K.,  Brookline. 
Saltonstall,  Richard  M.,  Newton. 
Sanborn,  Frank  B.,  Concord. 
Schaff,  Capt.  Morris,  Pittsfield. 
Schlesinger,  Sebastian  B.,  Boston. 
Sears,  David,  Boston. 
Sears,  Frederick  R.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  Fred.  R.,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  Knyvet  W.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Mrs.  P.  H.,  Boston. 
Sears,  Willard  T.,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Henry  S.,  Boston. 
Shaw,  Quincy  A.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Harvey  N.,  Boston. 
Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence. 
Sherwood,  W.  H.,  Boston. 
Shippen,  Rev.  R.  R.,  Brockton. 
Sigourney,  Henry,  Boston. 
Slafter,  Rev.  Edmund  F.,  Boston, 
Slater,  Mrs.  H.  N.,  Boston. 
Slater,  H.  N.,  Jr.,  Providence. 
Snelling,  Samuel  G.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  E.  D.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  Emily  L.,  Boston. 
Sohier,  Miss  M.  D.,  Boston. 
Sorchan,  Mrs.  Victor,  New  York. 
Spaulding,  Mrs.  Mahlon  D.,  Boston. 
Spencer,  Henry  F.,  Boston. 
Sprague,  F.  P.,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Stanwood,  Edward,  Brookline. 
Stearns,  Charles  H.,  Brookline. 
Stearns, Mrs.  Charles  H., Brookline. 
Stevens,  Miss  C.  Augusta,  N.Y. 
Stewart,  Mrs.  C.  B.,  Boston. 
Sturgis,  Francis  S.,  Boston. 


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Sullivan,  Richard,  Boston. 
Swan,  Mrs.  Sarah  H.,  Cambridge. 
Taggard,  Mrs.  B.  W.,  Boston. 
Talbot,  Mrs.  Isabella  W.,  Boston. 
Tapley,  Mrs.  Amos  P.,  Boston. 
Temple,  Thomas  F.,  Boston. 
Thaw,  Mrs.  Wm.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
Thayer,  Miss  Adele  G.,  Boston. 
Thayer,  E.  V.  R.,  Boston. 
Thayer,  Rev.  George  A.,  Cincinnati. 
Thayer,  Mrs.  Nathaniel,  Boston. 
Thomas,  Mrs.  Joseph  B.,  Boston. 
Thorndike,  S.  Lothrop,  Boston. 
Tilden,  Miss  Alice  Foster,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Miss  Edith  S.,  Milton. 
Tilden,  Mrs.  M.  Louise,  Milton. 
Tingley,  S.  H.,  Providence. 
Tompkins,  Eugene,  Boston. 
Torrey,  Miss  A.  D.,  Boston. 
Tower,  Col.  William  A.,  Boston. 
Tuckerman,  Mrs.  C.  S.,  Boston. 
Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph. 
Underwood,  Herbert  S.,  Boston. 
Upton,  George  B.,  Boston. 
Villard,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  York. 
Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C,  Milton. 
Wales,  Joseph  H.,  Boston. 
Warden,  Erskine,  Waltham. 
Ware,  Miss  C.  L.,  Cambridge. 
Ware,  Miss  M.  L.,  Boston. 
Warren,  J.  G.,  Providence. 


Warren,  Mrs.  Wm.  W.,  Boston. 
Watson,  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth. 
Watson,  Mrs.  T.  A.,  Weymouth. 
Weld,  R.  H.,  Boston. 
Weld,  Mrs.  William  F.,  Boston. 
Wesson,  J.  L.,  Boston. 
Wheelock,  Miss  Lucy,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  A.  C,  Boston. 
Wheelwright,  John  W.,  Boston. 
White,  C.  J.,  Cambridge. 
White,  Mrs.  Charles  T.,  Boston. 
White,  George  A.,  Boston. 
Whitehead,  Miss  Mary,  Roxbury. 
Whitford,  George  W.,  Providence. 
Whiting,  Albert  T.,  Boston. 
Whitman,  Mrs.  Sarah  W.,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Miss  Anne,  Boston. 
Whitney,  Henry  M.,  Brookline. 
Whitten,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S. 
Whitwell,  S.  Horatio,  Boston. 
Wigglesworth,  Thomas,  Boston. 
Wightman,  W.  D.,  Providence. 
Williams,  Mrs.  H.,  Boston. 
Winslow,  Mrs.  George,  Roxbury. 
Winsor,  Mrs.  E.,  Chestnut  Hill. 
Winsor,  J.  B.,  Providence. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge. 
Winthrop,  Mrs.  Thos.  L.,  Boston. 
Woodruff,  Thomas  T.,  Boston. 
Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L.,  Boston. 


SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  PROCEEDINGS 

OF    THE 

ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


South  Boston,  October  14,  1903. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  corporation,  duly  summoned,  was 
held  today  at  the  institution,  and  was  called  to  order  by  the 
president,  Hon.  Francis  H.  Appleton,  at  3  p.m. 

The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  by  the  secretary 
and  declared  approved. 

The  annual  report  of  the  trustees  was  presented,  read,  accepted 
and  ordered  to  be  printed  with  the  usual  accompanying  documents. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  was  read,  accepted  and  ordered  to 
be  printed. 

It  was  voted  that  the  resignation  of  the  treasurer,  Mr.  Edward 
Jackson,  be  accepted  and  that  the  thanks  of  the  corporation  be 
conveyed  to  him  for  his  long,  disinterested  and  valuable  services. 

The  corporation  then  proceeded  to  ballot  for  officers  for  the  en- 
suing year,  and  the  following  persons  were  unanimously  elected  :  — 

President — Hon.  FRANCIS  H.  Appleton. 

Vice-President  —  Amory  A.  Lawrence. 

Treasttrer — Patrick  T.  Jackson. 

Secretary — Michael  Anagnos. 
Trustees — Francis  H.  Appleton,  William  Leonard  Benedict,  William  Endi- 
cott,  Charles  P.  Gardiner,  J.  Theodore  Heard,  M.D.,  George  H.   Richards, 
Richard  M.  Saltonstall  and  S.  Lothrop  Thorndike. 

The  meeting  was  then  dissolved,  and  all  in  attendance  pro- 
ceeded, with  the  invited  guests,  to  visit  the  various  departments  of 

the  school. 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS, 

Secretary. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 

\         

Perkins  Institution  and  Massachuseits  School  for  the  Blind, 
South  Boston,  October  14,  1903. 

To  the  Members  of  the  Corporatiofi. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  In  compliance  with 
the  requirements  of  the  by-laws  of  the  institution,  we 
have  the  honor  to  present  the  following  report  for  the 
year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  August,  1903  :  — 

In  giving  an  account  of  the  management  of  the 
affairs  of  the  establishment,  we  will  confine  ourselves 
to  general  statements  and  observations  in  regard  to 
it,  referring  you  to  the  reports  of  the  treasurer  and 
the  director  for  financial  details  and  for  specific  infor- 
mation relating  to  the  work  of  the  school  in  its  various 
branches. 

At  the  opening  of  the  year  under  review  the  num- 
ber of  blind  persons  in  the  different  departments  of 
the  institution,  including  the  kindergarten  at  Jamaica 
Plain,  was  278.  Since  then  36  have  been  admitted 
and  30  have  been  discharged,  making  the  present 
number  284. 

The  health  of  the  pupils  has  been  uniformly  good. 
With  the  exception  of  a  single  case  of  scarlet  fever, 
which  made  its  appearance  in  one  of  the  cottages  for 
girls  soon  after  the  Christmas  recess,  and  of  a  light 
case  of  measles,  which  occurred  in  the  boys'  depart- 
ment near  the  close  of  the  school  year,  there  have 
been  no  instances  of  infectious  diseases  nor  of  serious 
illness  of  any  kind. 


H 

All  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  institution  have 
been  promptly  met  and  special  outlays  made  under 
the  authority  of  our  board,  and  careful  consideration 
has  been  given  to  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  success 
and  prosperity  of  the  establishment  in  general  and  to 
the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  children  and  youth 
committed  to  our  charge  in  particular. 

Results  of  the  Work  of  the  School. 

In  all  the  pursuits  and  callings  of  life  the  com- 
petition is  so  keen  and  the  need  of  a  variety  of 
accomplishments  so  great  that  no  success  in  any 
undertaking  is  attainable  without  a  large  outlay  of 
physical  and  mental  resources.  In  order  to  be  able 
to  achieve  much  today  in  his  chosen  career,  a  man 
must  be  alert,  discerning,  prudent,  sagacious,  judi- 
cious and  persistent.  Carlyle  truly  says  that  "  the 
race  of  life  has  become  intense ;  the  runners  are 
treading  upon  each  other's  heels;  woe  be  to  him  who 
stops  to  tie  his  shoe-strings." 

In  the  light  of  these  facts  it  becomes  evident  that 
the  prosperity  and  happiness  of  the  blind  and  their 
elevation  to  their  rightful  position  in  society  depend 
wholly  upon  a  broad  and  full  development  and 
thorough  cultivation  of  all  their  powers  and  nat- 
ural aptitudes  and  upon  raising  the  standard  of 
their  intelligence  and  energy  to  the  highest  possible 
degree. 

A  careful  consideration  of  the  difficulties  and  pecul- 
iar conditions,  which  invariably  accompany  the  loss  of 
the  visual  sense,  convinces  us  that  the  victims  of  this 
deprivation  must  have  a  more  liberal  and  systematic 
training   and  a  more    completely  rounded  education 


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than  any  class  of  normal  children  and  youth.  This 
is  imperatively  needed  in  their  case  in  order  that  they 
may  be  so  well  developed  and  so  adequately  equipped 
as  to  become  men  and  women  of  power,  capable  of 
solving  the  knotty  problems  that  may  come  up  in 
daily  business  in  any  field  of  activity,  prepared  to 
meet  obligations  and  to  seize  opportunities  whenever 
and  wherever  these  appear  and  ready  to  do  any  kind 
of  suitable  work  and  to  be  in  thought,  word  and  deed 
whatsoever  is  fairly  and  righteously  demanded  of 
them. 

For  the  accomplishment  of  this  end  no  means  or 
efforts  have  been  spared  on  our  part  in  providing  the 
necessary  facilities  and  accommodations,  in  securing 
the  services  of  able  and  efficient  teachers,  well  fitted 
for  the  performance  of  their  specific  duties,  in  keep- 
ing abreast  of  the  times  by  adopting  the  best  methods 
of  instruction  and  training  that  are  in  use  in  any  part 
of  the  world,  in  enriching  the  library  and  increasing 
the  collections  of  the  museum  and  in  obtaining  in- 
struments, apparatus,  tools,  models  and  educational 
appliances  of  every  description. 

Judging  the  tree  by  its  fruit,  we  are  justified  in 
stating  that  the  school  has  done  a  remarkable  work 
in  uplifting  the  blind  of  New  England  intellectually, 
morally  and  socially,  and  that  the  results  obtained 
through  its  operations  are  unsurpassed.  This  state- 
ment is  based  upon  facts  gathered  and  worked  out 
by  competent  and  absolutely  reliable  authority.  We 
refer  to  the  statistics  which  have  been  collected  and 
tabulated  under  the  direction  of  the  former  chief  of 
the  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor,  Mr.  Horace  G. 
Wadlin,  and  which  have  been  published  by  him  in 
the  2ist  number  of  the  Labor  Bulletin  of  the  Compzon- 


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wealth  of  Massachusetts.  From  the  tables  printed  on 
the  ninth  page  of  the  Bulletin  we  copy  the  following 
figures :  — 

There  are  in  our  state  3,983  blind  persons.  Of 
these  2,267  ^^"^  males  and  1,716  females.  Of  the  for- 
mer 1,240  (or  55  per  centum)  and  of  the  latter  540  (or 
31  per  centum)  are  entij'ely  self-supporting.  In  other 
words  44  per  centum  of  all  the  blind  people  of  Massa- 
chusetts are  able  to  earn  their  living  without  assistance 
or  subsidy  from  any  source  public  or  private.  After 
deducting  those  who  are  living  with  their  families 
and  near  relatives,  there  remain  only  18  per  centum 
who  are  dependent  either  wholly  or  in  part  upon 
charity. 

These  statistics  make  a  showing  which  is  exceed- 
ingly satisfactory  when  we  consider  all  the  difficul- 
ties which  beset  the  blind  wage-earner  or  professional 
man.  With  the  exception  of  the  kingdom  of  Saxony, 
where  through  a  system  of  official  patronage  given 
by  the  government  a  large  number  of  blind  persons 
is  reached  and  most  of  them  aided  to  become  self- 
supporting,  in  no  other  part  of  the  world  have  such 
results  as  these  been  obtained.  Most  certainly  noth- 
ing that  can  approach  them  or  be  compared  with 
them  has  been  accomplished  in  England,  for  nearly 
three-fourths  of  the  blind  of  that  country  are  paupers, 
lodged  and  fed  in  asylums  and  almshouses,  or  are 
either  supported  or  subsidized  and  pensioned  by 
charitable  societies  and  by  the  local  guardians  of  the 
poor. 

For  the  excellent  results  which  have  been  reaped 
in  Massachusetts  the  chief  credit  is  due  to  the  genius 
of  its  eminent  philanthropist,  the  late  Doctor  Samuel 
Gridley  Howe,  who  established  a  broad  and    liberal 


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system  of  education  for  the  blind  and  who  labored 
assiduously  and  successfully  during  the  greatest  part 
of  his  wonderful  life  to  bring  this  class  of  our  fellow- 
men  out  of  the  darkness  of  idleness  and  dependence 
into  the  light  of  activity  and  helpfulness.  He  did 
more  than  any  other  person  to  create  among  the 
blind  of  the  United  States  a  spirit  of  self-reliance  and 
individual  independence  and  an  appreciation  of  the 
attributes  of  true  manhood  and  womanhood  and  of 
the  value  and  dignity  of  American  citizenship. 

Finances. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer,  which  is  hereto  ap- 
pended, gives  a  detailed  account  of  the  income  and 
expenditures  of  the  institution  and  shows  that  its 
financial  condition  is  very  satisfactory. 

For  the  sake  of  convenience  the  items  of  receipts 
and  disbursements  contained  in  this  document  may  be 
condensed  as  follows  :  — 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1902,  .         .         .        $43,688,98 

Total  receipts  during  the  year,        ....        367,102.67 

$410,791.65 
Total  expenditures  and  investments,       .         .         .        364,790.73 

Balance  in  the  treasury  August  31,  1903,         .         .         $46,000.92 

Our  board  has  given  due  attention  to  the  manage- 
ment of  the  financial  affairs  of  the  establishment,  and, 
by  using  with  strict  economy  the  income  derived 
from  invested  funds  and  from  the  annual  appropria- 
tion of  the  state,  we  have  been  able  to  supply  the 
wants  of  the  school  as  it  now  stands.  But,  in  order 
that  our  system  of  training  the  blind  and  fitting  them 


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for  the  duties  of  life  may  be  kept  up  to  date  and 
rendered  even  more  efficient  than  hitherto  and  pro- 
ductive of  richer  results,  there  is  an  urgent  demand 
for  further  improvements  in  several  departments  of 
the  institution  and  for  many  additions  to  our  educa- 
tional agencies.  These  are  indispensable,  yet  we  can- 
not undertake  to  make  them  without  an  adequate 
increase  of  the  means  placed  at  our  disposal. 

We  are  exceedingly  sorry  to  be  obliged  to  report 
that  our  honored  treasurer,  Mr.  Edward  Jackson,  feel- 
ing the  effects  of  advancing  years  and  the  need  of  free- 
dom from  the  exacting  cares  and  responsibilities  of 
business,  has  made  up  his  mind  to  decline  a  reelection. 
Our  board,  on  being  assured  that  his  decision  was 
final,  passed  unanimously  the  following  vote  in  recog- 
nition of  what  he  has  done  for  the  school  :  — 

Voted,  that  the  sincere  and  warm  thanks  of  the  trustees  be 
hereby  tendered  to  the  treasurer  of  the  corporation,  Edward  Jack- 
son, Esq.,  for  the  faithful  and  absolutely  disinterested  service, 
which  he  has  rendered  to  the  institution  for  a  long  period  of  years, 
and  for  the  prompt  and  courteous  manner  in  which  he  has  dis- 
charged the  various  duties  of  his  position. 

The  establishment  has  been  peculiarly  fortunate  in 
the  choice  of  the  persons  to  whom  its  financial  con- 
cerns have  been  entrusted.  For  the  last  thirty-five 
years  the  important  office  of  treasurer  has  been  held 
by  members  of  the  Endicott  and  Jackson  families, 
Mr.  William  Endicott,  junior,  and  his  younger 
brother,  Mr.  Henry  Endicott,  having  served  from 
1869  to  1880  and  Mr.  Edward  Jackson,  aided  by 
his  late  brother,  Patrick  T.  Jackson,  and  his  nephew 
of  the  same  name,  from  the  latter  date  to  the  present 
day.     Thus  far  the  institution   has  had  seven    treas- 


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urers,  of  whom  Mr.  Richard  D.  Tucker  was  the 
first,  Mr.  Peter  T.  Dalton  the  second,  Mr.  Thomas 
B.  Wales,  junior,  the  third,  Hon.  WilHam  Claflin 
the  fourth,  Mr.  WilHam  Endicott,  junior,  the  fifth, 
Mr.  Henry  Endicott  the  sixth  and  Mr.  Edward 
Jackson  the  seventh.  All  these  gentlenhen  gave 
their  services  gladly  and  without  ever  receiving  a 
cent  of  remuneration,  while  those  among  them  who 
were  able  to  contribute  to  the  funds  of  the  insti- 
tution have  done  so  most  generously. 

It  gives  us  sincere  pleasure  to  state  that  Mr. 
Edward  Jackson  has  been  appointed  a  member  of 
our  board  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  lamented 
death  of  the  late  Mr.  John  E.  Toulmin  whose  official 
connection  with  the  institution  lasted  only  a  few 
months. 

Legacies  to  the   Institution. 

Since  the  publication  of  our  last  report  the  insti- 
tution has  been  favored  with  several  legacies,  left 
to  it  by  public-spirited  citizens  and  warm-hearted 
friends  who  appreciated  thoroughly  the  value  of  its 
great  mission  and  were  very  desirous  of  contrib- 
uting to  the  support  of  its  work  and  the  increase 
of  its  usefulness. 

Messrs.  Robert  S.  Minot  and  Charles  H.  Moseley, 
executors  of  the  will  of  our  late  colleague,  Joseph 
Beal  Glover,  have  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the 
corporation  two  legacies  of  $5,000  each.  In  accord- 
ance with  the  directions  left  by  the  testator,  the 
income  of  one  of  these  bequests  is  to  be  used  for 
the  general  purposes  of  the  institution  without  any 
restriction,  while  the  interest  of  the  other  is  to  be 
applied  exclusively  to  the  education  of  children  who 


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are  both  blind  and  deaf  and  for  whose  care  and 
training  there  exists  no  provision  either  public  or 
private.  As  a  member  of  our  board  for  twenty- 
nine  years,  Mr.  Glover  was  strictly  faithful  and 
absolutely  conscientious  in  the  performance  of  the 
duties  of  his  ofifice  and  paid  as  close  attention  to 
the  interests  of  the  institution  as  he  did  to  his  own 
affairs.  He  was  perfectly  familiar  with  the  purposes 
and  needs  of  the  school,  and  his  bequests  to  it  bear 
convincing  testimony  to  his  firm  belief  in  its  benefi- 
cence and  to  his  implicit  confidence  in  the  honesty 
and  efHciency  of  its  management. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  will  of  Miss  Lucy  A. 
Barker,  late  of  Millbury,  Massachusetts,  the  institu- 
tion has  received  from  the  administrator,  Mr.  George 
C.  Lawrence  of  Worcester,  one  half  of  the  residue  of 
her  estate,  amounting  to  $5,953.21.  Miss  Barker  was 
a  woman  of  fine  character,  noble  spirit,  high  ideals 
and  many  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  among 
which  a  warm  sympathy  with  the  poor  and  the  suffer- 
ing was  by  no  means  the  least.  She  died  on  the 
seventeenth  day  of  May,  1901,  at  the  age  of  sixty 
years,  having  been  born  in  January,  1831,  and  the 
bequests  which  she  left  for  the  benefit  of  the  afflicted 
and  the  needy  members  of  the  human  family  consti- 
tute a  monument  to  her  memory,  which  will  stand  the 
test  of  time  and  bear  lasting  testimony  to  her  benevo- 
lence and  generosity. 

We  have  been  notified  that  Miss  Barker's  brother, 
Mr.  Calvin  W.  Barker,  who  died  in  March,  1903, 
following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  sister,  bequeathed  to 
the  institution  a  legacy  of  $2,000,  together  with  a 
fourth  part  of  the  residue  of  his  estate. 

In  the  year  1900  a  legacy  tax  of  $1,250  was  paid  to 


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the  government  of  the  United  States  on  the  bequest 
of  the  late  Robert  Charles  Billings.  This  amount 
has  been  refunded  to  the  institution. 

This  record  is  a  gratifying  one  and  gives  us  courage 
to  meet  the  future.  We  are  grateful  to  the  memory 
of  the  testators  and  benefactors  who  have  passed 
away  and  to  numerous  living  donors  whose  interest 
in  the  cause  of  the  blind  is  unflaggino;. 


Improvements  and  Added  Room. 

The  main  building  has  undergone  very  important 
and  highly  satisfactory  alterations  and  improvements, 
which  were  contemplated  and  planned  a  number  of 
years  ago. 

The  eastern  wing  of  this  edifice  has  been  extended 
considerably  and  has  been  made  to  correspond  as 
nearly  as  possible  with  the  western  side  in  length  and 
appearance. 

The  new  addition  is  four  stories  in  height.  The 
lowest  floor  is  occupied  by  the  old  dining-room,  now 
enlarged  and  well-proportioned,  and  by  a  commo- 
dious kitchen.  These  apartments  are  lighted  from 
both  sides  by  a  number  of  windows  and  have  been 
fully  furnished  and  adequately  equipped  in  all  re- 
spects. Pantries,  refrigerators,  ranges,  sinks,  dressers 
and  tables,  all  have  been  provided  for  them.  A  large 
basement  under  the  kitchen  contains  an  extensive 
coal-bin  and  ample  space  for  storage  of  fuel.  Every 
detail  in  regard  to  the  closets,  entrances  and  exits  on 
the  ground  floor  has  been  carefully  planned,  and  full 
attention  has  been  given  to  all  arrangements  for  the 
comfort  and  convenience  of  the  members  of  the  house- 
hold. 


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The  secondary  dining-room  in  the  main  part  of  the 
building  has  been  shortened,  a  piece  having  been 
taken  from  this  and  added  to  the  hall-space  which 
stands  between  it  and  the  new  and  larger  dinins:- 
room.  This  alteration  has  made  possible  the  open- 
ing of  an  improved  approach  to  the  latter  by  means 
of  a  broad  and  straight  stair-case  which  has  replaced 
the  old  narrow  and  crooked  flight  of  steps. 

On  the  second  floor  there  are  three  fine  school- 
rooms and  a  cloak-room  for  the  use  of  the  pupils. 
A  corridor  running  along  the  western  side  of  the 
wing  gives  access  to  two  of  the  schoolrooms  and  the 
cloak-room  on  the  left  and  ends  at  the  door  of  the 
third  schoolroom.  This  room  is  supplied  with  every 
facility  and  convenience  for  the  study  of  physics 
and  chemistry  and  forms  a  complete  laborator}^ 

The  upper  floor,  two  stories  in  height,  is  entirely 
devoted  to  the  hall  of  the  institution,  which  has  been 
so  extended  as  to  attain  a  seating  capacity  of  three 
hundred  and  twenty  persons.  The  stairs  leading  to 
the  balcony  have  been  broadened  and  straightened. 
The  stage  has  been  enlarged  and  has  a  frontage  of 
twenty-one  feet  and  a  depth  of  thirty-five  feet.  Its 
southern  end  is  occupied  by  the  large  organ  of  the 
institution,  which  has  been  completely  rebuilt  and 
renovated  by  its  original  manufacturers,  Messrs. 
Hook  and  Hastings,  and  has  been  made  quite  the 
equivalent  of  a  new  instrument  with  all  the  modern 
improvements.  Behind  the  stage  has  been  con- 
structed a  spacious  bay-window  which  is  large 
enough  to  be  used  as  an  ante-room. 

On  the  second  floor,  the  piazza  on  the  outside  of 
the  wing  is  continued  so  as  to  complete  the  circuit 
of  the  building,  and  a  bridge,  built  at  the  southern 


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end  across  the  courtyard,  offers  direct  communica- 
tion between  the  eastern  and  western  wings. 

A  few  changes  and  repairs  have  been  made  in 
other  parts  of  the  main  building,  and  its  entire  ex- 
terior has  been  repainted  in  two  colors. 

All  the  details  of  the  work  have  been  carefully 
planned  and  executed,  and  the  result  is  absolutely 
satisfactory  from  an  aesthetic  point  of  view  as  well 
as  from  the  standpoint  of  utility  and  convenience. 
The  hall,  especially,  with  its  beautifully  decorated 
walls  and  ceilings,  its  magnificent  organ,  its  commo- 
dious auditorium  and  balcony  and  its  splendid  out- 
look, may  well  serve  as  an  appropriate  setting  for  the 
interesting  exercises  of  the  school  or  for  the  pleasant 
gatherings  of  the  pupils  and  their  friends. 

The  Howe  Memorial  Press. 

The  printing  department  has  been  carefully  and 
satisfactorily  managed,  and  its  operations  have  been 
carried  on  without  interruption. 

During  the  past  year  two  volumes  of  Duruy's  Gen- 
eral History  of  the  World,  the  second  and  the  third, 
have  been  printed,  and  the  fourth  and  last  one  is  in 
press. 

Of  the  books  which  were  so  seriously  damaged  by 
the  fire  in  the  Howe  Building  in  the  winter  of  1901 
as  to  be  rendered  entirely  useless,  seven  have  been 
replaced  by  new  editions,  and  there  is  no  relaxa- 
tion in  the  prosecution  of  the  work  of  making  good 
all  the  losses  caused  by  that  destructive  conflagra- 
tion. 

In  addition  to  these  publications  there  have  been 
stereotyped  and  issued  one  hundred  and  seven  pieces 


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of  music  for  the  voice,  for  the  pianoforte  and  for 
various  other  instruments. 

Reference  was  made  last  year  to  the  condition  of 
the  platen  press,  which  has  been  in  constant  use 
since  1879  and  has  rendered  good  service.  It  is 
evident  that  this  press  is  nearly  worn  out  and  that  it 
cannot  last  much  longer ;  but  the  price  asked  for  the 
manufacture  of  a  new  machine  is  so  high  that  it  seems 
best  to  repair  the  old  one  and  keep  it  for  the  present. 

Our  printing  ofBce  fills  a  distinctive  place  among 
the  agencies,  which  are  employed  for  the  intellectual 
and  moral  improvement  of  the  blind.  It  supplies 
them  with  the  means  of  obtaining  reliable  informa- 
tion throua^h  their  own  exertions  and  at  the  same 
time  enables  them  to  come  in  contact  with  some  of 
the  brightest  and  noblest  minds  of  mankind  through 
the  perusal  of  their  productions.  The  books  issued 
by  the  Howe  memorial  press  are  widely  read  and 
afford  pleasure  and  solace  not  only  to  those  who 
reside  in  New  Ensfland  and  in  the  United  States 
of  America,  but  to  people  of  distant  countries.  The 
following  letter,  written  to  the  director  by  a  lady 
connected  with  the  Marathi  mission  in  India,  bears 
convincing  testimony  to  the  correctness  of  this 
statement. 

Marathi  Mission. — Sirur,  Poona  District,  Aug.  12,  1903. 

To  Prof,  Anagnos.  Dear  Sir  :  —  I  thank  you  exceedingly  for 
your  kindness  in  sending  us  the  most  valuable  books,  types  and  so 
forth.  It  was  such  a  pleasure  to  receive  this  box,  and  the  boys 
are  so  pleased  with  it !  .  .  .  Most  all  read  well  with  the  raised  let- 
ters. You  should  have  seen  these  blind  boys  go  off  to  the  dormi- 
tory • —  so  proud  !  Si  so  happy  !  with  the  />ooks  that  your  kindness 
had  provided  for  them.  They  keep  them  awhile  in  the  dormito- 
ries and  then  bring  them  to  the  Mission  Bungalow.     Not  long  since 


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a  company  of  Brahmin  was  listening  to  Raghu,  one  of  the  boys 
reading  in  one  of  the  villages,  when  they  said  "  I  believe  he  can 
see  !  May  I  put  a  cloth  over  your  eyes  ?"  So  he  put  a  cloth  over 
those  poor  blind  eyes  !  and  then  was  sure  the  boy  was  reading 
with  his  fingers  ! !  They  are  learning  trades  well.  Two  of  them 
will  leave,  well  fitted  I  trust  for  life's  work,  and  you  have  helped 
them.  Then  we  shall  take  two  more  in  their  places.  .  .  . 
Most  gratefully  yours, 
For  your  grateful  friends,  Mary  C.  Winsor. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  printing  department, 
on  account  of  the  lack  of  funds  necessary  for  the  erec- 
tion and  equipment  of  a  special  building,  is  obliged  to 
occupy  such  contracted  and  inconvenient  quarters  that 
its  work  has  to  be  done  without  the  Qrreat  advantages 
and  facilities,  which  are  so  abundantly  afforded  by  the 
new  and  improved  mechanical  appliances  of  the  pres- 
ent day. 

Teaching  Blind  Adults  at  their  Homes. 

The  experience  of  another  year  shows  that  the 
work  of  teaching  blind  adults  at  their  homes  is  very 
successful  and  that  the  results  already  obtained  there- 
from are  such  as  to  compensate  for  the  expense 
which  the  state  has  incurred  in  this  direction. 

The  number  of  those  desirous  of  learning  to  read 
has  steadily  increased  and  the  teachers  have  been 
kept  constantly  busy  in  endeavoring  to  help  every 
blind  man  and  woman  whose  case  has  been  brous^ht 
to  their  notice  and  to  do  justice  to  all  of  them.  Now 
and  then  they  have  met  with  persons  who  were 
averse  to  any  kind  of  exertion  and  who  had  no  desire 
whatever  to  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  pre- 
sented to  them  ;  but  these  were  exceptions,  and  as  a 


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general  rule  the  ministrations  of  the  instructors  have 
been  eagerly  sought  and  duly  appreciated. 

During  the  past  year  the  work  has  been  prosecuted 
in  a  systematic  way  and  in  an  economical  and  thor- 
ough manner.  The  state  has  been  divided  into  dis- 
tricts, each  of  which  has  been  regularly  visited  by  one 
of  the  teachers,  and  everything  has  been  arranged 
with  a  view  of  reducing  the  expense  to  the  lowest 
possible  figure.  All  new  applications  for  lessons 
have  been  sent  to  the  institution  and  have  received 
immediate  attention.  They  have  been  promptly  re- 
ferred to  the  principal  teacher  with  instructions  that 
a  fair  and  patient  trial  should  be  given  in  each  case. 
The  director  has  spent  much  of  his  time  in  attending 
to  the  correspondence,  in  making  or  examining  and 
approving  plans  for  the  proper  performance  of  the 
work,  in  exercising  a  constant  supervision  over  their 
execution  and  in  keeping  things  running  in  an  orderly 
and  harmonious  manner.  He  has  rendered  his  ser- 
vices gratuitously  with  sincere  pleasure,  and  thus  the 
whole  amount  of  the  state  appropriation  has  been  ex- 
clusively used  for  the  salary  of  teachers  and  the  hire 
of  guides  and  for  their  travelling  expenses. 

In  furtherance  of  this  beneficent  undertaking  the 
institution  has  contributed  its  full  share  of  aid  by 
supplying  from  its  extensive  library  all  the  books  that 
have  been  called  for  either  by  the  instructors  or  by 
the  readers  and  by  giving  such  further  assistance  as 
its  able  and  experienced  librarians  and  clerks  could 
render.  / 

The  teachers  have  discharged  their  respective 
duties  with  earnestness,  fidelity  and  ef^ciency.  They 
have  made  persistent  endeavors  to  reach  those  who 
were  in  need  of  their  ministrations  and  have  tried  to 


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bring  their  pupils  out  of  the  atmosphere  of  inactivity 
and  helplessness  and  to  foster  in  them  a  spirit  of  self- 
confidence.  The  instructors  have  visited  regularly 
those  under  their  charge,  have  treated  them  with  con- 
sideration and  have  taught  them  to  read  and  write 
and  to  do  some  kind  of  work  with  their  hands,  so  | 
that  their  time  might  be  taken  up  by  some  useful  oc- 
cupation and  their  minds  might  have  something  in- 
teresting or  agreeable  to  think  about.  They  have 
sought  in  every  possible  way  to  disperse  the  clouds 
of  gloom  and  despair,  which  surrounded  their  fellows 
in  misfortune,  and  to  bring  to  these  the  joy  of  hope 
and  the  cheer  of  assurance  that  all  is  not  gone  with 
the  extinction  of  light. 

We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  report  that  in  numerous 
instances  the  teachers  have  been  exceedingly  success- 
ful in  their  humane  efforts.  They  have  encouraged 
and  comforted  their  pupils,  and  the  instruction  has 
been  a  real  blessing  to  many  of  the  adult  blind. 

Workshop  for  Adults. 

Throuo^h  the  earnest  efforts  of  the  late  Dr.  Samuel 
Gridley  Howe  this  department  was  established  at  the 
expense  of  the  corporation  and  is  maintained  by  the 
latter  for  the  sole  purpose  of  providing  employment 
for  as  many  industrious  and  deserving  blind  men  and 
women  as  the  patronage  extended  to  it  by  the  public 
will  warrant. 

As  has  been  repeatedly  stated  in  former  reports, 
the  workshop  for  adults  has  no  organic  connection 
with  the  school,  nor  are  the  recipients  of  its  benefits 
allowed  to  associate  or  to  have  any  relation  what- 
ever  with    the    young    pupils.      The    two    establish- 


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ments  are  entirely  separate  from  each  other  in  every 
particular. 

During  the  past  twelve  months  the  receipts  from 
goods  manufactured  and  sold  or  repaired  and  reno- 
vated at  the  shop  amounted  to  $23,495.33,  being  an 
increase  of  $3,580.99  over  those  of  the  previous  year, 
while  the  amount  paid  to  blind  men  and  women  has 
risen  from  $5,428.07  to  $6,003.80.  This  showing  is 
very  gratifying,  and  it  is  fervently  hoped  that  new 
customers  will  join  the  old  ones  and  thus  promote 
the  increase  of  business,  which  was  inaugurated  by 
the  removal  of  our  salesrooms  to  their  present  loca- 
tion, No.  383  Boylston  street. 

We  cannot  close  these  remarks  without  appealing 
again  to  all  good  citizens,  asking  them  to  assist  the 
blind  to  become  self-supporting  by  purchasing  the 
goods  made  by  the  latter  and  sold  at  fair  market 
prices.  There  are  now  on  the  waiting  list  the  names 
of  several  able-bodied  persons  who  are  eager  to  work 
and  earn  their  living  through  their  own  exertions, 
and  our  ability  to  supply  these  and  many  others  with 
remunerative  employment  depends  altogether  upon 
the  increase  of  the  patronage  of  our  workshop. 

Annual  Exercises. 

Through  the  unfailing  generosity  of  Mr.  Lawrence 
McCarty,  lessee  and  manager  of  the  Boston  Theatre, 
that  splendid  and  historic  auditorium  once  more 
opened  its  portals  to  the  friends  of  the  Perkins  Insti- 
tution and  of  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind,  who 
gathered  within  its  hospitable  walls  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon, June  2,  to  witness  the  annual  exercises  of  the 
school.     It  was  plainly  to  be  seen  that  there  had  been 


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no  abatement  in  the  interest  which  these  exercises 
always  arouse,  for,  as  three  o'clock,  the  hour  for  their 
commencement,  drew  near,  the  place  was  thronged  by 
a  multitude  of  persons  whose  presence  proclaimed 
their  regard  for  the  work  done  in  behalf  of  blind  chil- 
dren and  youths. 

In  the  unavoidable  absence  of  the  president  of  the 
corporation  and  of  the  chairman  of  the  board  of 
trustees,  the  director,  Mr.  Michael  Anagnos,  occupied 
the  seat  of  the  presiding  officer  and  opened  the  exer- 
cises with  the  following  address  of  welcome  :  — 

REMARKS    OF    MR.    M.    ANAGNOS. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen :  —  I  am  grieved  to  be  obliged  to  an- 
nounce that  the  Hon.  Francis  H.  Appleton,  the  esteemed  president 
of  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins  Institution  for  the  bUnd,  who 
was  to  preside  on  this  occasion  and  lend  to  it  his  personal  influ- 
ence, has  notified  me  that  he  is  unable  for  imperative  reasons 
to  be  with  us  today.  This  unwelcome  news  came  too  late  this 
morning  to  allow  me  sufficient  time  to  invite  some  one  else  to  take 
his  place.  Hence  it  becomes  necessary  for  me  to  step  forward 
and  fill  the  vacancy,  I  can  hardly  doubt  that  this  unexpected 
change  causes  a  great  disappointment  to  you ;  nevertheless  I  hope 
that  you  will  make  the  best  of  it  and  that  you  will  listen  patiently 
to  a  few  words  which  I  beg  to  address  to  you. 

First  and  above  all,  I  wish  to  extend  to  each  and  all  of  you- 
a  cordial  welcome  and  to  thank  you  most  earnestly  in  my  o>vn 
name  and  in  behalf  of  my  faithful  associates  and  assistants 
for  your  presence  here  today  and  for  the  unabating  interest 
which  you  manifest  in  our  pupils. 

Year  after  year  you  gather  in  this  magnificent  temple  of  art 
with  great  eagerness  to  witness  these  exercises  and  get  an  idea 
of  what  is  accomplished  in  our  school  —  I  might  say  with  strict 
propriety'  in  your  school,  because  there  are  many  among  you 
who  have  been  for  a  long  time  its  stanch  friends  and  who  have 
contributed  enough  towards  its  growth  and  support  to  be  classed 
with  its    proprietors.     As  on  all    former  occasions   of   this    kind 


our  purpose  has  been  to  have  a  number  of  our  pupils  go  through 
certain  literary,  scientific  and  musical  performances,  in  order  to 
enable  you  to  judge  fairly  of  the  extent  and  character  of  the  work 
accomphshed  in  the  various  departments  of  the  institution,  so  our 
intention  on  this  one  is  to  give  you  precisely  the  same  opportunity 
of  seeing  for  yourselves  and  of  forming  your  own  opinion. 

In  giving  a  brief  account  of  the  school  and  its  operations,  I 
assure  you  that  my  remarks  will  be  distinct  and  plain  spoken. 
I  have  a  thorough  aversion  to  misleading  statements.  There  is 
scarcely  anything  more  distasteful  to  me  than  tricky  bragging. 
I  leave  this  entirely  to  those  people  who  are  possessed  of  an  irre- 
pressible passion  for  unscrupulous  misrepresentations  and  who 
make  it  their  business  to  fill  the  ears  of  the  unsophisticated  public 
with  boastful  exaggerations  and  vaunting  pretensions.  I  assume 
nothing  which  does  not  rest  upon  absolute  truth.  Nor  do  I  lay 
claims  upon  achievements  which  cannot  stand  the  search-light 
of  the  closest  investigation.  Therefore  I  tell  a  simple,  straight- 
forward, unvarnished  story,  based  upon  incontrovertible  evidence, 
when  I  state  that  the  school  has  no  superior  anywhere,  either  in 
the  completeness  of  its  educational  forces  or  in  its  intellectual 
and  social  influences,  and  that  the  fruits  of  its  ministrations  in 
making  young  men  and  women  what  American  citizens  ought  to 
be  are  unsurpassed  by  those  produced  by  any  kindred  establish- 
ment on  either  side  of  the  Atlantic.  A  close  scrutiny  of  the 
facts  and  figures  which  are  to  be  placed  before  you  will  convince 
you  that  the-  institution  is  in  an  excellent  condition  and  that  it 
is  doing  an  admirable  work  which  deserves  your  appreciation. 
The  personnel  of  its  teachers  and  other  officers,  its  scheme  of 
education,  its  ample  equipment,  its  methods  of  training,  its 
facilities  and  arrangements  for  general  culture,  all  these  are  of 
the  highest  order  —  the  best  that  can  be  secured  anywhere. 

Of  the  eighteen  instructors  employed  in  the  literary  depart- 
ment, six  are  graduates  of  colleges  and  universities,  and  three- 
fourths  of  the  remaining  twelve  have  been  trained  in  the  normal 
schools  of  Massachusetts.  Perhaps  there  is  a  possibility  of 
finding  in  one  or  two  institutions  for  the  blind  in  Europe  an 
equal  number  of  tutors  who  have  enjoyed  academical  advantages 
similar  to  those  just  mentioned,  but  we  must  look  for  these 
only  in  Germany  and  in  no  other  part  of  the  world.  Among 
the  sixteen  teachers  of  vocal  and  instrumental    music   there  are 


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eight  graduates  of  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music 
and  three  others  whose  talents  and  abilities  have  been  enhanced 
by  uncommon  educational  advantages,  while  the  remaining  five 
belong  to  the  class  of  prominent  specialists  and  distinguished 
musicians  of  whom  there  are  so  many  in  Boston.  To  this  list 
of  instructors  may  be  added  eight  more  who  devote  the  whole  of 
their  time  to  giving  lessons  in  various  forms  of  manual  training. 

In  regard  to  the  equipment  of  the  school  it  is  no  hyperbole 
to  say  that  this  is  the  largest  and  most  complete  that  can  be 
found  in  this  or  in  any  other  country.  Our  library  contains  more 
than  fourteen  thousand  volumes  of  embossed  books,  printed  in 
every  known  system  of  raised  characters,  while  our  spacious 
museum  is  filled  with  a  vast  collection  of  educational  appliances 
and  apparatus,  mechanical  contrivances,  curious  implements  or 
weapons,  models  and  specimens  of  every  description  from  the 
animal,  vegetable  and  mineral  kingdoms.  What  may  be  con- 
sidered no  less  valuable  than  the  possession  of  these  objects  is 
the  constant  use  which  is  made  of  them  both  by  classes  and  by 
individuals. 

After  listening  patiently  to  my  remarks  you  naturally  desire 
to  know  what  are  the  actual  results  of  this  plan  of  education, 
of  these  methods  of  instruction  and  training,  of  the  efforts  of 
these  capable  and  fine  teachers  and  of  the  innumerable  peda- 
gogical tools  and  material  appliances  which  are  placed  within 
their  reach.  You  are  not  satisfied  with  mere  words.  You  want 
facts,  and  these  I  will  gladly  lay  before  you. 

An  eminent  and  most  reUable  statistician,  Mr.  Horace  G. 
Wadlin,  who  has  been  recently  chosen  to  fill  the  place  of  the 
principal  executive  officer  in  the  public  library  of  Boston,  was 
for  a  number  of  years  chief  of  the  state  bureau  of  statistics  of 
labor.  While  he  was  engaged  in  this  work  he  investigated  with 
great  assiduity  and  scrupulous  care  the  case  of  the  physically 
defective  population  in  Massachusetts  in  relation  to  industry, 
and  the  results  of  his  researches  were  tabulated  in  a  thoroughly 
systematic  form  and  published  in  February,  1902,  in  the  twenty- 
first  number  of  the  Labor  Bulletin  of  the  Commomvealth  of 
Massachusetts.  According  to  the  figures  given  by  Mr.  Wadlin 
on  the  ninth  page  of  the  Bulletin^  there  are  in  our  state  3,983 
blind  persons.  Of  these  2,267  ^^e  males  and  1,716  females. 
Of   the  former    1,240   (or    55    per  cent.)   and   of   the   latter  540 


(^or  31  per  cent.)  are  entirely  self-supporting.  In  other 
words  45  per  cent,  of  all  the  blind  people  of  Massachusetts, 
including  the  advanced  in  years  and  the  infirm,  are  able  to 
earn  their  living  without  assistance  or  subsidy  from  any  source, 
public  or  private.  After  deducting  these  from  the  whole  num- 
ber, together  with  those  who  are  living  with  their  families  and 
near  relatives,  there  remain  18  per  cent,  who  are  depending 
either  entirely  or  in  part  upon  charity.  These  "self-supporting 
people  being,  as  they  are,  most  seriously  handicapped  by  their 
infirmity  in  the  race  of  life,  how  could  they  become  independent 
without  the  direct  ministrations  of  the  school  or  the  indirect 
influences  which  it  has  brought  to  bear  upon  them  ? 

These  facts  and  figures  speak  convincingly  for  themselves. 
They  tell  an  admirable  tale.  They  show  the  fruition  of  the 
great  principles  on  which  the  institution  was  founded  and  upon 
which  its  work  has  been  invariably  prosecuted  from  the  time 
of  its  estabhshment  to  the  present  day. 

By  a  fortunate  coincidence  the  school  was  brought  into  exist- 
ence at  the  dawn  of  a  great  period  in  the  history  of  Massa- 
chusetts. When  it  was  first  established  the  horizon  of  the  state 
was  suffused  with  the  light  of  progress  and  true  democracy,  of 
freedom  and  moral  idealism,  of  human  advancement  and  fra- 
ternization. These  illuminating  rays  came  for  the  most  part 
from  the  luminous  pleiades  of  reformers,  comprising  such  brilliant 
stars  as  Channing  and  Emerson,  Horace  Mann  and  Theodore 
Parker,  Sumner  and  Dorothea  Dix.  Dr.  Howe  belonged  to  this 
constellation  of  scholarly  thinkers  and  implacable  enemies  of 
the  iniquities  of  the  past.  He  was  one  of  them  in  high  aspira- 
tion and  nobility  of  aim,  in  the  tendencies  and  inclination  of 
his  mind  and  spirit,  in  earnestness  of  purpose  and  ardent  desire 
to  do  what  could  be  done  for  the  amelioration  of  the  condition 
of  the  suffering  and  dependent  members  of  the  human  family 
and  for  strengthening  their  sense  of  self-respect  and  dignity. 
He  was  born  to  become  a  warm-hearted  philanthropist  and  keen- 
witted educator. 

The  quality  of  Dr.  Howe's  mettle  and  the  extent  of  his  ad- 
ministrative power  and  executive  ability  were  fully  proved  in 
foreign  lands,  where  he  went  immediately  after  his  graduation 
from  the  medical  school  of  his  native  town  and  volunteered  to 
serve  the  cause    of   liberty  and  fight  by  the  side  of   the  Greeks 


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who  were  heroically  struggling  to  break  the  yoke  of  despotism 
and  regain  their  national  independence.  After  seven  years  of 
severe  hardships  and  gallant  efforts  he  returned  home  from  this 
chivalrous  campaign  and  entered  upon  that  of  humanity.  On 
his  arrival  in  Boston  he  found  that  a  movement  in  behalf  of 
the  bUnd  had  already  been  inaugurated,  and  at  the  request  of 
its  promoters  he  unhesitatingly  undertook  to  organize  and  direct 
a  school  for  the  benefit  of  this  class  of  sufferers  similar  to  that 
which  had  been  established  in  Paris  in  1784  by  Valentin  Haiiy, 
the  great  apostle  of  their  cause,  whose  achievements  in  this 
field  of  beneficence  added  a  new  jewel  to  the  glorious  diadem 
of  France. 

Dr.  Howe  entered  upoli  his  career  with  an  ardor  that  ignored 
all  obstacles,  with  an  enthusiasm  that  was  resistless  and  with 
an  industry  that  was  tireless.  He  rose  quickly  to  the  highest 
eminence  in  his  profession  and  became  the  Haiiy  of  the  new 
world.  He  labored  assiduously  and  indefatigably  in  constructing 
a  complete  system  of  education,  in  which  most  of  the  fundamental 
ideas  were  distinctly  characteristic  of  New  England.  Health  and 
thorough  physical  development,  broad  intellectual  and  moral  cult- 
ure, love  of  industry  and  independence,  self-respect,  aversion  to 
idleness  and  alms-taking,  a  sense  of  the  dignity  of  man  and  a 
realization  of  the  privileges  and  obligations  of  American  citizen- 
ship, these  constituted  the  comer  stone  upon  which  a  pedagogical 
superstructure  of  exceptional  symmetry  and  peculiar  adaptation  to 
its  purposes  was  reared  by  the  master  hand  of  a  practical  phi- 
losopher and  sane  reformer.  Upon  these  principles  and  with  the 
sole  end  in  view  of  cultivating  the  blind  on  all  sides  of  their  nature 
and  of  raising  among  them  the  standard  of  true  manhood  and 
womanhood,  their  education  was  pursued  during  the  long  life  of 
Dr.  Howe  with  the  remarkable  results  which  are  well  known  all 
over  the  world  and  of  which  the  facts  and  figures  tabulated  by 
Mr.  Wadlin  give  you  a  clear  idea.  I  am  exceedingly  glad  to  be 
able  to  state  in  the  most  positive  manner  that  the  band  of  faithful 
and  able  men  and  women,  who  are  now  carrying  on  with  me  the 
work  of  the  school,  are  so  deeply  imbued  with  the  spirit  which 
animated  its  famous  founder  in  all  his  actions,  that  they  realize 
fully  the  value  and  the  sacredness  of  the  trust  which  is  committed 
to  their  care  and  that  they  will  never  allow  it  to  suffer  or  de- 
teriorate in  their  hands  for  lack  of  devotion  or  for  want  of  earnest 
endeavor. 


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I  am  aware  that  I  have  already  taxed  your  patience  too  much; 
but  before  leaving  this  platform  I  crave  the  privilege  of  saying  a 
few  words  about  the  goodness  and  generosity  of  the  courteous 
lessee  and  proprietor  of  this  splendid  theatre,  Mr.  Lawrence 
McCarty.  Thanks  to  the  liberality  of  this  kind  friend  of  the  blind 
we  were  enabled  at  this  time  a  year  ago  to  hold  here  the  annual 
exercises  of  our  school.  Through  his  gracious  invitation  we  are 
gathered  again  in  this  place  for  the  same  purpose.  When  I  called 
on  Mr.  McCarty  several  weeks  ago  to  request  him  to  allow  us  to 
use  his  theatre  this  season,  he  received  me  so  cordially  and  granted 
my  petition  in  such  a  hearty  way  as  to  convince  me  that  the  cause 
of  our  pupils  has  as  strong  a  hold  upon  his  tender  feelings  as  it 
had  upon  those  of  the  late  Dr.  Orlando  Tompkins,  of  his  noble 
widow  and  of  their  worthy  son,  Mr.  Eugene  Tompkins.  You  can 
easily  imagine  that  courteous  treatment  is  a  real  comfort  to  one 
who  is  obliged  to  do  a  little  begging  from  time  to  time  in  aid  of  a 
beneficent  enterprise  and  to  whose  singular  experience  stern  re- 
buke for  having  dared  to  disturb  with  his  urgent  appeals  the  equa- 
nimity of  some  high-toned  lady  or  lord  is  not  entirely  foreign. 
Nor  is  it  difficult  for  you  to  realize  what  a  great  boon  it  is  for  any- 
one to  be  confident  that  in  his  work  he  is  favored  with  true  friends 
and  sincere  sympathizers  who  will  stand  by  him  on  all  occasions 
and  to  whom  he  will- not  hesitate  to  apply  for  assistance  in  cases 
of  need.  Mr.  McCarty,  like  his  predecessors  in  the  proprietorship 
of  the  Boston  Theatre,  belongs  to  this  class.  To  him  and  to  his 
painstaking  and  efficient  assistants  and  employes  I  desire  to  con- 
vey my  sense  of  great  obligation  for  what  they  have  done  and  are 
constantly  doing  for  us.  To  you  all  I  beg  to  express  my  warmest 
thanks  for  having  taken  the  trouble  to  come  here  in  such  large 
numbers  for  the  purpose  of  witnessing  the  exercises  of  our  school 
and  of  ascertaining  by  personal  observation  whether  we  do  or  do 
not  deserve  the  continuance  of  your  loyal  friendship  and  generous 
assistance. 

Upon  the  announcement  that  the  first  movement  of 
Haydn's  symphony  in  D  was  to  be  played  by  the 
orchestra,  there  came  forward  a  very  noteworthy 
group  of  juvenile  performers, —  namely,  a  good-sized 
and  well-proportioned  orchestra,  composed  entirely  of 


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blind  boys  and  girls  and  including  practically  all  the 
necessary  complement  of  stringed,  wood-wind  and 
brass  instruments.  This  is  the  first  large  orchestra 
of  its  kind  which  has  ever  appeared  in  public  and  it 
was  listened  to  with  the  closest  and  most  critical  at- 
tention. The  enthusiasm  awakened  by  the  perform- 
ance of  this  number  and  the  gratification  of  the  audi- 
ence amply  repaid  all  the  energy  and  concentrated 
effort  expended  by  the  blind  students  and  their  in- 
structors in  the  mastery  of  these  instruments,  and 
vindicated  our  faith  in  the  ability  of  these  boys  and 
girls  to  rise  to  a  high  point  of  excellence  in  this  well- 
beloved  art  despite  their  infirmity. 

During  the  part  in  the  programme  taken  by  the 
children  of  the  kindergarten,  which  is  described  in 
full  in  the  portion  of  the  report  devoted  to  that  sec- 
tion of  the  institution,  the  older  pupils  upon  the  stage 
joined  the  large  and  sympathetic  audience  beyond 
the  footlights  in  their  enjoyment  of  the  pretty  songs 
and  games  of  the  little  ones.  When  the  platform  had 
been  emptied  of  these  small  people  and  was  once 
more  at  the  command  of  the  more  advanced  students, 
a  class  of  girls  presented  a  graphic,  concise  and  ad- 
mirable exercise  in  geography,  illustrated  by  the  use 
of  a  map  of  the  United  States,  the  country  which 
formed  the  subject  of  their  recitation. 

At  the  conclusion  of  this  exercise  the  class  in  violin 
playing  rendered  Eichberg's  quartet  for  strings  with 
great  delicacy  and  depth  of  tone  and  with  delightful 
smoothness  of  execution. 

The  next  number  on  the  programme  was  an  ex- 
ceedingly interesting  exercise  by  Thomas  Stringer 
on  some  of  the  simple  uses  of  electricity.  In  in- 
troducing this  remarkable   lad  to  the  audience,  Mr. 


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Anagnos  spoke  as  follows  of  the  character  of  his 
work,  of  his  studies  at  one  of  the  public  grammar 
schools,  from  which  he  was  about  to  graduate,  and 
of  his  imperative  need  of  further  financial  support :  — 

I  desire  to  state  explicitly  that  evetything  connected  with  Tom's 
exercise  is  original  with  him.  He  has  had  some  assistance  from 
a  kind  friend  in  making  the  apparatus,  which  he  will  use  to  illus- 
trate his  theme,  but  in  nothing  else.  The  brief  and  simple  ac- 
count on  electricity  is  entirely  his  own  composition.  No  teacher 
connected  with  any  of  the  departments  of  this  institution  is  so 
base  as  to  encourage  any  of  these  children  to  appropriate  other 
people's  thoughts  and  present  them  as  their  own  production.  On 
the  contrary  scrupulous  care  is  taken  to  cultivate  in  them  the 
love  of  truth  and  to  bring  them  up  with  the  idea  that  purloining 
the  contents  of  the  printed  page  is  no  less  sinful  than  other 
stealing. 

Tom  is  still  a  pupil  in  the  Lowell  grammar  school  at  Roxbury, 
from  which  he  will  graduate  with  his  class  at  the  end  of  this 
month.  Next  autumn  he  will  enter  the  mechanic  arts  high 
school  and  take  up  such  a  course  of  study  and  training  as  may 
be  adapted  to  his  condition.  We  owe  a  vast  debt  of  gratitude 
to  the  master,  the  teachers  and  pupils  of  the  Lowell  school  for 
their  genuine  interest  in  Tom's  welfare  and  progress  and  for  the 
constant  assistance  which  they  have  given  to  him  at  all  times 
and  under  any  circumstances.  We  are  also  under  great  obliga- 
tions to  the  superintendent  of  the  public  schools  of  Boston,  Mr. 
Edwin  P.  Seaver,  for  the  kindly  notice  which  he  has  taken  of 
this  hapless  lad  and  for  his  earnest  desire  to  be  of  service  to 
him.  Moreover,  I  cannot  forego  the  pleasure  of  expressing  my 
heartfelt  thanks  to  those  generous  friends  whose  annual  subscrip- 
tions have  made  possible  the  deliverance  of  Tom's  mind  from 
its  dreadful  imprisonment.  We  fervently  hope  that  they  will  con- 
tinue to  furnish  the  means  necessary  for  the  continuance  of  his 
education.  It  is  hardly  possible  to  carry  on  this  humane  work 
without  their  liberal  aid.  We  depend  chiefly  upon  their  generosity 
for  the  supply  of  the  greater  part  of  the  money  which  is  required 
for  current  expenses.  Some  time  ago  we  undertook  the  task  of 
raising  a  permanent  fund,  the  income  of  which  was  to  be  given  to 


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Tom  during  his  life  and  at  his  death,  or  whenever  he  should  cease 
to  be  in  need  of  it,  to  be  applied  to  the  care  and  training  of  a 
child,  similarly  afflicted,  for  whom  there  was  no  provision,  public 
or  private.  It  is  to  be  deeply  regretted  that  our  efforts  in  this 
direction  have  not  been  crowned  with  encouraging  success.  Tom's 
popularity,  as  has  been  said  repeatedly,  actually  hinders  our 
efforts  to  raise  money  for  him.  Many  people  whose  devotion  to 
Tom  is  unquestionable  are  prone  to  think  that  his  needs  are  or 
will  be  well  supplied  by  other  friends,  of  whom  he  has  a  legion, 
and  that  they  ought  to  reserve  their  gifts  for  some  forlorn  case 
which  is  less  noticed  by  the  public.  This  view  is  both  unjust  to 
the  poor  boy  and  positively  detrimental  to  his  interests.  It  di- 
minishes the  number  of  his  helpers  and  prevents  the  growth  of 
the  fund  which  alone  can  place  him  beyond  want  and  suffering. 
A  year  ago  today  I  made  this  statement  before  an  audience 
representative  of  the  intelligence  and  benevolence  of  Boston.  I 
repeat  it  again  today  with  all  the  earnestness  that  I  can  command 
to  a  gathering  of  precisely  the  same  character.  Is  there  any  need 
of  further  arguments  on  my  part  to  induce  you  to  untie  the  strings 
of  your  purses  and  make  up  the  sum  which  we  are  striving  to 
obtain  for  the  benefit  of  this  fine  lad  ? 

Upon  the  conclusion  of  these  remarks,  Thomas 
proceeded  with  his  exercise.  He  first  gave  through 
the  manual  alphabet,  which  was  interpreted  to  the 
audience  by  his  teacher,  Miss  Conley,  a  brief  his- 
torical sketch  of  the  efforts  of  man  to  supplement 
his  own  strength  by  the  employment  of  natural 
forces,  leading  up  to  the  recognition  of  the  power 
called  electricity  and  to  its  successful  utilization  in 
producing  sound,  light  and  motion  and  in  effecting 
magnetic  action.  By  means  of  apparatus  which  was 
prepared  entirely  by  Thomas  himself  under  the 
supervision  of  a  friend,  he  succeeded  in  causing  an 
electric  bell  to  ring,  an  electric  fan  to  revolve,  an  elec- 
tric light  to  blaze  out  and  a  piece  of  iron  to  act  as  a 
magnet,  all  through  his  own  manipulation  of  the  little 


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battery  which  he  had  himself  constructed.  It  was  a 
noteworthy  achievement  and  an  admirable  exemplifi- 
cation of  the  excellent  training  which  has  evolved 
this  fine,  thoughtful  lad  out  of  the  little  lump  of 
breathing  clay  that  was  brought  twelve  years  ago  to 
the  institution  presenting  seemingly  as  hopeless  a 
task  as  ever  engaged  the  devoted  attention  of  a 
teacher. 

A  most  attractive  feature  of  the  entertainment 
followed  Tom's  exercise  when  a  band  of  girls,  in 
their  light,  pretty  gymnastic  suits  of  red  and  white, 
performed  the  difficult  movements  of  their  drill  with 
grace  and  ease  of  motion  and  with  absolute  cor- 
rectness. Among  them  was  Elizabeth  Robin,  keep- 
ing perfect  time  with  her  school-mates  by  means  of 
the  abbreviated  commands  and  admonitory  touches 
through  which  her  teacher  conveyed  to  her  the 
orders  of  the  leader.  She  did  her  part  well  and 
gracefully  and  was  in  no  whit  to  be  distinguished 
from  her  more  fortunate  companions  who  had  the 
great  advantage  of  hearing  the  spoken  commands. 
The  manual  of  arms  was  then  accurately  executed 
by  a  company  of  boys  in  regular  military  form. 
They  presented  a  fine  appearance,  and  their  excellent 
marching  and  prompt  obedience  to  the  orders  elicited 
hearty  applause. 

An  exercise  in  chemistry  by  a  class  of  boys,  which 
followed  this  drill,  proved  satisfactorily  their  clear 
comprehension  of  the  subject  and  bore  witness  to  the 
thorough  and  careful  instruction  in  natural  science, 
which  these  pupils  receive. 

Owing  to  the  rearrangement  of  the  school  curric- 
ulum, there  was  no  class  ready  to  graduate  this  year. 

The  exercises  were  brought  to  a  close  by  another 


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orchestral    number,   Pavane    by    Sharpe,   which    was 
beautifully  played  by  the  orchestra. 

The  large  audience  that  filled  all  parts  of  the 
theatre  showed  its  approbation  and  hearty  apprecia- 
tion of  the  admirable  work  of  our  school  in  an  em- 
phatic way,  while  the  newspapers  of  the  following  day 
spoke  of  its  excellence  and  value  in  the  highest  terms 
of  praise.  Many  were  the  kind  words  of  unstinted 
commendation,  which  came  to  us  from  various  quar- 
ters. Prominent  among  these  was  the  description  of 
the  occasion,  written  by  the  well-known  scholar  and 
keen  critic,  Mr.  F.  B.  Sanborn,  in  his  weekly  letter 
from  Boston  to  the  Springfield  Republican,  which  was 
published  in  that  journal  on  the  6th  of  June  and  from 
which  we  subjoin  the  following  extract:  — 

The  anniversaries  of  schools  and  colleges  are  beginning,  and 
two  excellent  Boston  institutions  have  led  the  way  this  week  — 
the  Methodist-non-sectarian  Boston  university  and  the  Perkins 
and  Massachusetts  school  for  the  blind  at  South  Boston,  The 
latter  is  quite  as  much  a  university  as  the  other,  though  its 
students  are  of  younger  ages.  By  this  I  mean  that  the  aims  and 
right  methods  of  education  are  as  well  understood,  and  as  pro- 
foundly conceived  and  thoroughly  carried  out,  at  South  Boston 
and  the  Jamaica  Plain  kindergarten  for  the  blind  as  they  are  in 
the  honeycomb  of  halls  on  the  summit  and  sides  of  Beacon  hill. 
Dr.  Howe,  who  founded  this  blind  school,  and  his  son-in-law, 
Anagnos,  who  succeeded  him  —  two  directors  only  in  70  years 
—  were  men  of  quick  insight  and  broad  experience,  and  have 
thought  out  and  demonstrated  the  purpose  and  best  results  of 
education  in  their  specialty  as  no  other  two  men  have  done  in 
a  century.  Well  aware  of  this,  Mr.  Anagnos,  in  his  address  to 
his  great  audience  Tuesday  afternoon,  very  properly  laid  stress 
on  what  has  been  achieved  by  the  South  Boston  school  in  its  long 
and  steadily  advancing  career  of  benevolence.  The  occasion  for 
this,  probably,  was  the  well-meant  but  ill-informed  movement  at 
the  state  house  this  season  for  a  work  to  be  done  among:  the  adult 


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blind,  which  will  only  succeed  so  far  as  it  is  guided  by  the  ex- 
perience of  the  past,  rather  than  by  vague  hopes  and  wishes  for 
the  future.  A  like  movement  in  Connecticut  suffers  from  the  taint 
of  self-interest  (that  is  apt  to  affect  such  projects  as  set  themselves 
up  against  the  painfully  acquired  wisdom  of  the  past),  and  has 
divided  the  state  board  there  in  regard  to  the  appropriation  of 
state  funds  —  the  object  that  these  projectors  always  have  in  view. 
The  South  Boston  managers,  on  the  other  hand,  prudently  seek 
to  make  the  whole  community  interested  in  the  training  of  the 
blind,  and  to  draw  the  needful  funds  from  private  liberality  rather 
than  from  the  taxpayers  in  the  form  of  an  appropriation.  The 
state  does  a  part  of  the  work,  but  its  appropriation  would  not  go 
very  far  if  it  were  not  supplemented,  as  are  the  colleges  and  uni- 
versities, by  endowments  and  gifts.  These  Mr.  Anagnos  has 
known  how  to  stimulate  beyond  what  even  Dr.  Howe  and  his 
friends,  that  "  Pleiad  of  philanthropy,"  as  he  styled  the  seven 
faithful  Bostonians  of  50  or  60  years  ago, —  Channing  and  Emer- 
son, Parker  and  Sumner,  Horace  Mann  and  Dorothea  Dix,  and 
Dr.  Howe  at  the  apex  of  the  triangle  of  stars, —  were  able  to  ac- 
complish in  this  particular  work.  It  will  soon  be  30  years  since 
Michael  Anagnos,  a  Greek  from  Epirus,  came  to  the  practical 
direction  of  this  school,  and  has  made  it  what  it  was  this  week 
declared  to  be  —  the  best  of  its  class  in  the  world.  His  exhibi- 
tion of  the  work  of  his  pupils,  young  and  not  so  young,  at  the 
Boston  theatre  was  convincing,  and  as  dramatic  and  pathetic  as 
anything  seen  on  the  stage  there. 


Iln  flDemori^m. 

Members  of  the  Corporation. 

We  are  grieved  to  be  obliged  to  report  that,  since 
the  last  annual  meeting  of  the  corporation,  fourteen 
of  its  highly  esteemed  and  valued  members  have  been 
removed  by  death.  The  list  of  the  deceased  com- 
prises the  following  honored  names  :  — 

Joseph  H.  Center  died  at  his  home,  No.  104 
Warren    street,    Roxbury,    on    the    eleventh    day   of 


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March,  1903,  in  the  seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age. 
He  was  a  man  of  business  integrity  whose  word  was 
as  good  as  his  bond.  He  lived  in  a  retired  and 
simple  manner,  and  his  fondness  for  saving  and  pre- 
serving things  of  no  special  value  made  him  appear 
peculiar;  but  he  united  kindness  of  heart  and  a  com- 
passionate disposition  with  public  spirit  and  private 
benevolence,  and  many  were  the  benefactions  which 
were  quietly  bestowed  by  him  upon  the  unfortunate 
and  deserving  poor.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he 
had  shown  an  active  sympathy  with  the  cause  of  the 
blind,  and  our  printing  house  was  one  of  the  public  in- 
stitutions which  he  remembered  generously  in  his  will. 

Charles  U.  Cotting  died  at  his  home,  No.  249 
Commonwealth .  avenue,  on  the  third  day  of  April, 
1903,  in  his  seventy-second  year,  having  been  born  in 
Boston  May  13th,  1831.  He  succeeded  his  father, 
the  late  Amos  Cotting,  in  the  real  estate  business 
about  forty-six  years  ago  and  was  identified  with  it 
all  his  life  either  as  owner,  trustee  or  agent.  He 
represented  enormous  holdings  of  this  kind  of  prop- 
erty and  he  was  rated  as  a  high  authority  on  all  mat- 
ters relating  thereto.  He  was  shrewd,  far-sighted 
and  capable  in  his  calling  and  enabled  those  for  whom 
he  acted,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  reap  vast  benefits 
from  the  development  of  real  estate  in  this  vicinity. 
Both  in  his  personal  and  in  his  fiduciary  capacity  he 
occupied  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  the  solid  men 
of  Boston. 

Joseph  Blanchard  Crosby  died  in  Roxbury  on 
the  thirtieth  day  of  January,  1903.  He  was  born  in 
Boston  on  the  fifth  day  of  February,  1829,  and  was 
educated  in  the  city  schools.  Afterwards  he  became 
a    solicitor  of   patents    and   practised  this  profession 


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until  1874  when  he  retired  from  active  business.  In 
later  years  he  served  as  president  and  director  of  the 
Street  Railway  Company  of  South  Boston.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  corporation  of  this  institution 
in  1879,  but  his  connection  with  it  never  went  beyond 
the  line  of  formality. 

Mrs.  Mary  Longfellow  Greenleaf,  widow  of 
James  Greenleaf  and  sister  of  the  poet,  Henry  Wads- 
worth  Longfellow  and  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Longfel- 
low, died  at  her  home  in  Brattle  street,  Cambridge, 
on  the  third  day  of  December,  1902,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-six  years.  She  was  a  woman  of  rare  character 
and  refinement,  possessing  many  of  the  excellent 
qualities  of  her  family.  She  had  a  mind  well  poised, 
great  clearness  of  intellectual  vision,  a  soul  open  to 
all  good  influences  and  an  unusual  sense  of  altruism, 
which  shaped  her  daily  life.  Although  she  was  an 
earnest  churchwoman,  her  gifts  were  by  no  means 
confined  to  ecclesiastical  charities,  but  ran  through 
various  undenominational  channels  and  reached  many 
deserving  causes. 

On  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  May,  1903,  the  vener- 
able John  Joseph  May  died  at  the  home  of  his 
daughter  in  Marlborough  street  at  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety  years.  He  was  no  common  man, 
though  there  was  no  one  within  our  city  who  by 
breadth  of  sympathy  and  a  desire  to  help  others  made 
himself  more  completely  one  with  his  fellow-men. 
He  belonged  to  the  finest  stock  of  New  England. 
His  family  has  been  a  distinguished  one  among  those 
which  have  illustrated  what  was  best  in  their  genera- 
tion, and  he  himself  has  been  reverenced  and  loved 
as  one  of  its  representative  members.  He  was  a 
gentleman  of  the  old  school  in  bearing  as  well  as  in 


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feeling.  His  life  was  patterned  after  the  highest 
standard  of  morality  and  righteousness  and  devoted 
to  good  works  and  to  the  duties  of  honorable  citizen- 
ship. In  entire  unconsciousness  Mr.  May  was  a 
model  of  courtliness  of  bearing ;  possessed  a  rare  and 
charming  personality  and  was  scrupulous  in  every 
delicacy  of  speech  and  manners.  But,  as  was  aptly 
said  by  a  writer  who  knew  him  intimately,  his  fine 
suavity  was  no  mere  child  of  culture  and  heredity  ; 
it  was  an  emanation  from  a  sweet  spirit  unaffectedly 
sincere  and  grandly  simple,  whose  "high  erected 
thoughts  were  seated  in  a  heart  of  courtesy."  Where- 
ever  he  went  his  presence  was  felt  to  be  both  as  an 
inspiration  and  a  benediction.  In  his  long  career  of 
usefulness  as  a  patriotic  citizen  and  as  an  enterprising 
and  capable  merchant  and  in  the  intimacies  of  his 
social  and  domestic  life,  he  kept  the  same  steady 
pace,  always  upon  the  high  levels.  Though  the 
larger  part  of  his  time  was  occupied  with  the  activi- 
ties of  trade,  he  was  a  born  thinker  and  student, 
and,  almost  to  the  end  of  his  days,  a  tireless,  assidu- 
ous, but  most  discriminating  reader  of  the  best  litera- 
ture. It  may  be  said  without  exaggeration  that  he 
was  an  ideal  American,  built  upon  a  noble  plan, 
poised,  serene,  unfailingly  cheerful,  faithful  to  the 
laws  of  charity  and  honor  in  all  the  varied  relations 
of  his  busy  life,  still  carrying  in  his  right  hand  gentle 
peace  to  silence  envious  tongues.  The  city  will 
much  miss  the  dignified  and  beautiful  presence  of 
this  '  unselfish  man  and  distinguished  gentleman. 
Like  himself,  several  members  of  Mr.  May's  family 
have  always  been  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of 
the  blind  and  have  rendered  to  it  both  personal  ser- 
vice and  pecuniary  assistance.     His  honored  father, 


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the  late  Samuel  May,  was  president  of  the  corpora- 
tion for  ten  years,  from  i860  to  1870,  and  had  two 
books  printed  in  raised  characters  at  his  expense. 
His  sister,  Miss  Abby  W.  May,  was  the  first  gener- 
ous contributor  to  the  fund  for  the  establishment  of 
the  kindergarten,  while  his  brother,  Mr.  Frederick 
W.  G.  May  seldom  fails  to  attend  our  annual  meet- 
ings and  to  lend  to  our  deliberations  the  advantage  of 
his  experience  and  wisdom. 

Miss  Sarah  Cabot  Minot  died  at  her  home  in 
Marlborough  street  on  the  tenth  day  of  January,  1903. 
She  was  born  fifty-seven  years  ago  and  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  George  R.  Minot,  a  prominent  mer- 
chant of  his  day.  Her  life  was  consecrated  to  high 
objects  and  was  worthy  of  the  ancestors  from  whom 
she  inherited  the  best  traditions  of  New  England. 
She  was  possessed  with  the  spirit  of  benevolence  and 
took  a  deep  interest  in  the  charities  of  the  various 
societies  connected  with  the  church  of  the  Messiah, 
of  which  she  had  been  a  member  for  many  years. 
Miss  Minot's  active  sympathy  with  the  cause  of  the 
blind  led  her  to  join  the  ranks  of  our  corporation. 

Mrs.  Mary  Abby  Newell,  widow  of  Andrew  H. 
Newell,  died  at  her  home  in  West  Roxbury  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  March,  1903.  She  was  a  woman 
of  charitable  temper,  amiable  disposition,  gentle  de- 
meanor and  genuine  goodness  of  heart.  For  many 
years  she  ministered  with  exemplary  devotion  and 
tenderness  to  the  personal  needs  of  her  late  husband 
—  who  became  blind  while  he  was  at  the  height 
of  his  business  activity.  She  strove  to  lighten  as 
much  as  possible  the  burden  of  his  affliction  and  to 
increase  his  enjoyment  of  life.  After  his  death  she 
turned    her    attention    to    the    cause    of    his    fellow- 


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sufferers  and  showed  an  earnest  desire  to  render  to 
it  as  much  assistance  as  it  was  in  her  power  to 
give.  She  always  took  a  warm  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  the  institution  and  in  the  welfare  of  its  pupils. 

Joseph  S.  Ropes  died  at  Norwich,  Connecticut, 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  March,  1903,  in  the 
eighty-sixth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  one  of  the 
principal  members  of  the  great  mercantile  firm  of 
William  Ropes  and  Company,  which  forty  years  ago 
had  reached  the  leading  position  in  the  American 
commerce  with  Russia  and  carried  forward  large 
enterprises  with  such  high  honor  and  integrity  on 
the  part  of  its  members  that  it  became  an  example 
and  an  inspiration  to  the  younger  men  who  were 
about  them.  Mr.  Ropes  was  educated  in  Russia, 
and  his  training  and  literary  and  linguistic  attain- 
ments were  of  the  highest  order.  He  had  a  singu- 
larly acute  mind  and  in  the  great  financial 
movements  of  the  past  was  a  recognized  authority. 
He  filled  a  large  place  in  the  business  life  of  his 
time  and  was  conspicuous  in  the  philanthropic 
movements  of  his  generation.  There  was  another 
side  to  his  character,  however,  besides  that  which 
he  showed  as  a  merchant  and  a  man  of  letters.  In 
the  time  of  physical  affliction  and  suffering  he 
proved  to  be  of  heroic  yet  gentle  mould.  How  few 
men  stricken  with  sudden  blindness  have  encoun- 
tered that  sad  fate  as  he  met  this  dreadful  going 
out  of  the  light  of  day.  With  his  brilliant,  tireless 
mental  activity,  with  his  insatiable  thirst  for  knowl- 
edge, his  passion  for  books,  giving  up  every  active 
interest  in  life  and  forced  to  sit  with  folded  hands 
in  a  darkened  room  for  months,  facing  the  years  as 
he  did  afterwards   in  dependence  upon  others  —  his 


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sublime  patience  and  heroism  of  soul  through  all 
this  was  something  to  be  remembered  by  those 
who  knew  him. 

Mrs.  Rose  Lee  Saltonstall,  widow  of  Hon. 
Leverett  Saltonstall,  died  at  her  home  in  the  Chest- 
nut Hill  district,  on  Sunday,  the  thirty-first  day  of 
May,  1903,  in  the  sjxty-ninth  year  of  her  age.  She 
was  a  devoted  wife,  an  affectionate  mother,  a  sincere 
friend,  in  a  word  a  noble  woman,  whose  decease  has 
caused  a  deep  sorrow  among  a  large  circle  of  rela- 
tives and  friends.  From  her  Puritan  ancestors  Mrs. 
Saltonstall  inherited  the  sterling  qualities  of  up- 
rightness, thrift,  courage,  patience,  integrity  and 
love  of  truth.  Her  many-sided  sympathies  made 
her  desire  earnestly  to  promote  the  welfare  of  af- 
flicted humanity  and  she  has  shown  herself  in  vari- 
ous ways  a  warm  friend  of  the  cause  of  the  blind. 
Her  heart  was  the  home  of  all  the  pure,  high  and 
lovely  affections  that  adorn   the  character   beautiful. 

The  Hon.  Frederick  Clark  Sayles,  one  of  the 
foremost  citizens  of  the  state  of  Rhode  Island  and 
the  first  mayor  of  Pawtucket,  died  of  apoplexy  at 
his  home,  Bryn  Mawr,  in  that  city,  on  the  fifth  day 
of  January,  1903.  He  was  born  in  Pawtucket  on 
the  seventeenth  of  July,  1835,  and  was  a  descendant 
of  Roger  Williams  both  by  paternal  and  maternal 
lineasfe.  He  beo^an  his  business  career  in  the 
bleachery  of  his  brother,  William  F.  Sayles,  and, 
after  having  worked  ten  years  in  it,  he  was  in 
1863  admitted  as  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  W.  F. 
and  F.  C.  Sayles,  whose  bleacheries  have  increased 
constantly  in  size  and  importance  and  are  probably 
the  largest  of  their  kind  in  the  world.  Bleaching 
has   become   one   of   the    leading  industries  in  New 


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England  and  at  the  present  time  the  establishments 
of  this  firm  afford  employment  to  nearly  5,000 
people  in  Pawtucket  and  in  the  thriving  village  of 
Saylesville.  This  latter  place,  with  its  beautiful 
memorial  church,  its  railroads,  its  well  kept  houses 
and  streets,  owes  its  growth  and  development  to 
the  energy,  good  taste  and  public  spirit  of  the 
Sayles  brothers  and  is  a  lasting  monument  to  their 
liberality.  In  1882  both  of  them  became  members 
of  our  corporation  through  gifts  to  the  printing 
fund.  Mr.  Sayles  served  two  years  as  mayor  of 
Pawtucket  and  declined  a  third  nomination.  On 
the  eighth  of  June,  1898,  he  offered  to  give  to  the 
city  a  building  to  be  used  for  a  public  library  and 
erected  as  a  memorial  to  his  wife.  The  dedication 
and  official  transfer  of  the  handsome  edifice  occurred 
on  the  fifteenth  of  October,  1902. 

Hon.  John  Davis  Washburn  died  at  his  home 
in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  on  the  fourth  day  of 
April,  1903,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  He  was 
born  in  Boston  and  traced  his  ancestry  to  the  early 
settlers  of  Plymouth  Colony.  His  boyhood  was 
spent  in  Lancaster  and  he  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  He  after- 
wards studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  George  F. 
Hoar  in  Worcester  and  later  entered  the  Harvard 
law  school  whence  he  graduated  in  1856.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  lower  branch  of  the 
state  legislature  from  1876  to  1879  and  of  the 
senate  in  1884.  He  was  also  minister  of  the  United 
States  to  Switzerland  from  1889  to  1892  when  he 
resigned  his  position  and  returned  to  America  with 
impaired  health.  Col.  Washburn  occupied  many 
positions   of    trust    and    responsibility   and    enjoyed 


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deservedly  the  high  esteem  and  confidence  of  his 
fellow-citizens,  discharging  all  the  duties  and  ob- 
ligations that  devolved  upon  him  in  public  and 
private  capacities  in  a  most  acceptable  and  praise- 
worthy manner.  In  his  prime  he  was  one  of  the 
handsomest  men  in   Massachusetts. 

Andrew  G.  Weeks,  senior  member  of  the  whole- 
sale drug  firm  of  Weeks  and  Potter,  died  at  his 
summer  residence  in  Guildford  Centre,  Vermont, 
on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  June,  1903,  at  the  age 
of  seventy  years.  He  was  born  in  North  Yarmouth, 
Maine,  and  attended  school  in  Portland.  At  the  age 
of  sixteen  he  came  to  Boston  in  search  of  employ- 
ment and  from  that  time  until  the  year  1901  had 
been  connected  with  the  drug  business  in  this  city. 
Mr.  Weeks  was  a  kind-hearted,  compassionate  and  be- 
nevolent man.  He  was  suave  and  courteous  in  his 
manner,  honorable  in  his  dealings  with  others,  firm 
in  his  convictions,  charitable  in  his  judgments,  stead- 
fast in  his  affections  and  true  in  every  relation  of  life. 
He  kept  close  to  the  moorings  of  integrity  and  no 
gain  or  anything  else  could  tempt  him  to  drift  away 
from  them.  He  was  a  contributor  to  the  cause  of 
the  blind,  and  his  interest  in  it  has  been  shared  by 
several  members  of  his  family  who  became  regular 
subscribers  to  the  fund  for  the  support  of  the  kinder- 
garten. 

Miss  Sophia  L.  Whitwell  died  at  her  home. 
No.  1 1 1  Commonwealth  avenue,  on  the  first  day  of 
March,  1903.  She  was  a  woman  of  superior  intel- 
lect, of  great  energy  of  character,  of  wise  judg- 
ment, of  refined  taste,  of  marked  modesty  and  of 
high  aims.  She  loved  goodness  for  its  own  sake, 
believed  firmly  in  the  dignity  of  human  nature,  dis- 


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pensed  charity  in  a  prudent  way  and  was  always 
ready  to  aid  such  efforts  as  aimed  at  the  ameliora- 
tion of  the  condition  of  her  fellow-men.  She  met  all 
responsibilities  cheerfully  and  in  a  quiet  and  unosten- 
tatious way  and  discharged  conscientiously  and  to 
the  best  of  her  ability  every  duty  of  life.  Her  influ- 
ence has  been  pervasive  and  inspiring  to  those  who 
were  brought  in  contact  with  her. 

We  mourn  also  the  loss  of  one  of  our  colleagues, 
Mr.  John  E.  Toulmin,  president  of  the  National 
Bank  of  the  Redemption,  who  died  at  his  home  in 
Brookline  on  the  fifth  day  of  July,  1903,  of  meningitis 
after  a  brief  illness.  He  was  appointed  member  of 
our  board  last  February  to  succeed  Mr.  Francis  W. 
Hunnewell,  whose  time  was  so  crowded  with  business 
that  he  was  obliged  to  resign  his  position  as  a  trustee 
of  this  institution,  Mr.  Toulmin  possessed  marked 
ability  and  held  a  foremost  place  in  the  ranks  of  the 
banking  men  in  Boston.  His  untimely  death  de- 
prives the  community  of  one  of  its  leading  financiers 
and  most  useful  citizens. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

FRANCIS    H.  APPLETON, 

WILLIAM    L.  BENEDICT, 

WILLIAM    ENDICOTT, 

PAUL    REVERE   FROTHINGHAM, 

CHARLES    P.  GARDINER, 

N.  P.  HALLOWELL, 

J.  THEODORE    HEARD, 

EDWARD   JACKSON, 

GEORGE   H.  RICHARDS, 

WILLIAM    L.  RICHARDSON, 

RICHARD    M.   SALTONSTALL, 

S.  LOTHROP    THORNDIKE, 

T7-ustees. 


THE   REPORT  OF  THE   DIRECTOR. 


I  had  a  vision  in  that  solemn  hour, 

Last  of  the  year  sublime, 
Whose  waves  sweep  downward,  with  its  dying  power 

Rippling  the  shores  of  time. 
On  the  bleak  margin  of  that  hoary  sea  / 

My  spirit  stood  alone, 
Watching  the  gleams  of  phantom  history, 

Which  through  the  darkness  shone. 

—  Bayard  Taylor. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen  :  —  Another  period  of  twelve  months 
in  the  history  of  the  institution  has  just  closed,  and 
it  devolves  upon  me  to  present  the  annual  report  of 
the  director  and  to  give  an  account  of  what  has  been 
done  within  this  time  in  the  various  departments 
of  the  establishment. 

The  past  year  has  been  so  satisfactory  in  every 
particular  that  I  proceed  with  sincere  pleasure  to 
narrate  its  events,  to  review  the  operations  of  the 
school  and  allude  briefly  to  the  results  obtained 
therefrom,  and  to  set  forth  the  need  of  such  changes 
and  improvements  in  our  work  as  are  suggested  by 
experience  and  demanded  by  the  future  welfare  of 
the  blind. 

The  special  objects  for  which  the  institution  was 
established  have  been  prosecuted  with  diligence  and 
success.  The  general  course  of  instruction  and  train- 
ing, the  government  of  the  pupils  and  the  ways  and 
means  used  for  the  development  of  their  bodies 
and  minds,  and  for  laying   the  foundations   of    their 


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characters,    have  been    similar   to  those   which    have 
been  employed  heretofore. 

The  teachers  have  been  animated  in  the  dis- 
charge of  their  duties  by  a  spirit  of  devotion  and 
energy,  which  has  produced  good  fruit.  They  have 
worked  harmoniously  and  have  not  confined  them- 
selves to  the  performance  of  a  formal  routine  of  ser- 
vice. They  have  shown  untiring  patience  and  active 
ingenuity  and  have  been  very  persevering  in  over- 
coming obstacles,  in  making  improvements  and  in 
advancing  the  best  interests  of  the  school. 


Enrolment  of  Blind  Persons. 

Their  number  last  he  sums. 


■  Milton. 


At  the  date  of  my  last  annual  report  the  number 
of  blind  persons  registered  in  the  various  departments 
of  the  institution  as  pupils,  teachers,  employes  and 
work  men  and  women,  was  278.  Since  that  time 
36  have  been  admitted  and  30  have  been  discharged, 
making  the  total  number  at  present  284.  Of  these 
165  are  at  the  parent  school  in  South  Boston,  102  at 
the  kindergarten  in  Jamaica  Plain  and  17  in  the 
workshop  for  adults. 

The  first  division  includes  151  pupils  (69  boys  and 
82  girls),  1 1  teachers  and  other  officers  and  3  domes- 
tics; the  second  comprises  59  little  boys  and  43 
little  girls,  and  the  third  17  men  and  women  em- 
ployed in  the  workshop  for  adults. 

Although  the  allowance  made  by  the  government 
of  the  New  England  states  for  the  board  and  tuition 
of  each  of  their  beneficiaries  at  this  institution  falls 
far   below  the  actual  cost,  without  counting  the  in- 


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terest  of  the  money  invested  in  the  buildings  and 
their  equipment,  yet  no  appHcants  of  sound  mind 
and  suitable  age  have  been  excluded  from  the  priv- 
ileges of  the  school,  nor  have  they  been  kept  wait- 
ing for  any  length  of  time.  Indeed,  all  of  them 
have  been  promptly  received,  and  neither  expense 
nor  efforts  have  been  spared  to  provide  the  pupils 
with  such  advantages  and  opportunities  for  system- 
atic education  and  thorough  training  as  can  be  had 
nowhere  else  on  either  side  of  the  Atlantic.  Ample 
accommodations,  additional  improvements,  an  ade- 
quate supply  of  educational  appliances  and  illustra- 
tive apparatus  and  uncommon  facilities  for  literary 
and  musical  attainments,  all  these  have  been  liberally 
procured  and  intelligently  used  for  developing  the 
brain  and  building  the  characters  of  the  blind  and 
for  raising  their  physical,  mental,  moral  and  social 
status  to  a  higher  plane. 

Through  the  results  of  its  work  and  the  effects  of 
its  ministrations  the  institution  has  gained  an  indis- 
putable prominence  which  has  attracted  the  attention 
and  won  the  appreciation  of  many  parents  and  guar- 
dians of  blind  children  and  youth  who  live  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  country.  In  consequence  of  this 
recognition  we  have  continued  to  receive  from  time 
to  time  urgent  requests  for  the  admission  to  our 
school  from  young  men  and  women  desirous  of  pur- 
suing an  advanced  course  of  studies  and  of  fitting 
themselves  for  some  profession  or  useful  vocation. 
But,  much  to  our  regret,  we  are  obliged  on  account  of 
the  lack  of  sufficient  room  to  give  a  negative  reply  to 
all  applicants  who  are  not  residents  of  the  New  Eng- 
land states. 


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The  Record  of  Health. 

From  labor  health,  from  health  contentment  springs ; 
Contentment  opes  the  source  of  every  joy. 

—  Beattie. 

It  is  a  great  pleasure  to  be  able  to  report  that  no 
death  has  occurred  among  the  pupils  during  the  past 
year  and  that  the  record  of  the  general  health  has 
been  remarkably  good  in  all  the  families  of  the  school. 

In  one  of  the  cottages  for  girls  there  has  been  an 
isolated  case  of  scarlet  fever  and  one  of  measles  in 
the  boys'  department  at  the  main  building.  A 
prompt  removal  of  the  patients  to  the  city  hospital 
and  the  adoption  of  effective  means  of  disinfection 
prevented  the  spread  of  these  diseases.  Moreover,  we 
have  been  obliged  to  place  two  of  our  girls  in  the 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  one  with  symptoms 
of  intestinal  disorder,  from  which  she  was  finally  re- 
lieved by  means  of  a  surgical  operation,  and  the  other 
with  pneumonia  in  a  light  form.  After  proper  treat- 
ment the  latter  began  to  recover  her  health  very 
rapidly,  but  while  she  was  steadily  improving  and 
almost  ready  to  leave  the  hospital,  she  showed  signs 
of  mental  derangement  and  was  taken  to  her  home. 

With  these  exceptions  there  have  been  no  in- 
stances of  severe  illness  of  any  kind,  and  the  pupils  of 
both  sexes  have  been  favored  with  excellent  health 
throughout  the  year. 

We  seize  this  opportunity  to  give  due  credit  to  our 
attending  physician,  Dr.  Elisha  S.  Boland,  for  the 
faithful  and  efficient  manner  in  which  he  discharges 
his  duties.  He  responds  promptly  to  all  calls,  visits 
the  school  regularly,  examines  patiently  those  whom 
he    finds    ailing,    prescribes    carefully  for   those    who 


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need  treatment,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  every- 
thing pertaining  to  the  health  of  the  pupils. 


Need  of  Thorough  Education  for  the  Blind. 

They  must  be  trained  to  share  with  others. 

—  Whittier. 

Ours  is  an  age  of  rapid  progress  and  sudden  transi- 
tions. We  no  longer  walk ;  we  run.  Steam  is  al- 
ready too  slow  for  us ;  we  harness  the  forces  of  elec- 
tricity and  seek  to  follow  the  speed  of  light  and 
thought.  Scientific  truth  is  more  universal  than 
ever.  Never  was  there  a  time  when  men  needed  to 
be  so  broad,  so  great,  so  strong,  so  wise,  so  accom- 
plished and  so  masterful  as  those  must  be  who  are  to 
face  the  problems  of  the  present  day  and  meet  its 
demands. 

Owing  to  innumerable  inventions  and  discoveries, 
which  have  been  made  of  recent  years,  there  has  been 
a  vast  change  in  the  ways  and  methods  of  working  in 
different  departments  of  human  activity  and  in  the 
conditions  and  requirements  of  the  economic  field 
and  of  social,  business  and  political  life.  Verily  the 
old  order  of  things  has  vanished  and  a  new  one  has 
taken  its  place.  We  have  passed  from  an  individual- 
istic to  a  collective  type  of  civilization.  We  have 
entered  upon  an  era  of  machinery  and  centralization, 
of  accumulation  of  wealth  and  increase  of  power,  of 
sordid  commercial  materialism  and  passionate  love  of 
sport,  of  heartless  selfishness  and  base  covetousness, 
of  oppressive  trusts  and  tyrannical  labor  unions. 

These  developments  are  decidedly  antagonistic  to 
the  interests  of  the  blind  and  prejudicial  to  their  use- 
fulness.    The  work  of   all  the    great    industrial   and 


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mechanical  enterprises  of  the  world  is  done  exclu- 
sively by  fingers  of  iron  and  not  by  those  of  human 
flesh  and  bone.  But  in  the  use  of  complex  ma- 
chinery of  any  kind  the  sense  of  sight  is  absolutely 
needed  ;  indeed,  it  is  indispensable.  Therefore,  those 
of  our  fellow-men  who  are  bereft  of  this  blessing  are 
most  seriously  handicapped  in  the  race  of  industry. 
They  are  confined  by  their  infirmity  to  a  very  narrow 
circle  of  manufacturing  occupations  and  manual 
crafts,  in  which  only  the  hands  and  a  limited  number 
of  simple  and  easily  managed  tools  can  be  employed. 
But  these  yield  for  the  most  part  little  profit  and 
offer  no  inducements  to  those  who  seek  work.  Hence 
the  blind  cannot  follow  them  advantageously.  Nor 
are  they  able  to  join  the  gigantic  combinations  which 
require  the  contribution  of  capital  or  of  assets  of 
some  sort.  As  they  have  none  of  these,  it  is  impos- 
sible for  them  to  participate  in  any  of  the  large  enter- 
prises which  are  the  order  of  the  day.  In  other  words 
they  can  in  no  wise  either  take  an  active  part  in  the 
industrial  organizations  of  the  country  or  engage  indi- 
vidually with  sufficient  profit  in  any  kind  of  handi- 
craft, which  promises  to  supply  them  with  the  means 
of  independent  existence. 

Under  these  circumstances  it  is  obvious  that  what 
is  urgently  needed  in  the  case  of  the  blind  is  a  broad, 
liberal,  thorough  education,  which  will  unfold,  culti- 
vate and  discipline  their  whole  being, —  the  body  and 
the  mind,  the  brain  and  the  feelings,  the  heart  and 
the  hand,  the  emotions  and  the  love  of  the  true,  the 
eood  and  the  beautiful.  It  is  this  and  this  alone  that 
will  ransom  the  victims  of  the  loss  of  sight  from  the 
captivity  of  their  affliction,  enlarge  their  intelligence, 
lay  the  foundations  of  their  character,  uplift  them  in 


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the  social  and  moral  scale,  fit  them  to  sustain  the  re- 
sponsibilities of  life  and  open  to  them  the  door  of 
those  occupations  and  pursuits,  in  which  sound  learn- 
ing and  scientific  knowledge,  mental  keenness  and 
clear  foresight,  well  developed  and  properly  trained 
powers  are  all  important,  while  the  use  of  machinery 
and  mechanical  acquirements  are  of  no  account. 

Each  year  it  becomes  more  and  more  evident  that 
success  in  any  undertaking  whatsoever,  in  business, 
in  commerce,  in  public  office  or  in  any  calling,  de- 
pends upon  the  alertness  and  the  vigor  with  which 
one  attacks  the  various  propositions  that  greet  him. 
He  needs  all  possible  systematic  development  during 
boyhood  and  young  manhood  to  make  him  master  of 
himself  and  of  the  conditions  wherein  he  must  be 
placed.  This  is  true  of  all  persons,  but  it  is  emphat- 
ically so  in  the  case  of  the  blind.  They  more  than 
any  other  class  of  people  need  a  strong  and  flawless 
intellectual  armor,  a  stout  moral  fibre  and  a  complete 
equipment  of  attainments  in  order  that  they  may  be 
able  to  fight  successfully  the  battle  of  existence.  To 
them  education  is  the  very  bread  of  life,  while  igno- 
rance or  an  imperfect  mental  development  is  like  a 
mountain  on  their  shoulders.  They  must  shake  it  off 
or  sink  beneath  its  weight. 

Throughout  all  its  history  this  institution  has  kept 
one  ideal  steadily  in  view,  and  that  is  and  has  been 
to  provide  for  its  pupils  a  thorough,  humanizing  and 
uplifting  education,  equal  to  that  which  is  afforded  by 
the  best  public  schools  and  private  academies  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. The  great  founder  of  this  establishment 
firmly  believed  that  it  was  only  by  means  of  this  po- 
tent agency  that  the  blind  could  be  liberated  from  the 
shackles  of  their  infirmity   and  raised  from  the  low 


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condition  in  which  he  found  them  to  a  higher  ethical 
and  social  status.  Acting  upon  this  conviction,  Dr. 
Howe  spared  no  pains  in  devising  ways  and  means 
for  the  accomplishment  of  this  object.  Nothing  less 
than  the  best  equipment  and  the  most  efficient  corps 
of  instructors  that  could  be  secured  would  satisfy 
him. 

It  was  most  fortunate  for  the  blind  that  the  work  of 
arranging  a  system  of  education  for  their  benefit  fell 
into  the  hands  of  Dr.  Samuel  Gridley  Howe.  Both 
by  temperament  and  mental  endowments  he  was 
peculiarly  fitted  for  it.  He  had  courage,  learning, 
intellectual  force,  personal  charm,  a  lofty  purpose,  a 
catholic  spirit  and  a  great  and  generous  nature  which 
made  him  a  fit  champion  of  any  cause  which  he  might 
espouse.  He  was  a  latter-day  Puritan,  broadly  de- 
veloped and  thoroughly  humanized,  uniting  idealism 
with  energy,  reverence  with  boldness,  love  of  his 
fellow-man  with  common  sense.  These  desirable  at- 
tributes were  heightened  and  tinged  with  that  in- 
effable light  which,  for  want  of  a  more  descriptive 
term,  we  call  genius.  It  was  this  which  made  his 
enthusiasm  a  scorching  flame  against  cold  apathy 
towards  suffering  humanity  and  which  raised  his 
intelligence  to  the  quick  flash  of  intuition  and  his 
love  of  freedom  to  a  religious  fervor  of  consecration. 
It  was  that  which  made  Dr.  Howe  the  man  and  the 
philanthropist  he  was.  To  him  applies  with  peculiar 
fitness  what  Bryant  wrote  about  one  of  his  brother 
editors  of  the  Eveni7ig  Post : 


The  words  of  fire  that  from  his  pen 
Were  flung  upon  the  fervid  page, 

Still  move,  still  shake  the  heart  of  men, 
Amid  a  cold  and  coward  age. 


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Firm  but  not  obstinate,  self-reliant  but  never  self- 
engrossed,  born  to  command,  a  little  imperious  by 
nature,  deliberate  in  counsel,  prompt  in  execution, 
Dr.  Howe  put  his  hand  to  the  plough  of  the  deliver- 
ance of  the  blind  from  the  darkness  of  ignorance,  and 
he  turned  such  a  furrow  in  the  world's  brown  field 
that  all  who  work  therein  after  him  must  keep  in  line 
with  it.  In  organizing  the  first  school  for  the  blind 
on  this  continent,  he  strove  to  provide  for  its  pupils 
the  intellectual  and  moral  light  towards  which  they 
were  groping  and  to  lift  them  from  the  lowlands  of 
pauperism  and  degradation  to  the  heights  of  self- 
respect  and  manly  dignity.  Fiat  lux  was  the  key- 
note of  his  system  of  education  —  the  fundamental 
principles  of  which  have  served  as  corner-stones  in 
the  establishment  of  all  American  schools  of  the  same 
kind  —  and  through  his  unremitting  efforts  the  sun 
broke  out  of  darkness,  shedding  cheering  light  upon 
the  mind  and  soul  of  those  for  whose  emancipation 
he  labored  assiduously,  and  a  remarkable  transforma- 
tion has  been  accomplished. 

The  institution  has  become  what  he  made  it.  Its 
achievements  during  the  first  forty-four  years  of  its 
existence  were  his  victories.  He  has  given  to  it  the 
impress  that  will  endure.  His  reports  have  presented 
it  to  the  public  mind  in  its  true  aspect.  These  have 
rendered  a  most  valuable  service  to  the  blind  in  clear- 
ing their  cause  from  all  eleemosynary  features  and  in 
raising  them  in  the  estimation  of  the  community. 
These  documents  are  veritable  treasuries  of  informa- 
tion of  rare  excellence  and  merit.  They  are  teeming 
with  original  thoughts  on  the  subject  of  education  and 
valuable  pedagogical  suggestions,  which  shine  brilli- 
antly through  their  pages  like  precious  gems  in  a  rich 
mine. 


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Dr.  Howe  was  unquestionably  a  wonderful  example 
of  an  all-round  man.  When  we  consider  the  range  of 
his  interests  and  activities  over  and  above  his  regu- 
lar duties  as  director  of  the  school  for  the  blind,  we 
are  certainly  amazed.  As  a  consummate  organizer 
of  works  of  benevolence  on  sound  foundations  for  the 
alleviation  of  suffering  and  the  cultivation  of  the 
sense  of  self-reliance  and  the  feeling  of  independence, 
he  is  without  a  rival  in  our  history.  Nearly  twenty- 
eight  years  have  already  elapsed  since  his  death. 
New  men  and  women  have  taken  up  the  work  of 
charity  and  reform.  The  science  of  sociology  forms 
part  of  the  teachings  of  many  colleges  and  univer- 
sities, and  numerous  suggestions  are  made  and  ideas 
advanced  on  humane  subjects ;  yet  Dr.  Howe's  plans 
and  fundamental  propositions  have  lost  none  of  their 
authority.  This  is  a  striking  evidence  of  his  wisdom, 
sagacity  and  foresight. 

Great  was  he, 
'  Who  used  his  greatness  for  all. 

His  name  shall  stand  perpetually 
As  a  name  to  applaud  and  cherish. 

That  the  ideals  of  the  institution  have  been  in  a 
large  measure  realized  may  be  shown  by  a  brief  re- 
view of  the  work  which  has  been  done  during  the  past 
year  in  each  of  the  departments  of  the  school. 

Department  of  Physical  Education. 

Thou,  thou,  the  ideal  man ! 

Fair,  able,  beautiful,  content  and  loving, 

Complete  in  body  and  dilate  in  spirit. 

—  Walt  W^hitman. 

Physical  training  is  of  the  utmost  importance  in 
our  system  of  education.     It  does  for  the  physical  de- 


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velopment  and  health  of  our  pupils  what  the  other 
departments  of  the  institution  accomplish  for  the  in- 
tellectual and  moral  side  of  their  being.  It  meets  one 
of  the  greatest  needs  of  the  school. 

The  problem  of  physical  education  is  a  more  com- 
plex one  than  can  be  supposed  or  imagined.  During 
the  last  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century  it  was  ascer- 
tained that  the  various  organs  of  the  body  do  not  grow 
at  a  uniform  rate,  but  that  each  one  of  them  has  its 
so-called  nascent  period,  in  the  course  of  which  it  can 
be  best  developed  by  exercise  and  training.  In  a  like 
manner  the  different  portions  of  the  brain  not  only 
have  specific  functions  but  do  not  develop  simulta- 
neously. Accordingly  each  mental  process  has  its 
own  special  period  when  it  can  best  be  carried  on, 
and  this  must  be  determined  accurately  before  a 
course  of  study  can  be  made  out  in  detail  with  intel- 
ligence. Ignorance  in  regard  to  this  matter  is  the 
cause  of  many  evils  and  makes  much  of  the  teaching 
at  the  present  time  haphazard  and  crude.  Subjects 
are  often  presented  to  a  young  boy  or  girl  either  be- 
fore or  after  the  period  of  time  when  they  appeal 
most  strongly  and  effectively  to  him  or  her,  and  they 
fail  to  produce  any  results.  This  accounts  for  a  good 
deal  of  what  we  complacently  call  dullness  and  stu- 
pidity in  pupils. 

Thus  it  becomes  clear  that  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  biology  and  physiology  and  of  the  laws  which 
govern  both  the  bodily  development  and  the  mental 
and  moral  conditions  of  children  is  indispensable  to 
any  one  who  undertakes  to  arrange  a  school  curri- 
culum. 

In  a  scientific,  rational  and  effective  system  of 
physical    training   due    attention    must    be    given    to 


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every  part  of  the  human  organism  but  especially  to 
the  muscles,  which  constitute  a  very  essential  part  in 
the  animal  structure.  These  bundles  of  fleshy  and 
tendinous  fibres  average  by  weight  forty-six  per  cent, 
of  the  whole  body  and  are  the  only  organs  of  the  will. 
Their  development  causes  marked  and  proportionate 
growth  of  the  tissue  of  the  encephalon. 

Modern  science  has  shown  that  there  exists  a 
closer  and  more  intimate  relation  between  the  muscles 
and  the  brain  than  was  heretofore  suspected  by  the 
most  earnest  believers  in  physical  training.  It  is 
positively  asserted  that  there  is  no  kind  of  cerebral 
stimulus  except  that  which  comes  from  the  muscles ; 
therefore,  when  these  cannot  for  any  reason  act  from 
early  youth,  the  corresponding  area  of  motor  and 
sensory  cells  in  the  encephalic  region  remains  dormant 
and  undeveloped.  Each  nerve  cell  is  now  supposed 
to  have  a  special  function :  to  do  only  its  own  work 
and  to  respond  solely  to  the  stimulus  originating  in 
the  muscle  with  which  its  fibre  is  connected.  With- 
out exception  every  action  of  the  nervous  system  ex- 
pends itself  in  its  turn  in  muscular  action.  After  a 
thorough  investigation  and  careful  study  of  this  sub- 
ject the  men  of  science  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  mind  and  its  various  faculties  are  not  entities 
at  all,  but  manifestations  of  nerve  force,  which  vanish 
or  degenerate  when  the  organs  that  produce  and 
quicken  them  are  injured  or  become  changed  by 
physical  disorder  or  interference  of  some  kind. 

From  this  it  is  evident  that  the  muscular  system 
must  be  sound  and  in  the  best  possible  condition  in 
order  that  the  mind  may  be  vigorous  and  capable  of 
doing  its  work  and  performing  its  functions  properly 
and  that  a  perfect  cooperation  of  the  different  parts 
of  the  human  organization  may  be  secured. 


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Man  is  all  symmetry, 

Full  of  proportions,  one  limb  to  another, 
And  to  all  the  world  besides. 

Each  part  may  call  the  farthest,  brother, 
For  head  with  foot  hath  private  amity, 
And  both  with  moons  and  tides. 

In  the  case  of  a  large  number  of  blind  persons 
these  physical  harmonies  are  either  undeveloped  or 
disturbed  by  the  latent  disorders  which  have  caused 
the  destruction  of  the  visual  sense,  and  as  a  conse- 
quence various  weaknesses,  peculiarities  and  idio- 
syncrasies arise.  Thus,  instead  of  symmetrical  fig- 
ures, straight  backs,  erect  carriage,  easy  and  graceful 
movements,  animated  countenances  and  comely  ap- 
pearance, we  often  have  ill-shaped  frames,  curvature 
of  the  spine,  shuffling  gait,  awkward  motions,  and 
ungraceful  forms,  governed  by  dull  brains.  One  sel- 
dom sees  among  the  blind  perfect  types  of  shapely, 
sturdy  young  boys  and  girls,  full  of  vitality  and 
animal  spirits. 

These  facts  make  it  clear  that  the  first  step  to  be 
taken  in  the  education  of  children  and  youth  bereft 
of  the  sense  of  sight  is  to  improve  the  body  by 
remedying  as  many  of  its  defects  as  are  curable  and 
to  strengthen  it  and  render  it  healthy  and  vigorous, 
fit  to  be  the  dwelling  and  the  instrument  of  the  mind 
and  capable  in  every  phase  of  moral  life  of  conform- 
ing with  the  dictates  of  conscience  and  of  carrying 
out  the  commands  of  the  will.  For  the  achievement 
of  this  great  end  a  regular  course  of  gymnastic  exer- 
cises, supplemented  by  suitable  games  and  play  in  the 
open  air,  must  form  the  basis  of  our  scheme  of  train- 
ing. There  is  no  class  of  children  who  are  in  greater 
need  of  such  a  provision  than  those  who  cannot  see 
and  are  in  many  cases  neither  able  nor  disposed  to 


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join  freely  and  spontaneously  in  the  juvenile  sports  of 
their  more  fortunate  brothers  and  sisters.  Hence  a 
school  for  the  blind  can  hardly  be  considered  as  ade- 
quately fitted  and  fully  prepared  to  do  its  work  in  an 
efficient  and  thorough  manner  unless  it  has  a  good 
and  well-equipped  gymnasium  attached  to  it. 

In  this  institution  physical  education  is  considered 
of  the  utmost  value  to  our  pupils,  and  every  effort  is 
made  to  ameliorate  the  condition  of  their  bodies  and 
to  render  them  sound  and  vigorous,  so  that  they  may 
serve  as  a  firm  foundation  whereon  the  superstructure 
of  the  mental  and  moral  development  may  be  safely 
reared.  A  complete  course  of  rational  exercises,  of 
which  educational  gymnastics  constitute  the  principal 
part,  has  been  pursued  with  strict  regularity  under 
the  direction  of  experienced  and  faithful  instructors, 
and  the  benefits  resulting  therefrom  are  very  con- 
spicuous and  exceedingly  gratifying.  They  are 
clearly  and  distinctly  seen  in  the  striking  changes 
which  have  taken  place  in  the  looks,  bearing,  mien 
and  demeanor  of  those  who  have  gone  through 
systematic  training.  The  uncertainty  and  timid  hesi- 
tancy, which  formerly  characterized  all  their  move- 
ments, have  been  supplanted  by  quickness  and 
precision  of  step.  Wan  countenances  and  pale  cheeks 
have  been  replaced  by  bright  visages  and  ruddy  com- 
plexions. The  flaccidity  of  the  muscles  has  been  suc- 
ceeded by  firmness  and  strength,  and  stiffness  and 
angularity  have  yielded  to  suppleness  and  well-rounded 
forms.  A  natural  and  easy  carriage  of  the  body,  brisk- 
ness of  motion,  cheerfulness,  exuberance  of  spirits, 
ready  obedience  to  reasonable  commands,  all  these 
declare  the  glory  of  physical  training  and  speak  most 
eloquently  of  its  beneficence.     Through  the  steady  im- 


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provement  of  the  corporeal  organism  the  nets  of  the 
intellectual  and  spiritual  limitations  are  gradually 
torn  to  pieces,  and  the  pupils  are  constantly  up- 
lifted to  a  higher  degree  of  intelligence  and  useful- 
ness. 

The  excellent  results  which  have  been  gained  in 
this  department  bear  testimony  to  the  ability,  fidelity 
and  exemplary  devotion  of  Mr.  John  H.  Wright  and 
Miss  Gazella  Bennett,  who  are  in  charge  of  it  and 
who  are  admirably  fitted  to  do  this  important  work  in 
the  best  possible  way. 

Department  of  Manual  Training. 

Beautiful  hands  are  those  that  do 
Work  that  is  earnest  and  brave  and  true, 
Moment  by  moment  the  long  day  through. 

—  Ellen  P.  Allerton. 

Industrial  conditions  have  of  recent  years  been  so 
radically  changed  that  in  many  schools  for  children 
and  youth,  but  especially  in  those  for  the  blind,  the 
old  practice  of  teaching  the  pupils  some  of  the  ordi- 
nary trades  for  purposes  of  gain  is  either  entirely 
eliminated  or  is  being  gradually  modified  and  reduced 
to  a  minimum  since  these  trades  can  no  longer  be 
carried  on  at  a  financial  profit.  Instead  of  this  a  sys- 
tem of  regular  and  thorough  training  of  the  hands, 
the  senses  and  the  muscles  in  a  rational  and  scientific 
way  has  been  generally  introduced  and  diligently  pur- 
sued as  one  of  the  principal  agencies  for  physical, 
mental  and  moral  development. 

In  this  institution  manual  training  holds  its  wonted 
place  in  the  first  rank  of  the  studies  which  are  in- 
cluded in  the  school  curriculum  and  forms  one  of 
their  most  efficient  coordinates.     It  has  been  entirely 


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freed  from  all  commercial  features  and  mechanical 
trammels  and  has  become  purely  and  simply  educa- 
tional in  intent  and  purpose.  It  starts  from  the  kin- 
dergarten and  extends  upwards  through  the  different 
grades  of  the  school. 

The  main  object  of  manual  training  is  to  arouse 
and  stimulate  the  whole  mental  activity,  to  develop 
simultaneously  the  physique  and  the  intelligence  of 
the  pupils,  to  strengthen  the  will,  to  supply  them  with 
a  natural  medium  of  self-expression  and  to  promote 
their  creative  and  constructive  powers. 

After  due  study  and  careful  investigation  of  the 
matter  in  all  its  bearings,  we  have  concluded  that 
sloyd  is  the  method  of  manual  training  peculiarly 
adapted  to  the  needs  and  special  requirements  of  the 
blind. 

This  system  rests  upon  universal  pedagogical  prin- 
ciples. It  is  purely  educational  in  its  motive  and 
effect,  the  object  being  human  development  and  the 
method  strictly  causational.  It  stimulates  thought 
and  action  and  through  the  use  of  various  tools  gives 
general  dexterity  and  skill  of  organism  to  be  utilized 
in  life.  It  evolves  the  natural  capacity  for  creative 
work,  trains  the  hand  to  execute  this  and  offers  an 
excellent  opportunity  for  physical  exercise  with  a  pur- 
pose. It  encourages  the  use  both  of  the  left  and  of 
the  right  side  of  the  body  and  corrects  bad  habits  in 
standing  and  sitting.  It  improves  the  physical  health 
and  poise  and  cultivates  the  finer  sense  of  touch  and 
the  muscles  of  the  arm,  the  chest  and  the  back.  It 
has  been  justly  characterized  as  one  of  the  best  tonics 
of  the  nervous  system.  Moreover,  it  strengthens  the 
will  and  has  a  direct  influence  upon  the  formation  of 
the  intellectual  fibre.     It  engenders  habits  of  observa- 


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tion,  industry,  accuracy,  self-control,  neatness,  self-re- 
liance, independence,  originality  and  truthfulness.  It 
conveys  an  idea  of  form  and  inspires  an  appreciation 
of  beauty  and  symmetry.  Finally  it  instils  a  love  of 
labor  and  begets  power  of  brain  and  a  knowledge  of 
the  difference  between  reality  and  conjecture,  exacti- 
tude and  ambiguity. 

Owing  to  the  careful  arrangement  and  systematic 
progression  of  its  exercises,  sloyd  yields  in  our  school 
far  more  satisfactory  results  than  any  other  system  of 
manual  training.  The  pupils  who  are  thoroughly 
trained  in  it  do  quicker  and  better  work  in  history 
and  geography,  as  well  as  in  the  correlated  studies  of 
arithmetic,  writing  and  reading  by  touch,  than  those 
who  lack  this  training.  Indeed,  both  the  intelligence 
and  the  general  dexterity  gained  through  it  are  of 
inestimable  value  to  all  our  students.  These  attain- 
ments are  unquestionably  as  helpful  to  the  players  of 
different  musical  instruments  and  to  the  tuners  of 
pianofortes  as  they  are  to  the  students  of  geometry 
and  of  the  natural  sciences  who  have  to  draw  their 
illustrative  diagrams  in  raised  lines,  to  prepare  their 
models  in  clay  and  to  do  laboratory  work  of  one  kind 
or  another. 

The  methods  employed  in  sloyd  are  based  upon  the 
principles  which  were  suggested  by  Montaigne  and 
Locke,  enunciated  by  Comenius  and  Rousseau  and 
formulated  and  put  into  practice  by  Pestalozzi  and 
Froebel.  These  methods,  combined  with  a  series  of 
rational  gymnastic  exercises  and  brought  up  to  a 
greater  degree  of  perfection  than  they  have  so  far 
attained,  will  play  a  very  important  role  in  a  complete 
system  of  education  in  the  future. 


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Literary  Department. 

'Tis  thinking  knows  to  build  the  house ; 
Books  but  supply  the  stone. 

—  John  Stuart  Blackie. 

The  work  of  this  department  has  been  carried  on 
with  more  zeal  and  greater  efficiency  than  in  previous 
years,  and  those  who  have  been  engaged  in  it  deserve 
hearty  commendation  and  unstinted  praise  for  their 
earnest  and  constant  efforts  to  improve  the  discipline 
of  the  school  and  raise  the  standard  of  the  intellectual 
attainments  and  moral  character  of  the  pupils  to  a 
higher  plane. 

Due  heed  has  been  given  to  the  well-known  prin- 
ciple of  pedagogy,  that  children  are  educated  not  by 
what  others  do  for  them  but  by  what  they  accom- 
plish themselves.  Accordingly  all  mechanical  teach- 
ing and  passive  "  learning  by  heart "  or  memorizing 
words  and  forms  of  rules  and  definitions  have  been 
discarded  and  replaced  by  more  rational  methods  of 
training,  which  tend  to  awaken  energy  in  the  brain, 
to  increase  the  resources  of  the  mind  and  to  promote 
intellectual  growth  and  strength. 

The  keynote  of  the  endeavors  of  the  teachers  has 
been  to  develop  the  activities  and  discipline  the 
powers  of  the  pupils.  Throughout  the  entire  course 
of  instruction  they  have  made  experiment  the  basis 
of  theory  and  induction  the  parent  of  definition. 
Their  chief  object  has  been  not  to  lead  the  learners 
to  the  abundant  store  of  text-books,  wherein  they 
could  obtain  in  a  haphazard  way  a  certain  amount  of 
stale  and  embalmed  information  on  various  subjects, 
but  to  train  them  and  inspire  them  with  an  earnest 
desire  of   seeking  and   acquiring  knowledge  through 


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their  own  exertions,  of  laboring  assiduously  for  it  and 
of  becoming  faithful  workers,  habitual  investigators 
and  thorough  students.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to 
state  that  when  a  pupil  is  once  made  sharply  observ- 
ant, closely  attentive,  exact  in  his  recollections,  clear 
in  his  reasonings,  correct  in  his  judgments  and  sane 
in  his  imaginings,  and  at  the  same  time  proper  care 
has  been  taken  to  have  these  helpful  qualities  become 
fixed  habits  of  his  mind,  he  is  not  in  need  of  a  supply 
of  second-hand  knowledge ;  his  whole  course  will  be 
full  of  self-instruction  and  an  exhaustless  source  of 
fresh  and  useful  information. 

When  the  pupils  are  introduced  into  the  fields 
of  learning,  it  is  under  judicious  direction.  They 
are  enabled  to  acquaint  themselves  with  the  world 
around  them,  with  the  particulars  of  their  own  physi- 
cal organization,  the  products  of  human  ingenuity, 
the  conquests  of  science,  the  events  of  the  past  and 
the  recorded  wisdom  of  mankind.  The  habit  of  in- 
vestigation thus  fostered  is  of  special  value  to  the 
blind.  It  creates  in  them  a  desire  for  inquiry  and 
research,  which,  owing  to  their  infirmity,  might  other- 
wise never  be  awakened,  and  reveals  to  them  the 
mysteries  of  nature  and  the  secrets  of  the  human 
body  and  mind.  It  spurs  them  on  to  become  in- 
dustrious and  self-reliant  and  to  acquire  a  certain 
degree  of  energy  and  perseverance,  of  patience  and 
thoughtfulness,  of  eagerness  and  enthusiasm,  of  dig- 
nity and  sweetness. 

Among  the  subjects,  on  which  special  emphasis 
has  been  laid,  are  poetry,  literature,  physiography  and 
history.  These  studies  constitute  a  most  valuable 
combination  of  disciplinary  exercises  for  the  blind. 
They  enlarge  the  mental    horizon,  fire  the    imagina- 


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tion,  quicken  the  sympathies,  broaden  the  intelHgence 
and  prompt  to  noble  actions  through  the  contempla- 
tion of  great  examples.  Moreover,  they  are  the  best 
vehicles  for  teaching  ethics. 

The  curriculum  of  the  school  in  the  boys'  depart- 
ment has  been  thoroughly  revised,  improved,  en- 
larged and  unified.  The  different  branches  of  study 
have  been  carefully  systematized  and  coordinated, 
the  standard  of  scholarship  has  been  raised,  and 
the  whole  course  of  instruction  and  training  has  been 
rearranged  and  made  so  complete  that  every  student 
who  goes  through  it  successfully  and  graduates  will, 
on  leaving  the  school,  be  well  equipped  and  ready  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  the  present  time  and  to  take 
his  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  active  members  of  so- 
ciety, while  those  who  aspire  to  enter  colleges  and 
universities  and  to  pursue  higher  academic  or  scien- 
tific studies  will  be  fully  prepared  to  do  so. 

This  work  has  been  principally  done  by  the  head 
master,  Mr.  Almorin  O.  Caswell,  who  has  shown 
great  ability  both  as  a  teacher  and  as  a  disciplinarian 
and  under  whose  efficient  management  there  has  been 
a  decided  change  and  marked  improvement  in  the 
intellectual  development  and  in  the  moral  tone  of 
the  school.  Mr.  Caswell  is  an  earnest  and  indefati- 
gable worker  and  performs  the  duties  of  his  position 
conscientiously  and  in  the  best  possible  way.  He  is 
imbued  with  the  true  spirit  of  his  profession,  instinct 
with  the  genuine  feelings  of  a  gentleman  and  not  the 
merely  external  semblance,  unaffected  in  his  manners, 
thoughtful  and  appreciative  of  his  associates,  loyal  to 
the  institution,  just  and  fair  to  his  pupils  and  strictly 
true  and  honorable  in  all  his  relations.  The  excellent 
results  which  have  already  been  obtained  through  his 


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efforts  speak  most  eloquently  in  his  favor  and  bear 
testimony  to  his  industry  and  fidelity. 

The  following  changes  have  occurred  among  the 
members  of  the  corps  of  teachers  of  this  department. 
At  the  end  of  the  school  year  two  young  women  who 
have  done  good,  honest  and  entirely  satisfactory  work 
since  1896,  Miss  Ella  J.  Spooner  and  Miss  Ellen 
Blanchard  Ewell,  to  our  sincere  regret  declined  a  re- 
appointment, and  the  vacancies  thus  created  have 
been  filled  by  the  election  of  Miss  Emily  Harrington 
Esty,  a  graduate  of  Mount  Holyoke  College,  and  Miss 
Alta  M.  Reed,  who  received  her  training  at  the  nor- 
mal schools  in  Farmington,  Maine,  and  Bridgewater, 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  Fred  R.  Faulkner,  a  graduate 
of  the  Acadia  University  in  Wolfville,  Nova  Scotia, 
has  been  chosen  instructor  in  the  sciences  to  take  the 
place  of  Mr.  Lincoln  Roys,  whose  relations  with  the 
institution  were  severed  at  the  expiration  of  his  en- 
gagement on  account  of  his  desire  to  obtain  a  more 
lucrative  position  than  the  one  which  he  occupied 
here. 

In  consideration  both  of  the  qualifications  of  the 
new  appointees  and  of  the  earnestness  with  which 
they  have  taken  up  their  work,  we  are  justified  in  en- 
tertaining good  hopes  of  their  usefulness  and  success. 


Department  of  Music. 

Immortal  art !   where'er  the  rounded  sky 
Bends  o'er  the  cradle  where  thy  children  lie, 
Their  home  is  earth,  their  herald  every  tongue. 

—  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 

All  those  who  are  entrusted  with  the  care  of  the 
blind  and  who  take  an  active  Interest  in  their  welfare 


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are  deeply  concerned  with  whatever  tends  to  lessen 
the  heavy  burden  which  the  loss  of  the  visual  sense 
imposes  upon  its  victims  and  to  uplift  them,  ennoble 
them  and  bring  them  as  nearly  as  possible  into  a  state 
of  active,  competent,  normal  existence.  They  are 
constantly  on  the  alert  to  choose  the  right  way  and 
to  adopt  the  proper  measures  for  the  realization  of 
their  purpose. 

It  is  now  universally  agreed  that  a  broad,  liberal 
and  thorough  education  is  the  surest  and  most  effec- 
tive means  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  great  end, 
and  there  is  scarcely  another  branch  of  study  which 
can  serve  more  adequately  as  a  handmaid  to  this 
powerful  agency  or  be  more  closely  allied  to  it  in  the 
performance  of  its  work  and  the  achievement  of  its 
best  results  than  music. 

This  art  develops  great  mental  activity,  exercises  a 
powerful  influence  upon  the  nervous  system  and  af- 
fects the  whole  being  —  intellectual,  moral  and  social. 
It  is  the  interpreter  of  the  feelings  and  thus  becomes 
the  language  of  the  emotions.  According  to  Plato, 
it  is  a  moral  law.  It  gives  a  soul  to  the  universe, 
wings  to  the  mind,  flight  to  the  imagination,  a  charm 
to  sadness,  life  and  gaiety  to  everything.  It  is  the 
essence  of  order.  It  prepares  the  way  for  all  that  is 
good  and  just  and  leads  to  the  beautiful,  of  which  it 
is  the  invisible,  but  nevertheless  dazzling,  passionate 
and  eternal  form. 

One  of  the  most  sincere  and  enthusiastic  devotees 
of  music,  the  late  John  Sullivan  Dwight,  who  has  done 
more  than  any  other  man  in  this  country  for  the  cul- 
tivation and  advancement  of  this  art  in  its  purest  and 
finest  forms,  spoke  as  follows  of  its  penetrative  and 
pervasive  power: 


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Music  to  me  is  an  ethereal  rain,  an  ever  soft  distillation,  fra- 
grant and  liquid  and  wholesome  to  the  soul,  as  dew  to  flowers ; 
an  incomprehensible  delight,  a  joy,  a  voice  of  mystery,  that  seems 
to  stand  on  the  boundary  between  the  sphere  of  the  senses  and  the 
soul  and  plead  with  pure,  unrefined  human  nature  to  ascend  into 
regions  of  seraphic,  uncontained  life.  O  wondrous  power  !  Art 
thou  not  the  nearest  breath  of  God's  own  beauty,  born  to  us  amid 
the  infinite  whispering  gallery  of  his  creation  !  Type  of  all  love 
and  reconciliation,  solvent  of  contrary,  hard  elements  —  blender  of 
soul  with  soul,  and  all  infinite  harmony. 

This  description  gives  expression  to  views  and  sen- 
timents, which  are  shared  by  most  persons  of  refined 
nature,  artistic  taste  and  poetic  turn  of  mind. 

It  is  generally  admitted  that  music  confers  inesti- 
mable intellectual  and  moral  benefits  upon  all  the 
worshippers  at  its  shrine,  seeing  and  blind  alike ;  but, 
in  addition  to  this,  it  renders  a  special  service  of  vast 
significance  to  the  latter.  It  opens  to  them  the  door 
to  the  sanctuary  of  the  fine  arts  and  enables  them  to 
get  a  glimpse  of  the  realms  of  the  beautiful  and  true, 
which  otherwise  would  have  remained  terra  incognita 
to  them. 

In  consideration  of  these  facts  music  holds  a  lead- 
ing place  in  our  scheme  of  education,  and  the  depart- 
ment devoted  to  it  affords  a  combination  of  superior 
advantages  for  the  study  and  practice  of  this  art  in  its 
various  branches. 

The  record  of  the  work  which  has  been  done  in  this 
department  of  the  school  during  the  past  year  is  ex- 
ceedingly satisfactory.  The  instruction  therein  given 
has  been  systematic  and  thorough,  and  all  available 
means  have  been  employed  to  develop  the  artistic 
feeling  of  the  pupils,  to  cultivate  their  taste,  to  im- 
prove their  technique  and  to  bring  out  whatever  talent 
they  possess. 


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The  following  account,  prepared  by  the  head  mas- 
ter of  the  boys'  section  of  the  music  department,  Mr. 
Edwin  L.  Gardiner,  tells  the  story  of  the  work  which 
has  been  accomplished  under  his  direction :  — 

During  the  past  year  forty-six  pupils  have  received  instruction 
in  music.  With  one  exception,  all  of  these  have  taken  lessons  on 
the  pianoforte ;  five  have  studied  the  pipe  organ,  nine  the  violin, 
and  one  the  violoncello,  two  the  flute,  nine  the  clarinet,  one  the 
oboe,  two  the  French  horn,  three  the  cornet,  four  the  trombone, 
and  one  has  been  taught  to  play  the  tympani. 

There  have  been  eleven  members  in  the  class  of  singing,  every 
one  of  whom  has  received  private  lessons. 

There  has  been  only  one  class  in  harmony,  but  a  large  number 
of  pupils  have  received  individual  instruction  in  this  subject.  The 
members  of  one  class  in  general  theory  of  music  have  done  good 
work,  and  at  the  opening  of  the  next  school  term  they  will  begin 
the  study  of  musical  form  and  analysis. 

The  discontinuance  of  the  miUtary  band,  which  took  place  last 
year,  has  proved  very  beneficial  to  the  orchestra.  The  individual 
players,  instead  of  dividing  the  time  allotted  to  practice  between 
two  instruments,  as  they  have  done  heretofore,  have  been  ab'le  to 
give  their  whole  attention  to  one,  and  the  greater  proficiency 
which  has  resulted  from  this  concentration  of  effort  has  made  it 
possible  for  us  to  attempt  the  execution  of  larger  and  more  difficult 
musical  compositions  with  reasonable  assurance  of  success.  The 
members  of  this  band  are  earnestly  interested  in  their  work,  and 
not  only  these  but  all  the  students  of  music  cannot  fail  to  derive 
great  benefit  from  the  artistic  atmosphere,  which  the  orchestra 
helps  to  create  around  them. 

The  pupils,  divided  into  three  groups,  have  met  every  Monday 
evening  to  listen  to  the  reading  of  books  or  articles  from  journals 
and  magazines,  treating  of  the  history  and  progress  of  music  and 
of  the  lives  and  achievements  of  famous  masters  and  distinguished 
musicians,  or  devoted  to  the  analytical  description  and  criticism 
of  musical  performances. 

Much  time  has  been  given  to  the  stereotyping  of  music  in  the 
Braille  system,  and  there  have  been  one  hundred  and  fifty  new 
pieces  added  to  our  collection.  In  this  number  are  included  sev- 
eral sets  of  studies  and  eighteen  compositions  for  the  orchestra. 


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Miss  Lila  P.  Cole,  the  head  teacher  in  the  girls' 
section  of  the  music  department,  has  furnished  the 
following  statement  of  what  the  pupils  have  done  in 
the  course  of  the  past  year  under  her  supervision :  — 

The  number  of  pupils  in  the  girls'  section  of  the  music  depart- 
ment has  decreased  slightly  during  the  past  year,  fifty-nine  names 
having  been  enrolled.  All  of  these  have  studied  the  pianoforte, 
thirteen  singing,  eight  the  violin  and  one  the  violoncello.  The 
growth  of  the  class  in  violin  playing  has  been  quite  marked,  and 
there  are  now  more  students  than  ever  before  and  more  attention 
is  given  to  the  e7isemhle  playing.  The  results  of  this  development 
are  very  gratifying. 

There  have  been  two  classes  in  harmony  and  one  in  training 
in  the  fundamental  principles  of  music.  The  latter  has  been  made 
up  of  little  girls  who  have  been  taught  to  memorize  quickly  and 
to  transpose  simple  exercises  at  the  pianoforte.  They  have  also 
studied  rhythm,  major  and  minor  scales,  intervals  and  a  little 
about  form. 

Excellent  work  has  been  done  by  the  two  classes  in  the  history 
of  music,  one  of  which  has  completed  the  course  of  this  study  in 
a  very  satisfactory  manner. 

Three  hours  per  week  have  been  devoted  to  singing  in  chorus 
and  one  has  been  spent  in  the  learning  or  practice  of  hymns. 

There  have  been  given  once  a  month  regular  students'  recitals, 
in  which  all  those  pupils  who  have  received  instruction  in  music 
for  half  a  year  have  taken  part.  These  performances  are  very 
useful  and  productive  of  good  results.  They  tend  to  stimulate  the 
zest  and  increase  the  interest  of  the  pupils  in  their  work  and  are 
very  beneficial  to  them  in  many  ways. 

In  addition  to  the  superior  facilities  for  the  thorough 
study  of  music  in  its  various  branches,  with  which  our 
pupils  are  provided  under  the  roof  of  the  institution, 
they  are  favored  with  other  musical  advantages  of 
a  high  order.  They  are  generously  remembered  by 
kindly  and  loyal  friends  of  the  school  and  are  fre- 
quently invited  by  these  to  attend  a  variety  of  excel- 


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lent  concerts  and  recitals,  for  which  Boston  is  renowned 
and  in  which  the  masterpieces  of  the  great  composers 
are  exquisitely  interpreted  by  eminent  musicians  and 
by  orchestras  and  choruses  of  perfect  organization  and 
thorough  training.  Listening  to  these  performances  is 
an  invaluable  means  of  aesthetic  culture  to  those  of  our 
students,  whose  ears  are  "  well  attuned  to  sweet  sounds  " 
and  in  whose  souls  melody  and  harmony  find  ready 
response.  It  stimulates  their  minds,  cultivates  their 
taste,  quickens  their  sense  of  rhythm,  increases  their 
power  of  discerning  tones,  fosters  their  critical  acumen 
and  enables  them  to  perceive  the  beauties  of  music  and 
its  fine  and  perfect  qualities.  For  these  privileges,  as 
well  as  for  a  number  of  concerts,  lectures  and  other 
entertainments  given  in  our  own  hall  by  musicians  and 
literary  people  of  high  standing  in  the  community,  we 
are  deeply  grateful  to  the  liberal  benefactors  whose 
names  are  recorded  thankfully  in  the  list  of  ac- 
knowledgments and  whose  unfailing  interest  in  our 
pupils  is  most  highly  appreciated. 

Our  collection  of  instruments  of  various  kinds 
has  been  thoroughly  renovated  and  greatly  increased. 
In  the  course  of  the  past  year  there  have  been  added 
to  it  twelve  violins,  four  Boehm  clarinets,  one  viola, 
one  double  bass,  one  oboe  and  three  pianofortes,  two 
upright  and  one  grand,  the  former  having  been  man- 
ufactured by  Messrs.  George  Steck  and  Company  of 
New  York  and  the  latter  by  Messrs.  Chickering  and 
Sons.  During  the  last  six  years  we  have  obtained 
from  the  first-named  firm  thirty-one  pianofortes  for  the 
use  of  this  institution  and  of  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind,  and  we  take  pleasure  in  stating  that  in  point  of 
finished  workmanship,  of  durability,  of  evenness  of 
tone  and  of  keeping  in  tune,  these  instruments  are 
equal  to  the  best  made  in  this  country. 


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At  no  other  period  in  the  history  of  this  depart- 
ment has  the  standard  of  its  work  stood  as  high  as  it 
does  today,  nor  has  its  equipment  ever  been  so  com- 
plete as  it  is  now.  The  clearest  and  most  striking 
evidence  that  can  be  adduced  in  support  of  this  state- 
ment is  the  proficiency  which  has  been  attained  by 
the  orchestra.  This  band,  consisting  of  thirty-six 
members,  was  organized  not  very  long  ago,  but  at  the 
anniversary  exercises  of  the  school,  held  in  the 
Boston  Theatre  on  the  second  day  of  June  last,  it  ap- 
peared before  the  public  and  played  the  first  move- 
ment of  Haydn's  Symphony  in  D  in  such  a  perfect 
manner  as  to  elicit  the  applause  and  win  the  admira- 
tion of  the  immense  audience.  The  performance 
was  a  complete  success  in  every  particular.  The  fol- 
lowing morning  one  of  the  leading  newspapers  of  the 
city,  the  Daily  Advertiser,  published  a  full  analytical 
account  of  it,  pointing  out  with  strict  candor  both  its 
shortcomings  and  its  fine  points.  This  article  was 
written  by  Prof.  Louis  Elson,  one  of  the  keenest  and 
best  qualified  critics  of  musical  matters  in  Boston. 
Here  is  what  Prof.  Elson  said. 

Yesterday  afternoon,  at  the  annual  exhibition  of  the  Perkins  In- 
stitution for  the  BHnd,  in  the  Boston  Theatre,  there  appeared  an 
orchestra  that  deserves  more  than  passing  mention,  for  it  was 
made  up  entirely  of  students  of  that  institution  and  proved  con- 
clusively the  love  of  the  pupils  for  the  musical  art  and  the  excel- 
lent instruction  that  the  blind  are  now  receiving  in  it. 

The  orchestra  numbered  a  little  over  30  members,  and  about  all 
of  the  regular  departments  of  such  an  organization  were  repre- 
sented, except  the  bassoons,  which  were  substituted  for,  some- 
times by  the  brasses  and  sometimes  by  other  wood-wind  instru- 
ments. Spite  of  this  make-shift,  the  general  result  was  excellent ; 
seldom  have  we  heard  a  band  of  non-professionals  play  with  any- 
thing like  the  precision  and  charm  of  this  blind  orchestra.     Consid- 


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ering  the  fact  that  a  conductor,  leading  by  beats  and  baton  signals, 
was  impossible,  that  the  individual  members  were  obliged  to  sense 
and  observe  their  own  ensemble,  the  performance  was  little  short 
of  marvellous. 

The  handicap  of  a  blind  orchestra  is  two-fold.  Apart  from  the 
absence  of  a  conductor,  the  violinists  are  not  usually  as  bold  and 
fiery  as  those  found  in  other  bands.  As  a  consequence,  one  found 
the  orchestra  at  its  best  in  those  passages  which  required  taste 
and  poetry  rather  than  in  those  which  demanded  dash  and  energy; 
the  introduction  to  the  Haydn  symphonic  allegro,  for  example,  was 
better  than  the  chief  theme  of  the  movement.  The  chief  short- 
coming of  the  pieces  played  was  not  the  fault  of  the  musicians  at 
all ;  it  was  a  lack  of  contra-basses.  With  three  additional  contra- 
basses (or  even  two),  there  would  be  an  excellent  balance  to  the 
harmony,  which  sounded  rather  lightly  at  times.  But,  aside  from 
this,  it  was  a  performance  that  was  astonishingly  good,  and  even 
memorable.  Mr,  Anagnos,  the  institution  and  the  players  (who 
were  of  both  sexes)  are  to  be  congratulated  upon  ah  achievement 
which  the  reviewer  would  have  deemed  almost  impossible. 

This  criticism,  coming  as  it  does  from  an  able  and 
impartial  judge,  bears  valuable  testimony  to  the  rapid 
progress  which  this  department  has  made  of  recent 
years  and  to  the  superior  character  of  the  work  which 
it  is  doing.  The  ensemble  playing  of  an  orchestra 
affords  a  far  better  test  of  real  achievements  in  music 
than  fine  singing  or  individual  brilliant  performances 
on  the  pianoforte ;  for  it  is  not  nearly  as  hard  to 
teach  a  single  talented  pupil  to  execute  beautifully 
pieces  of  a  high  order  or  to  drill  a  chorus  to  a  certain 
degree  of  excellence,  as  it  is  to  train  an  orchestra 
thoroughly  and  to  enable  it  to  render  classical  com- 
positions so  well  as  to  gain  the  approval  of  intelligent 
listeners  and  the  favorable  commendations  of  com- 
petent critics.  Thus  far  no  institution  for  the  blind 
in  this  country  or  in  England  has  attempted  a  task 
equal  to  that  which  has  been  undertaken  and  success- 
fully accomplished  by  our  school. 


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As  a  matter  of  simple  justice  we  must  state  that 
the  success  of  this  work  is  to  a  great  extent  due  to 
the  broad  and  solid  foundation  which  is  laid  for  it 
at  the  kindergarten.  Here  the  children  begin  in  the 
early  stages  of  their  development  to  be  imbued  with 
the  spirit  of  music  and  to  acquire  a  taste  for  it. 
Here  they  join  the  kinder  orchestra  while  still  very 
young  and  learn  to  play  one  or  more  instruments 
when  their  muscles  are  supple  and  their  fingers 
nimble  and  flexible.  Finally,  here  they  not  only 
acquire  a  sense  of  rhythm  and  a  love  of  harmony 
but  become  thoroughly  skilled  in  handling  the  bow 
and  perfectly  familiar  with  the  manipulation  of  the 
keyboard.  Thus,  when  these  children  are  transferred 
to  the  pareiit  school  they  are  fully  prepared  to  take  up 
advanced  studies  and  to  reap  the  benefits  of  the  train- 
ing which  they  have  previously  received. 

One  of  our  students,  William  T.  Clenon  of  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.,  has  completed  the  regular  course  of  vocal 
music  pursued  at  the  New  England  Conservatory  of 
Music  and  received  his  diploma  last  June  with  the 
graduating  class  of  which  he  was  a  member  in  good 
standing.  We  are  trying  to  raise  a  fund,  the  income 
of  which  is  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  our  graduates. 
This  fund  will  enable  us  to  give  substantial  assistance 
to  those  of  our  students  of  music  who  wish  to  pursue 
an  advanced  course  of  study. 

There  has  been  only  one  change  in  the  staff  of 
instructors  of  this  department.  Miss  Helen  Marr 
Kelton,  a  graduate  of  the  New  England  Conservatory 
of  Music  and  a  teacher  of  experience,  has  been  ap- 
pointed to  take  the  place  of  Miss  Anna  L.  Goodrich 
who,  after  rendering  good  service  for  two  years,  re- 
signed her  position  last  spring  and  has  since  married. 


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Tuning  Department. 

The  countless  leaves  of  the  pine  are  strings 
Tuned  to  the  lay  the  wood-god  sings. 

—  Emerson. 

The  experience  of  past  years  shows  conclusively 
that  the  art  of  tuning  and  repairing  pianofortes  stands 
at  the  top  of  the  list  of  the  few  manual  employments, 
which  are  still  available  to  the  blind  and  may  be 
pursued  by  them  with  profit.  Indeed,  it  is  the  most 
lucrative,  if  not  the  sole,  occupation  in  which  persons 
bereft  of  the  visual  sense  can  work  advantageously 
and  compete  with  seeing  craftsmen  on  almost  equal 
terms.  Its  importance  as  such  has  been  fully  realized 
and  duly  appreciated  at  this  institution. 

In  the  light  of  these  facts,  our  tuning  department 
is  kept  in  the  best  possible  condition  and  affords  to 
the  recipients  of  its  benefits  superior  advantages  for 
study  and  unusual  facilities  for  practice. 

Both  in  the  excellence  of  its  accommodations  and 
in  the  completeness  of  its  equipment  this  department 
is  unsurpassed.  It  occupies  ten  commodious  rooms, 
which  were  built  for  its  purposes,  and  is  supplied 
with  fourteen  pianofortes,  among  which  the  different 
styles  now  in  vogue  are  fully  represented.  It  is  also 
possessed  of  an  ample  collection  of  tools  and  mechan- 
ical contrivances,  of  models  showing  the  construction 
of  various  actions  and  their  distinctive  features  and 
of  materials  of  every  description. 

Twenty-four  pupils  have  received  instruction  in 
this  department  during  the  past  year  and  the  average 
time  devoted  by  them  to  this  work  has  varied  accord- 
ing to  the  capacity,  progress,  needs  and  circum- 
stances   of    each    individual.     Some    of    them    have 


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given  to  it  from  one  to  two  hours  a  day,  others  from 
three  to  four,  and  in  a  few  instances  even  this  number 
has  been  exceeded. 

The  course  of  instruction  pursued  in  this  depart- 
ment is  systematic  in  its  methods,  strong  at  its  main 
points  and  complete  in  its  details.  It  includes  the 
study  of  pitch  and  the  relation  of  intervals,  together 
with  their  application  of  tuning ;  regular  training  of 
the  ear  to  enable  it  to  perceive  tones  accurately ; 
acoustics,  embracing  the  theory  of  scales,  harmonics 
and  beats;  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  structure  of 
temperaments ;  perfect  acquaintance  with  the  con- 
struction of  the  pianoforte  in  general  and  with  the  in- 
tricacies of  the  mechanism  of  its  action  in  particular, 
and  a  mastery  of  the  method  of  attaching  or  placing 
strings  and  of  setting  up  and  regulating  an  action. 
According  to  the  requirements  of  the  school  curricu- 
lum, the  pupils  must  be  well  grounded  in  the  science 
of  sounds  and  the  elements  of  the  theory  of  music, 
before  they  take  up  tuning.  These  branches  of  study 
are  carefully  taught  in  the  proper  departments  of  the 
institution. 

Our  advanced  students,  directed  by  their  head  mas- 
ter, have  tuned  and  kept  in  good  order  the  seventy- 
five  pianofortes  which  are  owned  by  this  school  and 
the  kindergarten  for  the  blind.  By  taking  proper 
care  of  a  large  number  of  instruments  of  different 
makes,  they  gain  a  great  deal  of  practical  experience 
and  of  confidence  in  themselves,  which  is  peculiarly 
helpful  to  them  in  their  vocation. 

Due  attention  has  been  given  by  the  students  to 
making  such  repairs  as  come  within  the  province  of 
a  tuner  and  every  available  opportunity  to  secure  this 
kind    of    training    has    been    eagerly    seized    upon. 


Towards  the  end  of  the  last  school  term  a  class  of 
boys,  prompted  by  the  desire  of  obtaining  as  much 
practical  knowledge  as  possible,  undertook  to  over- 
haul thoroughly  two  square  pianofortes  and  to  reno- 
vate them  completely.  They  restrung  these  instru- 
ments, mended  them  throughout  and  restored  them 
to  a  sound  state,  having  replaced  skilfully  all  those 
parts  of  the  actions,  which  were  found  to  be  injured 
or  worn  out.  This  work  was  done  in  a  manner  which 
reflected  great  credit  both  on  the  students  and  on 
their  able  and  painstaking  instructor,  Mr.  George  E. 
Hart,  through  whose  unremitting  efforts  this  depart- 
ment has  been  brought  to  a  high  degree  of  perfection. 
The  excellent  condition  in  which  our  tuners  keep 
the  245  pianofortes,  used  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
city  of  Boston,  and  the  frequency  and  constancy  with 
which  their  services  are  employed  by  people  of  superior 
intelligence  and  good  judgment,  demonstrate  com- 
pletely their  ability  to  master  the  art  of  tuning  in  all 
its  branches  and  show  that  they  are  well  qualified  to 
compete  successfully  with  their  seeing  fellow  crafts- 
men. 

Entertainments  on  Washington's  Birthday. 

.  .  .  Then  as  we  prize  the  sacred  ray, 

That  lights  the  eastern  and  western  skies, 
Oh,  let  us  still  revere  his  natal  day 

Whose  high-souled  deeds  first  caused  the  sun  to  rise. 

—  Frances  Crosby. 

As  the  twenty-second  of  February,  1903,  fell  upon  a 
Sunday,  the  celebration  of  Washington's  Birthday  at 
the  institution  took  place  upon  the  following  day  when, 
in  pursuance  of  an  established  custom,  two  entertain- 
ments were  offered  to  the  public,  with  the  object  not 
only  of  giving  pleasure  to  the  friends  of  the  school  but 


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also  of  furthering  the  welfare  of  the  kindergarten 
department,  to  which  the  proceeds  from  these  efforts 
of  the  pupils  are  devoted.  The  day  was  bright  and 
clear,  and  therefore  the  weather  presented  no  obstacles 
to  those  who  were  desirous  of  witnessing  what  these 
pupils  are  able  to  accomplish  in  amateur  theatricals. 
That  every  member  of  both  audiences  was  gratified  by 
the  excellence  of  the  performance  given  by  these  blind 
boys  and  girls  was  apparent  from  their  appreciative 
attention  and  ready  response  to  every  feature  of  special 
interest. 

The  inclemency  of  the  weather  upon  Washington's 
birthday  the  previous  year  having  been  such  as  to  re- 
duce the  attendance  very  materially,  it  seemed  feasible 
and  appropriate  to  repeat  the  charming  play  of  Un- 
dine, which  is  so  admirably  adapted  to  performance 
by  girls.  It  was  exquisitely  rendered  by  the  young 
actresses.  With  every  detail  of  action,  costume  and 
stage-setting  as  carefully  carried  out"  as  before  and 
with  even  added  grace  and  beauty  the  interesting  tale 
was  developed  before  an  audience,  which  was  most 
enthusiastic  and  keenly  appreciative  of  the  ease  of 
motion,  the  sweetness  of  intonation  and  the  depth  of 
feeling,  exhibited  by  these  young  girls  in  their  several 
roles. 

The  assignment  of  characters  differed  in  only  one 
instance  from  that  of  last  year  and  was  as  follows :  — 

Undine^  a  water  spirit, Flora  L.  Mather. 

Bertalda,  a  lady  of  rank, Ida  A.  Cross. 

Huldbrand,  the  Knight  of  Ringstettefi,   ....       Ellen  A.  Gavin. 

Father  Heilman,  a  priest, Etta  F.  Knowlton. 

Hulda,  the  rvife  of  a  fisherman, Rose  E.  Traynor. 

Eudlieb,  a  fisherman, Sophia  J.  Muldoon, 

Kuhleborn,  a  water  spirit, Agnes  E.  Norton. 

Rolf  a  page, Rose  M.  Durant. 


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When  the  curtain  had  fallen  upon  the  last  beautiful 
scene,  the  audience  was  invited  to  the  gymnasium, 
where  the  boys  gave  a  very  interesting  and  diversified 
exhibition  of  educational  gymnastics. 

In  the  afternoon  the  'pleasant  office  of  host  was 
assumed  by  the  members  of  the  Howe  Memorial  Club, 
an  association  which  includes  nearly  all  of  the  older 
boys.  They  had  expressed  the  desire  to  present  two 
scenes  from  Shakespeare's  plays,  which,  while  in 
strong  contrast  as  to  sentiment,  should  at  the  same 
time  be  so  complete  in  themselves  as  to  form  clear 
pictures  in  the  minds  of  their  auditors  when  detached 
from  the  remaining  scenes  of  the  plays  from  which 
they  were  selected.  The  boys'  choice  fell  happily 
upon  the  death  of  Buckingham  from  Kvig  Henry 
VHI.  (Act  I.,  Sc.  I  ;  Act  II.,  Sc.  i),  and  the  me- 
chanics' play  from  Midsummer  Night's  Dream  (Act  I., 
Sc.  I  &  2;  Act  III.,  Sc.  I  ;  Act  IV.,  Sc.  2;  Act  V.) 
These  were  exceedingly  well  presented  and  excellently 
staged.  Of  the  young  actors  themselves,  it  is  difficult 
to  speak  in  detail,  for  each  filled  his  assigned  part 
most  satisfactorily.  Their  sense  of  direction  was  so 
true  that  there  was  not  the  slightest  confusion  or  awk- 
wardness in  their  movements,  and  their  appreciation 
of  the  strength  and  dignity  of  the  former  scene  and  the 
fun  and  jollity  of  the  latter  was  most  evident  in  their 
fine  rendition  of  the  lines  with  true  dramatic  fervor. 

As  we  have  stated  in  former  reports,  there  is  a 
distinct  educational  value  in  these  attempts  of  our 
pupils  in  amateur  theatricals,  aside  from  the  financial 
assistance  which  is  thereby  given  to  the  kindergarten 
department.  The  enjoyment  of  the  drama  depends 
largely  upon  the  visual  sense.  Deprived  of  that  in- 
terpreter, however  fine  the  delivery  of  the  text  may 


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be,  much  of  it  becomes  meaningless  to  blind  boys 
and  girls,  who  cannot  see  the  accompanying  action 
or  recognize  the  speaker.  The  running  commentary 
upon  the  movements  of  the  play,  which  a  seeing  com- 
panion may  give,  is  oftentimes  inadequate.  The 
sound  pedagogical  principle  of  "learning  by  doing" 
applies  in  this  instance  as  it  does  in  every  phase  in 
the  scheme  of  education.  Let  the  pupil  once  gain  an 
inkling  of  the  fine  art  of  the  actor  through  his  own 
efforts,  and  he  is  ready  to  exclaim  with  Hamlet: 
"  The  play  's  the  thing," 

But  farther  than  this,  the  system  of  the  education 
of  the  blind  tends  toward  self-expression  and  indepen- 
dence and  aims  to  abolish  as  far  as  possible  the  dif- 
ferentiation between  the  sightless  and  the  seeing. 
When  the  former,  in  company  with  normal  boys  and 
girls,  have  tried  their  skill  in  the  histrionic  art,  an- 
other point  of  contact  has  been  established  between 
them,  another  bond  of  interest  has  united  blind  and 
seeing  students.  Too  much  stress  cannot  be  laid 
upon  the  importance  of  such  ties  or  upon  the  evils  of 
the  segregation  of  the  blind  into  a  class  apart.  We 
therefore  gladly  welcome  these  festal  occasions,  which 
serve  so  large  a  purpose  and  fill  so  useful  a  place  in 
our  school-life. 


The  Blind  Deaf-Mutes  and  their  Deliverer. 

He  asked  not  whence  the  fountains  roll 

No  traveller's  foot  has  found, 
But  mapped  the  desert  of  the  soul 

Untracked  by  sight  or  sound. 

—  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 

Dr.  Samuel  Gridley  Howe  was  unquestionably  one 
of  the  great  champions  and  most   helpful  friends  of 


THOMAS   STRINGER.  EniTH   THOMAS.  MARION    Ru.siKUN. 

ELIZABETH    ROBIN.  CORA    ADELIA   CROCK KK. 


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afflicted  humanity.  The  deliverance  of  Laura  Bridg- 
man  from  the  dungeon  of  rayless  darkness  and  pro- 
found silence,  bringing  her  into  communion  with  her 
fellow  beings  and  with  the  world  at  large,  is  one  of 
the  most  remarkable  achievements  of  the  nineteenth 
century. 

Possessed  of  abounding  love  for  all  men  and  of  the 
chivalry  of  a  knight  errant  of  the  middle  ages,  Dr. 
Howe  was  ever  ready  to  fight  valiantly  for  the  libera- 
tion of  the  oppressed  and  down-trodden  members  of 
the  human  family  and  for  the  rescue  of  those  who 
had  been  cruelly  dealt  with  by  the  sinister  hand  of 
fate  and  subjugated  to  the  relentless  dominion  of 
misfortune.  Hence  when  he  found  that  the  mind  of 
a  hapless  child  was  imprisoned  for  life  within  im- 
penetrable walls  and  that  it  was  irrevocably  doomed 
to  waste  away  in  absolute  isolation  and  never-ending 
darkness,  he  was  instinctively  impelled  by  his  feelings 
to  attempt  its  emancipation  without  counting  the 
cost.  Thus  he  took  his  stand  firmly  before  the  fort- 
ress, determined  not  to  raise  the  siege  till  the  captive 
should  be  released. 

In  his  resolution  not  to  relax  his  efforts  before  the 
prize  was  secured,  Dr.  Howe  undertook  the  perform- 
ance of  what  appeared  at  that  time  to  be  a  hopeless 
task.  The  pedagogical  ground  which  he  resolved  to 
traverse  was  wholly  unexplored ;  it  was  a  trackless 
wilderness.  There  were  no  guide-posts  in  it,  nor 
traces  of  any  kind  indicating  the  footsteps  of  former 
travellers.  Like  all  pioneer  workers  he  had  to  de- 
pend entirely  upon  experiments  suggested  by  his  own 
ingenuity.  It  is  true  that  the  question  of  rescuing 
from  their  gloomy  incarceration  persons  who  were  at 
once  blind,  deaf  and  dumb  had  been  discussed  now 


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and  then  in  an  academic  manner  and  that  the  possi- 
bility of  discovering  some  means  for  saving  them  had 
been  hesitatingly  hinted  at;  but  the  consensus  of 
opinion  of  the  foremost  thinkers,  philosophers,  ocu- 
lists, savants  and  medical  men,  as  expressed  distinctly 
in  the  case  of  James  Mitchell,  was  to  the  effect  that 
nothing  could  be  done  for  him,  and  it  followed  as  a 
natural  consequence  that  nothing  could  be  done  for 
his  brothers  and  sisters  in  misfortune. 

This  verdict,  carrying  as  it  did  the  weight  both  of 
intelligent  consideration  of  the  matter  and  of  the 
peculiar  fitness  of  the  judges,  seemed  to  be  irrever- 
sible, and  the  seriousness  of  its  conclusion  was  suf- 
ficient to  chill  the  ardor  of  any  one  who  might  enter- 
tain the  idea  of  trying  to  annul  it.  Nevertheless,  in 
spite  of  this  declaration  and  of  the  enormous  difficul- 
ties which  had  to  be  encountered  in  showing  its 
falsity,  Dr.  Howe  made  up  his  mind  to  undertake  the 
task  and  entered  upon  this  with  his  wonted  earnest- 
ness and  without  the  remotest  thought  of  failure. 
He  brought  to  bear  upon  his  venture  all  the  re- 
sources of  his  trained  intellect  and  the  indomitable 
energies  of  an  undaunted  character,  and  through  his 
inflexible  perseverance,  his  fertility  of  resource,  his 
luminous  insight  and  his  marvellous  ingenuity,  the 
triply-barred  gates  of  the  castle  were  forced,  the  im- 
prisoned mind  of  Laura  Bridgman  was  set  free,  a 
thoroughfare  was  opened  for  the  redemption  of  all 
children  and  youths  similarly  afflicted,  and  a  new  page 
was  added  to  the  annals  of  the  victories  of  humanity. 

Viewed  in  the  clear  light  of  truth,  this  achievement 
is  one  of  the  great  monuments  of  pedagogical  skill 
and  of  immeasurable  patience  and  love,  u  places  its 
distinguished  author  in  the  first  rank  of  the  eminent 
teachers  of  the  world. 


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We  take  very  great  pleasure  in  stating  that  there 
has  just  been  published  an  authentic  account  of 
Laura's  education,  written  by  two  of  the  daughters 
of  her  famous  liberator.  Mrs.  Maud  Howe  Elliott  and 
Mrs.  Florence  Howe  Hall.  These  ladies  have  spared 
no  pains  in  doing  their  work.  It  is  characterized  by 
strict  accuracy  and  sincerity  and  has  been  performed 
in  the  best  possible  manner.  They  have  exercised 
scrupulous  care  and  good  judgment  in  selecting  their 
materials  and  in  sifting  and  grouping  them.  Their 
narrative  is  based  upon  the  reports,  writings,  notes 
and  correspondence  of  their  illustrious  father,  upon 
the  school  journals  and  upon  Laura's  own  diaries  and 
letters.  It  is  simple,  straightforward,  fascinating  in 
some  of  its  parts  and  absolutely  correct  in  all  its  de- 
tails. This  excellent  book  is  not  only  an  exact  record 
of  the  heroic  efforts  and  the  ingenious  ways  and 
means  which  Dr.  Howe  employed  in  striving  to  re- 
veal to  his  pupil  her  own  humanity  and  to  supply  her 
with  the  keys  of  life,  but  a  compendium  of  educa- 
tional principles  of  the  highest  value  and  a  fruitful 
source  of  information  to  those  who  are  interested  in 
the  development  and  training  of  young  minds. 

The  system  of  education,  which  was  devised  for 
Laura  Bridgman,  Oliver  Caswell  and  others  by  their 
benefactor,  is  used  today  in  the  same  form  in  cases  of 
similarly  afflicted  persons  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 
With  the  true  spirit  of  the  philanthropist  and  the 
scientist.  Dr.  Howe  did  not  work  for  his  pupils  alone, 
but  for  coming  generations.  In  the  journals,  which 
he  caused  to  be  kept  by  Laura  and  by  his  assistants, 
we  find  every  step  in  her  progress  recorded,  while  in 
his  own  reports  we  have  not  only  a  masterly  sum- 
mary of  these,  but  a  clear  and  cogent  statement  of 


the  principles  on  which  he  based  her  education. 
These  reports,  translated  into  foreign  languages  and 
scattered  broadcast  over  Europe  and  America,  have 
proved,  as  he  intended  them  to  be,  a  storehouse  for 
succeeding  teachers,  who  are  able  to  walk  securely 
and  with  comparative  ease  in  the  path  which  he 
blazed  out  with  tireless  patience  and  perseverance. 

In  some  of  the  states  public  provision  has  been  made 
for  the  instruction  of  children  and  youth  who  are  both 
blind  and  deaf,  and  the  number  of  those  who  are 
benefited  by  it  is  steadily  increasing. 

Great  were  the  hardships  and  disheartening  the 
difficulties,  against  which  Columbus  had  to  struggle  in 
his  perilous  voyage  to  the  West  Indies;  but  since  the 
time  of  his  momentous  discovery  brilliant  beacon-lights 
have  been  set  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic  whereby 
crafts  of  all  kinds  and  sizes  are  safely  led  to  port. 


Edith  M.  Thomas. 

Resolve  to  be  thyself;  and  know,  that  he 
Who  finds  himself  loses  his  misery. 

—  Matthew  Arnold. 

We  regret  very  much  that  we  are  obliged  to  report 
that  Edith's  work  during  the  past  year  has  not  been  as 
satisfactory  as  usual.  Her  earnestness  of  purpose 
and  eager  desire  to  learn  no  longer  sustained  her. 
She  began  to  show  gradually  signs  of  apathy  and  of  a 
lamentable  want  of  the  patient  and  sedulous  industry, 
which  has  been  one  of  her  chief  characteristics.  She 
has  gained  no  intelligent  grasp  of  the  subjects  which 
she  has  studied  during  the  year  just  closed.  Her 
attitude  toward  her  lessons  in  geometry  and  English 
history  has  indicated  a  lack  of  the  unyielding  stead- 


EDITH    M.   THOMAS. 


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fastness  which  has  been  from  time  to  time  heartily 
commended  in  the  records  of  her  education,  as  giving 
promise  of  her  ability  to  reach  a  higher  level  of  achieve- 
ment. Edith's  work  in  geometry  has  been  of  little 
benefit  to  her  partly  on  account  of  her  aversion  to 
close  application  and  partly  because  of  a  seeming 
incapacity  to  comprehend  abstract  truths. 

During  the  past  twelve  months  Edith  has  been 
pitifully  indifferent  not  only  to  the  studies  just  men- 
tioned but  to  almost  everything.  Instead  of  energetic 
and  practical,  she  seemed  to  be  inert  and  dreamy. 
The  satisfaction  which  is  the  legitimate  fruit  of  faithful 
endeavor  and  good  work  has  had  no  stimulating  effect 
upon  her.  She  has  been  decidedly  disinclined  to  exert 
herself  and  to  labor  diligently  with  a  view  to  over- 
coming obstacles  when  she  encountered  them  in  her 
pathway.  Nor  has  she  shown  either  a  desire  to  grapple 
with  difficulties  and  master  them  or  a  sense  of  appre- 
ciation of  the  value  of  the  guidance  and  assistance, 
which  have  been  freely  proffered  to  her.  Her  power 
of  will,  which  in  former  years  has  been  so  marked  and 
which  has  enabled  her  in  many  instances  to  break 
through  strong  barriers,  has  given  place  to  a  sort  of 
wavering  sentimental  state  of  mind,  which  has  weak- 
ened the  springs  of  her  earnestness  and  which  by  no 
means  impels  her  to  vigorous  action  and  unremitting 
effort. 

Under  these  circumstances  it  has  been  deemed  best 
to  make  a  break  in  the  long  chain  of  Edith's  attend- 
ance at  school  and  to  let  her  remain  at  home  for  a 
year  and  devote  herself  to  manual  occupations  and  to 
the  performance  of  ordinary  domestic  duties,  so  that 
she  may  realize  fully  the  importance  of  school  work 
and  regain  her  usual  zest  for  it. 


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Elizabeth  Robin. 

She  is  so  radiant  and  sweet, 

So  pure  and  good, —  so  utterly  complete 

In  form  and  feature,  character  and  mind. 

—  Sinclair. 

As  may  be  easily  seen  by  the  picture  which  is  in- 
serted on  the  opposite  page,  Elizabeth  has  grown  to  be 
a  fine  young  woman.  She  has  become  a  unique  and 
very  attractive  personality.  Strength  and  sweetness 
are  blended  in  her  make  up.  She  is  of  noble  stature 
and  dignified  appearance.  She  is  tall  and  comely, 
stately  and  well-proportioned,  remarkably  healthy  and 
unusually  strong.  She  looks  fresh  and  full  of  anima- 
tion, and  every  feature  in  her  countenance  beams  with 
intelligence  and  felicity.  Her  face  is  a  benediction, 
while  her  physique  represents  a  well-built  temple, 
which  seems  to  have  been  transformed  by  the  indwell- 
ing spirit  and  made  by  it  a  fit  place  for  its  own  resi- 
dence. The  external  perfection  of  her  physical  frame 
is  greatly  enhanced  by  the  purity  and  beauty  of  the 
soul  that  shines  from  within. 

Elizabeth's  social  and  moral  qualities  are  no  less 
noticeable  than  her  physical  characteristics.  She  is 
peculiarly  genial,  warm-hearted  and  thoughtful  of  her 
fellow-beings.  She  is  blessed  with  that  delightful  sim- 
plicity of  manner,  that  winsome  grace  of  bearing  and 
that  captivating  powder  of  sincerity  which  attract  peo- 
ple and  make  friends  for  her  wherever  she  goes.  She 
takes  a  most  profound  interest  in  the  welfare  and 
comfort  of  her  associates  and  loves  dearly  to  lend  a 
helping  hand  to  those  who  are  in  need  of  it.  She 
rejoices  in  taking  a  place  in  the  domestic  circle  and 
in  performing  the  duties  of  some  weak  sister  who  for 
cogent  reasons  is  not  able  to  attend  to  them,  and  this 


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earnest  desire  to  relieve  others  and  to  do  their  work 
broadens  her  sympathies,  acts  as  a  tonic  upon  her  sense 
of  benevolence  and  stimulates  her  tendencies  to  self- 
forgetfulness.  She  shows  no  inclination  either  to  be 
dissatisfied  with  her  lot  in  life  or  to  find  fault  with 
any  one.  She  lives  and  moves  in  an  atmosphere  of 
perfect  contentment,  of  sweet  hopes  and  of  peaceful 
memories.  She  appears  to  be  always  fresh  and  lively, 
kind  and  happy,  merry  and  girlish.  There  is  nothing 
morose  in  her  temperament. 

Her  generous  laugh,  unreserved  and  whole, 

Is  the  music  of  the  heart ; 
'  Tis  the  anthem  grand  of  a  big  good  soul, 

And  of  heavenly  choirs  a  part. 

Elizabeth  is  both  the  sunshine  of  the  family  in 
which  she  lives  and  one  of  its  most  active  and  ener- 
getic members.  She  resembles  a  fine  June  day  which 
sheds  its  brightness  in  all  directions.  She  enters  into 
the  spirit  of  those  around  her  and  shares  their  wishes 
and  aspirations.  She  has  a  keen  sense  of  humor  and 
a  ready  perception  of  the  ludicrous.  She  is  thor- 
oughly good-natured  and  takes  a  calm  and  reasonable 
view  of  all  disappointments.  She  makes  light  of  the 
obstacles  and  difficulties,  which  she  meets  in  her 
pathway  of  life,  and  instinctively  looks  upon  the 
pleasant  and  joyous  things  of  the  world. 

She  thinks  of  life  and  love. 

Of  beauty,  mirth  and  joy, 
Of  fairy  visions,  pleasures,  youth, 

And  bliss  without  alloy. 

In  the  course  of  Elizabeth's  education  no  year  has 
been  so  full  of  intelligent  enjoyment  of  work  as  the 
one  which  has  just  closed.  Its  spirit  of  progress  is 
shown    in    the    development   of   a   definite   purpose, 


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blended  with  a  deepened  sense  of  personal  responsi- 
bility. Heretofore  Elizabeth's  attitude  toward  school 
tasks  has  indicated  much  mechanical  striving  for  the 
gain  of  results  that  were  to  her  of  vague  importance ; 
but  now  a  respect  for  the  permanent  value  of  work 
and  a  healthful  pride  in  worthy  achievement  are  suffi- 
cient incentives  to  earnest  application. 

The  years  which  she  has  spent  in  the  class  room 
have  served  to  elevate  decidedly  her  ideal  of  asso- 
ciated student  life.  At  first  her  ambition  carried  her 
no  further  than  the  desire  to  hold  rank  with  the  low- 
est members  of  her  class ;  but  success,  when  measured 
by  the  present  standard,  points  to  equality  with  *'  the 
best  pupil." 

Elizabeth's  mental  growth  during  the  past  year 
signifies  concentrated  effort  with  an  increased  strength 
of  the  faculties  of  memory  and  reason,  stimulated  by 
fresh  enthusiasm.  Habits  of  close  attention  and  of 
reflection  now  lend  to  every  subject  a  new  interest. 
Study  means  to  Elizabeth  something  more  than  a 
surface  acquaintance  with  the  contents  of  books.  It 
is  a  share  in  the  beauty  of  the  creative  thought  of 
literature;  it  brings  near  to  her  present  consciousness 
the  far-off  periods  of  history,  and  it  is  the  joy  of 
understanding  the  struggles  of  arithmetic  through 
the  "backward  lights"  of  algebra.  Thus  she  finds 
delight  in  all  genuine  activity  and  acquirement,  and 
through  her  own  independent  efforts  has  she  truly 
entered  into  the  heart  of  school  life. 

Both  her  special  tutor.  Miss  Vina  C.  Badger,  and 
all  the  teachers  in  the  girls'  department,  under  whose 
instruction  and  wise  guidance  Elizabeth  is  educated, 
spare  no  pains  in  developing  and  enriching  her  mind 
and  in  moulding    her    character.     Eschewing  every- 


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thing  which  savors  of  mere  show  or  of  trickery  and 
deception,  these  ladies  are  constantly  endeavoring  to 
make  of  their  pupil  a  true,  honorable,  faithful  and 
useful  young  woman,  and  they  have  ample  reason  to 
feel  proud  of  the  results  which  have  been  secured 
through  their  efforts. 

A  detailed  and  exact  yet  concise  account  of  Eliza- 
beth's life  and  work  at  school  during  the  past  year 
has  been  compiled  from  the  notes  and  journals  which 
have  been  regularly  and  faithfully  kept  by  Miss 
Badger.  This  narrative  has  been  prepared  with 
scrupulous  care  and  absolute  adherence  to  truth  by 
Miss  Anna  Gardner  Fish  and  is  given  here  in  full. 

Upon  her  return  to  school  in  September,  a  Uttle  delayed  by  her 
pleasant  visit  to  the  institutions  for  the  deaf  and  for  the  blind  in 
Austin,  Texas,  Elizabeth  betrayed  a  keen  delight  in  resuming  her 
studies  and  an  eagerness  to  set  to  work  at  once.  Her  mother 
accompanied  her  from  her  far-off  home  to  Boston  and  remained 
here  for  a  few  days.  This  made  EUzabeth  very  happy ;  but  she 
did  not  seek  release  from  her  work,  nor  did  her  lessons  suffer  any 
interruption  on  this  account,  although  she  tried  to  plan  for  her 
mother's  entertainment  while  she  was  engaged  in  the  class-rooms. 
Again  and  again,  she  expressed  her  gratitude  to  those  of  her 
teachers  and  schoolmates,  who  had  offered  attentions  to  her 
mother  in  her  stead.  "I  am  so  glad  you  all  help  me  entertain 
my  mother,"  she  said,  "  I  make  plans  but  I  cannot  go  around, 
and  I  am  so  grateful  to  you." 

Her  school-life  is  purposely  made  as  regular  and  simple  as 
possible,  and  the  few  diversions  which  come  into  it  from  time  to 
time  stand  out  clearly  as  festal  occasions  in  contrast  with  the 
close  appUcation  to  the  ordinary  duties  of  the  school-room,  to 
which  prime  importance  is  ascribed. 

Two  new  subjects  were  added  to  Elizabeth's  course  of  studies 
last  year, —  ancient  history  and  American  literature.  Both  of 
these  made  heavy  demands  upon  her  mental  powers  ;  but  she  has 
proved  equal  to  the  task,  and  her  record  for  the  year  in  each  of 
these  studies  is  very  satisfactory. 


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In  addition  to  these  branches  slie  has  continued  the  study  of 
algebra  and  has  had  regular  instruction  in  articulation.  In  sew- 
ing she  has  reached  the  important  stage  of  making  a  garment 
throughout  and  in  the  gymnasium  she  has  gained  the  much-needed 
physical  training  for  the  benefit  of  her  health  and  strength  and 
for  ease  of  bodily  movement.  "  I  think  this  is  our  best  year,"  she 
commented  one  day.  "  We  get  along  in  school  and  I  have  time 
to  sew  and  make  Christmas  presents  and  our  deportment  is  good." 
One  who  is  not  acquainted  with  the  details  of  this  work  of  in- 
struction can  hardly  conceive  with  what  difficulty  the  progress  of 
a  deaf-blind  pupil  is  attended  in  such  a  study  as  literature,  which 
requires  extensive  reading  and  a  large  vocabulary  in  order  that 
the  ground  may  be  thoroughly  covered.  This  can  never  be  ac- 
quired easily  by  the  deaf,  still  less  so  by  the  deaf-blind.  Through 
the  works  in  embossed  print,  which  happily  are  well  and  care- 
fully chosen,  this  knowledge  of  books  may  be  slowly  gained,  the 
fingers  lingering  upon  each  unrecognized  word  until  full  compre- 
hension of  its  meaning  is  won  by  means  of  careful  explanation. 
But  still  more  tedious  is  the  process  of  acquisition  when  the  desired 
work  has  not  been  placed  within  reach  of  the  blind.  Then  an 
acquaintance  with  it  must  be  gained  through  the  teacher's  patient 
rendering  of  it  to  her  pupil  through  the  manual  alphabet.  She 
must  pause  to  explain  each  new  word  and  must  ascertain  after 
each  paragraph  whether  its  central  thought  has  been  gleaned,  and 
at  the  end  she  must  review  carefully  the  whole  ground  in  order  to 
fix  in  the  girl's  mind  whatever  fresh  ideas  may  have  been  eluci- 
dated to  her  in  passing. 

To  Elizabeth's  credit  be  it  said  that  she  has  shown  a  com- 
mendable thoroughness  in  her  work  in  this  direction.  She  has 
evinced  a  marked  determination  to  comprehend  perfectly  every 
word  and  phrase  in  her  daily  readings.  Repeatedly  she  has 
stayed  the  hand  of  her  teacher  while  she  has  said :  "  I  do  not  get 
it.  Please  repeat,"  or,  "  I  do  not  understand  that.  Please  read 
it  again."  At  times  she  has  checked  her  teacher's  progress  in 
order  to  give  her  own  idea  of  the  meaning  of  the  text,  and  only 
when  that  was  quite  clear  has  she  been  content  to  continue  the 
reading. 

In  her  study  of  early  American  writers  it  is  interesting  to  note 
by  what  terse  and  emphatic  utterances  Elizabeth  has  stated  her 
likes  and  disUkes.     "  It  is  fantastic,"  she  said  of  Irving's  History 


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of  New  York,  and  as  she  went  farther  she  added :  "  It  is  sarcasm. 
I  don't  beUeve  it."  Of  his  Christmas,  \he.  first  essay  she  had  read, 
she  declared :  "  I  do  not  find  any  interest  in  it,"  but  the  essays 
which  followed,  on  the  Stage-Coach  and  Christmas  Eve,  elicited  her 
eager  approbation, —  "  I  like  this  very  much,"  and  "  this  is  so  in- 
teresting. I  wish  I  could  have  such  a  Christmas  ;  it  is  what  I 
should  like."  The  description  of  Master  Simon  led  her  to  speak 
of  his  liking  for  children  although  he  was  old.  "  I  shall  do  that," 
she  said  emphatically. 

After  her  study  of  Thanatopsis  Elizabeth  was  called  upon  to  give 
the  thought  of  the  poem.  With  some  hesitation  she  essayed  the 
task,  and,  being  repeatedly  encouraged  to  eliminate  and  condense, 
she  finally  said:  "Death."  This  was  a  remarkable  achievement 
for  Elizabeth  for  she  has  never  found  it  easy  to  take  a  comprehen- 
sive view  of  a  subject  or  to  sum  up  briefly  the  meaning  of  what  she 
has  read. 

Anything  in  the  form  of  narrative  is  her  especial  delight  and 
arouses  her  keenest  interest,  but  she  is  frankly  bored  by  a  subjec- 
tive poem  and  does  not  attempt  to  conceal  her  impatience  at  the 
amount  of  close  appHcation  which  it  involves.  In  studying  Whit- 
tier's  My  Soul  and  /,  she  exclaimed  :  "  It  is  so  deep ;  I  had  not 
thought  of  such  things.  I  like  stories  better,"  and,  after  thor- 
oughly enjoying  the  first  part  of  Snow-Bomid,  her  attention  flagged 
at  a  change  in  its  sentiment,  and  she  sighed :  "  Why  did  he  have 
to  spoil  an  interesting  story  with  deep  thoughts."  This  expression 
seemed  to  merit  reproof,  and  a  serious  talk  was  held  with  Eliza- 
beth over  the  matter,  which  led  her  to  protest :  "I  cannot  cultivate 
anything  like  that.  I  am  different  from  other  people  and  I  shall 
always  have  somebody  with  me.  I  shall  not  have  deep  things." 
But  in  the  end  she  confessed  repenta^ntly :  "  I  complain  at  first 
with  these  deep  poems,  but  when  I  understand  them  I  like  them 
pretty  well." 

The  figurative  language  of  poetry  is  often  very  misleading  to 
Elizabeth,  and  its  interpretation  has  called  for  much  arduous 
labor.  Her  success  in  this  study  has  been  chiefly  won  through 
steady  plodding  from  word  to  word,  a  process  demanding  extra 
time  and  the  closest  attention,  which,  however,  she  has  willingly 
accorded  to  the  work. 

Through  her  study  of  Greek  and  Roman  history  Elizabeth  has 
gained  much  in  breadth  of  view  and   concentration  of  thought, 


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while  her  increased  ability  to  follow  out  cause  and  efifect,  to  per- 
ceive the  correlation  of  events  and  to  classify  and  sum  up  details 
has  been  an  important  concomitant  to  the  actual  acquisition  of 
facts.  Narratives  and  stirring  scenes  of  action  have  held  her 
spell-bound,  and  she  has  chosen  her  favorites  among  the  generals 
and  statesmen,  showing  marked  sympathy  for  their  cause  and 
eagerly  watching  for  the  success  of  her  heroes.  "  You  seem  to  like 
war,"  she  commented  drily  upon  her  teacher's  emphasis  of  an 
event  in  order  to  fix  it  upon  Elizabeth's  mind.  She  disUkes  the 
idea  of  battle,  considering  arbitration  or  "  talking  it  over  "  the 
ideal  way  of  settling  a  dispute,  and  in  admitting  her  own  interest 
in  the  struggle  in  question  she  seemed  to  feel  herself  guilty  of 
wrong-thinking  until  she  was  consoled  by  a  reminder  of  the  high 
aims  involved  in  the  combat. 

When  selections  from  Julius  CcBsar  were  read  to  her,  giving  an 
account  of  his  assassination  and  the  speeches  of  Brutus  and  An- 
tony, no  explanation  was  offered  of  Brutus'  attitude  nor  was  any 
preliminary  discussion  entered  upon.  At  the  second  repetition 
of  the  phrase,  "  For  Brutus  is  an  honorable  man,"  she  caught  her 
teacher's  hand  and  interpolated  :  "  It  is  sarcasm.  He  means  dis- 
honorable." In  her  eager  intentness  upon  the  discourse,  in  her 
rapidly  changing  sentiment  and  in  her  attitude  toward  each  phase 
of  the  scene,  she  reflected  the  varying  moods  of  the  mob  in  the 
drama  and  showed  that  she  was  passing  through  the  same  con- 
flicting emotions. 

Less  interesting  and  more  plentifully  fraught  with  difficulties  has 
been  the  consideration  of  methods  of  government,  social  customs 
and  class  distinctions,  but  even  upon  these  topics  Elizabeth  has 
worked  patiently  and  well,  only  at  times  allowing  a  hint  of  her 
weariness  to  escape  from  her  through  such  a  remark  as  —  "how 
soon  do  we  come  to  something  interesting  ?  " 

When  an  examination  in  this  subject  loomed  before  Elizabeth, 
it  presented  to  her  a  totally  untried  field.  "I  am  awfully  scared," 
she  confessed  and  laughed  mischievously  at  the  expression. 
Some  special  preparation  for  the  test  was  entered  upon,  so  that 
she  might  gain  an  idea  of  what  was  required  of  her  and  what  was 
involved  in  the  undertaking.  A  preliminary  examination  was  given 
for  which  she  was  allowed  fifty  minutes  on  five  questions.  At  the 
end  of  a  half-hour,  she  was  still  engaged  upon  the  second,  but  she 
left  it  then  and  devoted  the  remaining  time  to  answering  the  other 


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questions  briefly.  To  Elizabeth's  great  disappointment  the  result 
of  the  test  was  a  mark  of  43,  due  to  the  fact  that  her  answers  were 
not  to  the  point.  A  second  and  a  third  trial  proved  little  more 
satisfactory,  in  spite  of  the  careful  study  which  was  accorded  to 
each  paper.  Then  the  first  test  was  given  once  more,  and  with 
still  greater  care  each  question  and  answer  was  weighed  and  con- 
sidered. For  the  third  time  the  first  examination  was  taken,  and 
the  percentage  of  72  which  was  the  outcome  of  Elizabeth's  renewed 
effort  was  a  cause  of  gratification  to  her  and  to  her  teacher.  On 
the  sixth  day  the  final  examination  was  undergone,  and  Elizabeth 
was  awarded  a  percentage  of  70  as  its  result. 

In  her  study  of  algebra  the  ground  covered  has  included  multi- 
plication, division  and  fractions,  and  a  review  of  the  subject  of 
square  root  has  also  been  taken.  The  work  has  proceeded 
smoothly,  save  that  during  one  period  a  certain  carelessness  as  to 
details  made  it  necessary  to  establish  the  rule  that  Elizabeth  should 
explain  fully  every  problem  solved  by  her.  This  created  a  de- 
cided hindrance  to  speedy  progress,  but,  recognizing  it  to  be  a 
logical  outcome  of  her  own  shortcomings,  Elizabeth  accepted  the 
situation  with  good  grace.  But  she  views  with  horror  any  possi- 
bility of  falling  behind  her  class,  and  therefore  she  devoted  all  her 
leisure  time  and  many  extra  hours  to  work  in  this  study  until  she 
had  recovered  her  lost  ground  and  the  restriction  was  then  re- 
moved. 

Throughout  the  year's  course  Elizabeth  has  accepted  the  re- 
sponsibility for  her  own  standing  and  achievement,  and  she  has 
shown  a  commendable  pride  in  the  accomplishment  of  the  as- 
signed tasks. 

At  first  her  ambition  was  satisfied,  if  she  attained  the  level  of 
even  the  humblest  member  of  her  class  ;  but,  after  proving  in  a 
friendly  contest  that  she  could  hold  her  own  with  more  gifted 
girls,  her  aspirations  led  her  to  desire  a  better  standing  and  a 
higher  degree  of  excellence.  She  then  set  her  heart  upon  equal- 
ling the  mark  of  the  second-best  pupil  in  the  class,  the  leader 
seeming  to  Elizabeth  to  be  quite  hopelessly  beyond  emulation. 
The  result  of  the  final  examination  for  the  year  showed  that  she 
had  attained  her  end,  and  this  and  her  work  throughout  the 
course  have  proved  that  her  intelligence  is  fully  equal  to  that  of 
any  other  member  of  her  class. 

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teacher  in  the  manual  alphabet,  and  it  was  interesting  to  note  her 
method.  First,  she  went  through  the  alphabet  several  times ; 
next,  she  grouped  the  letters  similar  in  formation,  as  d,  f,  k,  and 
z,  j ;  then  she  reviewed  the  alphabet ;  the  succeeding  step  was  to 
point  to  objects  in  the  room,  thus  suggesting  that  their  names 
should  be  spelled  to  her ;  another  careful  review  now  followed ; 
then  the  proper  names  of  the  occupants  of  the  room  were  called 
for;  another  review  was  taken;  and  finally  she  spelled,  "good 
night."  Her  arrangement,  progression  and  thoroughness  were 
admirable. 

A  weekly  allowance  of  twenty-five  cents  from  her  foster  parents 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  T.  Whiting,  gave  Elizabeth  a  new  experience 
this  year.  It  was  understood  that  this  was  intended  to  defray  all 
the  little  needful  expenses  of  her  daily  life  at  school  and  it  was 
designed  to  give  Elizabeth  a  better  appreciation  of  the  necessity 
for  strict  economy  and  good  management.  Elizabeth  undertook 
the  care  of  this  money  with  some  misgivings,  mingled  with  a 
proud  sense  of  ownership,  which  soon  triumphed  over  all  other 
feelings ;  and  she  was  soon  planning  joyfully  to  save  so  carefully 
that  she  would  have  plenty  of  money  for  her  Christmas  gifts  as 
well  as  for  all  other  demands  upon  her  purse.  She  began  well, 
and  for  a  time  she  was  able  to  put  aside  a  little  each  week ;  but 
before  long  financial  difficulties  arose.  She  returned  to  school 
from  a  visit  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whiting,  the  possessor  of  fifty-two 
cents,  but  she  found  awaiting  her  a  package  sent  by  express  on 
which  she  was  obliged  to  pay  thirty-five  cents.  Elizabeth  viewed 
with  alarm  this  inroad  upon  her  capital  and  exclaimed  emphati- 
cally :  "  We  must  get  some  money  if  we  go  to  Mr.  Whiting's  on 
Sunday."  She  was  reminded  that  the  allowance  was  intended  to 
meet  just  such  emergencies  and  that  she  must  try  to  get  along 
without  asking  for  money.  She  acquiesced  in  this,  but,  when  she 
had  spent  ten  cents  in  going  to  church  and  five  cents  for  Braille 
paper  and  found  herself  limited  to  two  cents  for  the  remainder 
of  the  week,  she  could  not  help  saying  regretfully  :  "  If  I  had  not 
had  to  pay  thirty-five  cents,  I  would  not  have  had  to  use  it  all  up." 

Later  in  the  year  Edith  invited  Ehzabeth  to  attend  a  fair  with 
her  in  town.  Elizabeth  was  eager  to  go,  but  upon  examination  of 
her  finances  she  found  that  they  would  not  admit  such  a  pleasure. 
This  was  a  real  disappointment  to  her,  while  to  add  to  the  per- 
plexities of  the  situation  she  was  behind  in  her  history  and  litera- 


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ture.  It  was  decided  that  it  would  be  permissible  for  Elizabeth 
to  borrow  the  requisite  amount  because  she  had  not  been  extrava- 
gant and  had  tried  to  save,  but  after  thinking  the  matter  over  she 
decided  not  to  do  so.  "  I  want  my  money  for  the  committee  work 
and  I  could  not  pay  back  for  a  long  while,  so  I  would  rather  not 
borrow  and  I  want  to  catch  up  in  class.  There  are  two  reasons 
why  I  have  decided  not  to  go."  But  she  added  mournfully :  "  If 
I  did  not  have  an  allowance  I  could." 

At  the  end  of  the  school  year  Elizabeth  was  the  proud  possessor 
of  a  bank-book,  showing  a  deposit  of  the  amount  of  three  dollars 
and  ten  cents,  of  which  one  dollar  had  been  given  to  her,  seventy- 
five  cents  she  had  earned  by  making  a  shawl  and  the  rest  she  had 
saved  from  her  allowance.  The  experience  has  been  of  much 
practical  advantage  to  her  and  she  has  gained  through  it  and 
through  the  self-denial,  which  she  has  sometimes  been  obliged  to 
practise,  a  better  appreciation  of  the  value  of  money. 

Elizabeth  has  heartily  enjoyed  the  meetings  and  social  gather- 
ings of  the  clubs  to  which  she  belongs,  and  she  enters  fully  into 
the  requirements  of  her  membership.  As  one  of  the  social  com- 
mittee of  the  Howe  Reading  Club,  it  became  Elizabeth's  supreme 
pleasure,  through  the  great  kindness  of  Mr.  Whiting,  to  offer  en- 
tertainment to  the  entire  organization.  She  was  very  reticent  con- 
cerning the  affair  but,  filled  with  the  importance  of  the  occasion, 
she  could  not  help  letting  fall  hints  as  to  something  which  might 
occur.  When,  on  a  day  late  in  the  year,  the  announcement  was 
made  of  a  special  meeting  of  the  club,  she  was  delighted  by  the 
surprise  to  which  it  gave  rise,  and  turning  to  the  girl  beside  her 
she  asked  eagerly  :  "  Are  you  not  curious  ?  "  But  the  little  girl 
had  become  tired  of  the  mystery  of  which  she  had  heard  so  much 
and  answered  bluntly:  "No."  This  was  a  staggering  blow  to 
EUzabeth,  but  she  rallied  sufficiently  to  reply  with  politeness  but 
with  considerable  spirit:  "  Well,  all  are  but  you." 

When  Elizabeth's  plan  was  presented  before  the  club  it  proved 
to  be  a  trip  to  Nantasket  for  an  entire  day,  for  which  Mr.  Whit- 
ing had  kindly  undertaken  to  arrange.  Greatly  to  Elizabeth's 
satisfaction,  the  suggestion  was  accepted  by  all  with  much  enthu- 
siasm. "  I  thought  of  it  all  myself,"  she  said  happily.  "  I  thought 
I  was  on  the  committee  when  the  boats  are  running  and  I  did 
not  know  as  I  should  have  the  chance  again  so  I  suggested  it 
now."     She  put  her  whole  heart  and  mind  into  the  details  of  the 


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arrangements,  although  their  success  was  largely  due  to  the  wise 
management  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whiting.  Elizabeth  was  anxious 
lest  any  one  should  be  omitted  and  took  measures  to  insure  the 
inclusion  of  every  one  who  wished  to  go. 

She  also  sent  the  following  invitation  to  Mr.  Anagnos :  — 

South  Boston,  Mass.,  June  i,  1903. 
Dear  Mr.  Anagnos:  —  The  members  of  the  Reading  Club  are  going  to 
Nantasket  for  all  day  on  Tuesday,  the  ninth  of  June,  and  it  would  give  us  a 
great  deal  of  pleasure  to  have  you  go  with  us.  If  it  is  not  pleasant  and  warm 
on  that  day  we  shall  go  on  Wednesday  or  Friday.  We  shall  go  on  the  twenty 
minutes  past  nine  boat  and  come  back  on  the  twenty  minutes  of  four  boat. 
Hoping  that  you  may  go  I  am 

Yours  sincerely,  Elizabeth  Robin. 

When  the  eventful  day  came  and  proved  entirely  successful,  it 
brought  to  Elizabeth  a  double  pleasure  in  her  own  enjoyment  and 
in  that  of  her  schoolmates,  for  which  she  felt  the  responsibility. 

It  is  one  of  the  beautiful  traits  in  Elizabeth's  character  that  she 
finds  her  greatest  happiness  in  that  which  she  can  share  with 
others  or  in  the  benefactions  which  she  is  able  to  bestow.  At 
Christmas  time  the  package  from  home  owed  its  chief  excellence, 
in  her  opinion,  to  the  fact  that  it  contained  gifts  for  other  friends, 
which  Mrs.  Robin  had  sent,  and  Elizabeth  spent  many  spare 
hours  very  happily  in  preparing  these  for  distribution.  There  was 
also  a  large  box  of  pecans  from  her  father  and  brothers,  which 
had  an  added  value  through  the  possibility  of  dividing  them 
among  her  companions.  After  careful  estimation  of  the  whole 
number  of  persons  in  the  girls'  department  of  the  school,  she  de- 
cided that  she  could  give  three  apiece  unto  every  person  in  each 
cottage  and  still  have  some  left  for  special  friends  and  for  the  fun 
of  candy-making.  She  ascertained  from  the  matrons  the  exact 
number  included  in  each  family  and  counted  out  the  requisite 
quantity  of  pecans,  tying  the  packages  for  the  several  houses  sep- 
arately and  laying  them  in  order,  so  that  she  might  not  make  any 
mistake.  She  distributed  them  herself  and  returned  from  her 
pleasant  errand  flushed  and  triumphant. 

Elizabeth  is  sweet  to  the  core  of  her  being.  The  expression 
of  her  charming  face  does  not  belie  her  lovely  nature,  and  if  her 
eyes  were  not  veiled  by  her  physical  infirmity  a  beautiful  soul 
would  look  out  through  them  upon  a  world  which  to  her  is  all  love 
and  happiness  and  sunshine. 


CokA    ADELIA   CROCKER 


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Earnestly,  steadily,  patiently  and  bravely,  Elizabeth 
toils  on  with  a  determination  to  complete  the  course 
of  her  studies  and  to  graduate  with  her  class.  When 
this  consummation  is  attained  her  plan  is  to  return  to 
her  home  in  Texas  and  join  in  the  activities  of  her 
family  to  whose  members  she  is  attached  with  exem- 
plary affection  and  touching  loyalty. 


Cora  Adelia  Crocker. 

From  the  valley's  dark  she  rides 
O'er  the  hills  to  conquer  fate. 

—  LiLLA  Cabot  Perry. 

This  hapless  girl  has  made  good  progress  in  various 
ways  during  the  past  year.  She  has  begun  to  realize 
the  importance  of  patience  and  of  self-control,  and  her 
general  conduct  has  improved  very  much.  It  is  true 
that  she  has  not  been  entirely  emancipated  as  yet  from 
a  tendency  to  occasional  perversity,  nor  is  she  abso- 
lutely free  from  the  fits  of  obstinacy  and  the  outbursts 
of  anger,  to  which  she  has  been  subject  in  the  past; 
nevertheless  she  has  undergone  a  decided  change  both 
in  her  disposition  and  in  her  temper.  She  is  now 
calmer,  more  reasonable  and  more  docile  than  hereto- 
fore. She  has  grown  to  be  thoughtful  and  considerate, 
as  well  as  conscious  of  her  shortcomings.  Moreover, 
she  has  learned  to  recognize  authority,  to  respect  the 
rights  of  others  and  to  take  a  serious  view  of  life. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  present  year  Cora  entered 
the  third  grade  of  the  school  and  has  thus  far  given 
proper  attention  to  the  studies  therein  pursued.  She 
takes  a  personal  interest  in  the  work  of  each  of  her 
classmates  and  participates  in  their  recitations  with 
animation  and  with  a  fair  amount  of  mental  activity. 


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In  the  manual  training  department  she  does  very  well. 
A  spirit  of  cheerful  perseverance  enables  her  to  over- 
come many  obstacles  and  to  complete  with  credit  long 
and  rather  complicated  pieces  of  work. 

To  our  deep  regret  Miss  Amelia  W.  Davis,  who  has 
been  Cora's  special  tutor  and  kind  adviser  for  the  last 
two  years,  declined  to  renew  her  engagement  which 
expired  on  the  first  day  of  July.  She  has  since 
obtained  a  situation  as  librarian  in  a  private  school. 
During  the  time  that  she  has  been  with  us.  Miss 
Davis  has  proved  herself  to  be  a  true  gentlewoman 
and  a  most  desirable  companion  for  her  young  charge. 
She  possesses  a  fine  mind,  superior  scholarly  attain- 
ments and  steadfastness  of  purpose.  Quietly,  patiently 
and  with  unconscious  grace  of  spirit  and  of  manner  she 
has  met  the  difficulties  in  which  the  performance  of 
her  duty  was  involved,  and  her  influence  for  good  has 
been  so  pervasive  and  so  far  reaching  that  it  has  been 
felt  by  every  member  of  the  household  in  which  she 
made  her  home.  Miss  Davis  has  prepared  a  full  state- 
ment of  what  Cora  has  accomplished  or  has  failed  to  do 
in  the  course  of  the  past  twelve  months.  This  account, 
written  in  a  clear  and  forcible  style,  embodies  many 
facts  and  incidents  and  contains  much  valuable  infor- 
mation which  will  be  of  interest  to  the  reader.  Here 
is  Cora's  story  as  told  by  her  teacher. 

The  most  significant  thing  in  the  past  year  with  Cora  seems  to 
be  a  change  in  her  attitude  toward  life.  Without  any  violent  alter- 
ation of  her  character,  she  has  grown  in  wisdom.  The  tendencies, 
good  and  bad,  that  she  had  a  year  ago,  are  still  with  her,  but  she 
is  now  conscious  of  them,  and  shows  a  desire  to  repress  some  and 
cultivate  others. 

It  means  real  progress  that  Cora  has  learned  to  be  serious. 
Her  merry  disposition  is  a  good  quality,  but  she  knows  now  that 
something  more  than  good    nature   is  demanded   of   her.     After 


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being  angry,  she  used  to  say,  "I'm  not  cross  now  !  "  Lately  she 
has  said,  "  I  hate  myself  for  that !  "  when  the  passion  was  past. 
Cora  has  long  wanted  to  do  right  for  the  sake  of  other  people,  for 
she  cares  for  the  good  opinion  of  those  about  her,  and  is  very 
much  ashamed  when  she  fails  to  keep  her  promises.  There  is  no 
longer  any  doubt  that  Cora  has  a  conscience.  One  day  she 
confessed,  of  her  own  accord,  that  she  had  been  disobedient  the 
night  before. 

A  year  ago,  it  could  scarcely  be  said  that  Cora  had  any  sense  of 
duty.  •  The  problem  was  to  make  her  like  her  work,  if  possible. 
If  she  did  not  like  it,  she  would  not  do  it  without  compulsion. 
Now,  Cora  has  begun  to  feel  that  she  ought  to  do  what  is  expected 
of  her.  She  has  succeeded  many  times  in  controlling  herself  and 
working,  when  she  did  not  feel  in  the  mood  for  it.  The  power  of 
self-control  comes  slowly,  but  growth  has  been  in  the  right  direc- 
tion. 

Morally  and  intellectually,  Cora  is  more  than  a  year  older  than 
she  was  in  June,  1902.  Some  time  was  needed  to  give  her  the 
equipment  necessary  for  progress, —  language,  so  that  new  ideas 
could  be  communicated  to  her,  and  training  of  the  fingers  to  serve 
her  for  eyes  and  ears.  The  progress  of  Cora's  education  seems 
to  have  bridged  over  the  gulf  of  the  years  when  she  was  untaught, 
and  she  remembers,  and  is  now  able  to  understand,  things  that  she 
saw  and  heard  as  a  little  child. 

Cora's  alertness  makes  it  a  pleasure  to  work  with  her  in  the 
subjects  she  enjoys.  It  has  been  proved  by  repeated  trials  that 
Cora  does  better  where  the  work  is  difificult  enough  to  call  forth 
her  best  effort,  than  she  does  when  it  is  simpler  and  less  interest- 
ing. Cora's  writing  has  not  been  as  satisfactory  as  her  reading 
and  arithmetic.  That  she  can  write  well  is  shown  by  the  success 
of  her  efforts  at  improvement  every  little  while,  but  she  has  not 
held  the  writing  up  to  the  standard  she  has  set.  The  discipline  of 
number-work  has  certainly  been  valuable  to  Cora  in  giving  her  a 
mental  grasp  that  she  has  not  had  before,  and  in  teaching  her  pa- 
tience to  work  out  her  problems  without  jumping  at  conclusions. 
She  has  not  yet  gone  far  in  arithmetic,  but  she  has  more  than  jus- 
tified the  expectations  that  her  work  aroused  a  year  ago.  She 
made  the  request  that  she  might  be  permitted  to  take  home  her 
type-slate  for  the  summer,  and  show  a  friend  how  she  uses  it.  She 
has  also  taken  some  examples  written  in  Braille,  and  certainly  in- 


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tends  to  practise.  She  has  especially  enjoyed  writing  in  pencil 
the  explanation  of  problems,  because  she  could  show  this  to  her 
friends.  She  has  even  expressed  a  Hking  for  the  study  of  numbers 
for  its  own  sake,  and  although  there  have  been  many  days  when 
she  did  not  like  it,  there  has  been  a  gain  in  effort  and  interest. 

Reading  has  become  constantly  more  and  more  of  a  delight  to 
her.  Knitting  is  less  effort  than  reading,  and  Cora  would  still 
often  choose  it,  but  she  has  devoted  some  time  to  reading  books 
in  addition  to  the  two  hours  a  day  which  she  spent  in  her  studies 
at  school.  She  read  The  Kifig  of  the  Golden  River  in  this  way, 
and  a  number  of  short  fairy  stories.  Fairy  tales  have  formed  the 
bulk  of  her  reading  in  school,  too,  although  she  has  read  also 
What  Katy  Did.  Her  eager  imagination  has  found  these  most 
enjoyable.  She  often  Hkens  herself  or  her  friends  to  Red-Riding- 
Hood,  Jack  the  Giant-Killer,  Daedalus,  Hercules,  little  Gerda, 
the  peasant,  and  a  host  of  other  characters  of  whom  she  has  read. 
A  year  ago,  Cora  did  not  know  what  a  fairy  was,  nor  a  giant, 
either.  All  this  new  world  is  now  as  natural  and  home-like  as  pos- 
sible to  her.  Such  merry  tales  as  Puss-in-boots  and  Andersen!s 
Tinder-box  really  suit  her  best,  but  she  can  appreciate  more  sober 
ones,  too.  Cora  would  rather  have  stories  told  to  her  than  do 
anything  else  in  the  world.  She  likes  poetry.  She  has  a  perfect 
sense  of  rhythm,  and  beautiful  thoughts  appeal  to  her.  She  is 
still  a  child  intellectually,  but  she  is  a  child  who  thinks  and  grows. 

Cora's  work  in  manual  training  has  continued  to  be  good.  She 
has  knit  a  shawl  and  a  pair  of  slippers,  and  learned  to  crochet. 
She  has  earned  a  little  money  by  her  handiwork,  and  has  made  a 
number  of  presents  for  her  friends.  She  likes  to  work  when  she 
has  a  definite  object,  and  is  quite  happy  when  she  knows  that 
what  she  is  making  can  be  useful  to  somebody  she  loves. 

Cora  has  shown  ability,  and  so  far  as  she  has  succeeded  in 
self-control,  she  has  succeeded  in  all  that  she  has  undertaken. 
She  has  a  strong  will,  and  with  her  ambition  fully  roused  cannot 
fail  to  do  well. 

The  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of  Miss 
Davis  has  been  filled  by  the  appointment  of  Miss 
Helen  L.  Smith,  a  graduate  of  the  state  normal 
school  at   Bridgewater  and  a  teacher  of  wide  experi- 


MARION   ROSTRON. 


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ence,  under  whose  tuition  and  guidance  Cora  is  mak- 
ing steady  improvement. 

Marion  Rostron. 

There  is  no  winter  of  dispaire 
Within  the  vernal  bowers  of  hope. 

—  SCOLLARD. 

Marion  is  a  cheerful  and  well-behaved  girl,  kindly 
disposed  towards  her  schoolmates  and  always  ready 
to  be  of  service  to  those  among  them  who  may  need 
her  assistance.  She  is  prompt  in  her  attendance  at 
her  classes,  quiet  about  the  house  and  the  playground, 
generally  obedient  and  usually  happy.  The  only  tim.e 
at  which  she  shows  signs  of  sadness  or  sombreness  is 
when  she  is  required  to  use  her  mind  diligently. 

The  course  of  training  pursued  in  the  case  of  this 
girl  has  thus  far  produced  rather  small  results.  Al- 
though Marion's  stolid  indifference  toward  her  tasks 
is  gradually  disappearing,  the  process  of  her  mental 
development  is  painfully  slow.  Her  brain  has  not 
been  roused  as  yet  from  its  dormant  condition  and 
stimulated  to  action,  and  consequently  no  sensible 
change  has  been  wrought  in  her  intellectual  condi- 
tion, which  is  one  of  immaturity. 

Marion  has  been  a  pupil  in  the  second  grade  since 
the  opening  of  the  present  school  term,  but  she  has 
not  appeared  to  be  affected  by  the  influence  of  the 
class  in  any  appreciable  degree.  It  is  only  at  rare 
intervals  that  her  mental  spontaneity  can  be  awak- 
ened. She  is  inclined  to  dally  over  her  work,  and  it 
is  under  the  fear  of  losing  the  pleasure  of  a  recess  or 
the  enjoyment  of  play  that  she  accomplishes  her  tasks 
with  marked  swiftness. 

Marion's    interest    in    her   manual    occupations    is 


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more  sustained  now  than  it  has  been  heretofore. 
She  has  acquired  a  small  degree  of  independence  in 
her  work  and  is  not  so  strongly  tempted  to  rely  upon 
the  use  of  her  partial  sight,  as  she  was  formerly. 

Miss  Lilian  Mabel  Forbush,  who  has  been  Marion's 
special  teacher  ever  since  the  latter  entered  the  school 
in  September,  1901,  has  written  a  brief  account  of  her 
pupil's  work  and  improvement,  which  is  here  sub- 
joined. 

During  the  past  year  a  remarkable  change  has  been  wrought  in 
Marion.  The  passive  indifference,  which  has  proved  such  a  force- 
ful barrier  to  her  progress,  has  been  dispelled  to  a  great  extent, 
and  is  fast  disappearing  entirely.  In  its  place  has  come  a  grow- 
ing alertness  of  mind  which  has  made  possible  the  good  progress 
of  the  past  year,  and  has  cleared  the  path  for  a  greater  advance- 
ment in  the  coming  years.  Despite  its  trials  and  difficulties 
Marion  has  herself  pronounced  the  year  a  happy  one,  saying 
earnestly,  as  she  returned  to  school  after  a  short  vacation,  "  I  am 
glad  to  come  back."  She  has  expressed  this  more  fully  by  the 
effort  which  she  has  usually  made  to  do  all  her  work  well.  This 
is  in  marked  contrast  to  the  inertness  and  discontent,  which  she 
displayed  during  the  greater  part  of  the  previous  year. 

The  reading  lessons  have  played  an  important  part  in  the 
awakening  of  Marion's  mind  and  have  been  a  source  of  great 
pleasure  to  her.  Through  her  increasing  familiarity  with  the  idea 
of  the  relation  of  sound  to  spelling,  the  acquirement  of  new  words 
has  become  comparatively  easy  and  the  reading  has  been,  as  a 
result,  much  less  labored  and  more  enjoyable.  Through  this 
means,  too,  her  vocabulary  has  increased  steadily,  comprising,  at 
the  present  time,  a  sufficiently  large  number  of  the  more  common 
words  to  make  possible  a  simple  conversation  with  her  on  any 
ordinary  topic.  Marion  has  read,  with  manifest  interest,  all  the 
stories  of  Cyr' s  Primer^  Turner's  First  Reader,  Stories  for  Little 
Readers,  Little  Ones'  Story  Book,  and  the  first  part  of  Ln  the 
Child's  World,  also  several  selections  from  a  third  reader  and 
from  the  second  part  of  Ln  the  Child's  World.  She  has  shown, 
in  most  cases,  a  ready  comprehension  and  an  intelligent  and 
sympathetic  appreciation  of  the  thought  expressed. 


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One  of  the  best  evidences  of  her  interest  in  this  subject  was 
given  one  day,  toward  the  end  of  the  year,  when,  being  alone,  she 
voluntarily  attempted  the  reading  of  a  wholly  new  and  difficult 
story.  Many  of  its  words  were  incomprehensible  to  her,  but  she 
gained  a  clear  understanding  of  the  thought.  This  measure  of 
success  prompted  a  desire  to  do  more  of  this  indepejident  work. 
Her  interest  in  the  wonders  of  the  realm  of  nature  has  been  greatly 
stimulated  by  her  reading  and  her  questions  concerning  natural 
phenomena  are  becoming  more  numerous  and  more  intelligent. 
The  nature  stories  found  in  Miss  Poulsson's  books  have  been  her 
favorite  and  have  proved  an  important  factor  in  removing  the  read- 
ing lesson  from  the  place  of  a  dreaded  task  to  that  of  an  antici- 
pated pleasure. 

Marion's  writing  has  greatly  improved  both  in  spacing  and  in 
the  correct  formation  of  the  letters.  Her  interest  has  been  well 
sustained  and  "  I  like  to  write  "  has  been  her  frequent,  happy  com- 
ment. The  writing  of  little  Christmas  booklets,  to  be  used  as  gifts 
for  her  friends,  brought  great  delight  to  Marion's  loving  nature 
and  stimulated  her  to  her  best  endeavor.  Her  letters,  although 
still  crude,  are  becoming  more  natural,  and  show  a  wider  range 
of  ideas  and  a  freer  expression  of  thought. 

Marion  has  made  good  progress  in  her  study  of  numbers.  Her 
examples  are  now  done  upon  a  type  slate,  instead  of  a  cushion. 
Her  greater  familiarity  with  the  various  combinations  of  numbers 
has  resulted  in  her  dispensing  with  the  blocks,  formerly  used  for 
■counting  purposes,  and  finding  her  results  by  a  mental  effort. 
She  has  added  to  her  store  of  knowledge  of  this  subject  an  under- 
standing of  the  numbers  from  one  hundred  to  one  thousand,  and 
of  the  addition  and  subtraction  of  these.  The  practical  mental 
problems  have  been  a  source  of  pleasure  to  her,  but  those  which 
involved  larger  numbers  and  required  working  out  upon  the  slate, 
were  trials,  indeed,  to  Marion.  That  she  has  several  times  suc- 
ceeded in  solving  them  independently  marks  a  gain  in  her  mental 
power.     Her  number  work  is  almost  always  done  accurately. 

Marion  has  thoroughly  enjoyed  the  exercises  in  the  gymnasium 
and  has  made  steady  progress.  The  gain  is  evident  in  her  more 
vigorous  movements  and  in  her  better  control  of  body  and  mind. 

There  has  been  a  marked  improvement  in  Marion's  manual 
work,  and  this  gain  has  been  very  helpful  to  her  in  various  ways, 
especially  in  enabling  her  to  apply  herself  more  closely  and  to  act 


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with  greater  independence.  The  most  serious  barrier  to  her  pro- 
gress, in  this  direction,  is  still  her  partial  degree  of  sight,  which 
often  tends  to  prevent  her  from  making  an  earnest  effort  to  learn 
to  use  her  fingers  well. 

Marion's  moral  nature  has  grown  steadily  stronger  and  sweeter 
during  the  past  year.  She  has  gained  considerable  control  over 
her  easily  roused  temper.  Out  of  her  clearer  discrimination  be- 
tween right  and  wrong,  and  out  of  her  own  experience  of  happi- 
ness when  she  has  gained  a  victory  over  a  bad  tendency  has 
grown  naturally  an  earnest  desire  to  do  what  is  right.  The 
qualities  of  sympathy,  generosity  and  thoughtful  kindness  for 
others  are  even  more  prominent  than  they  were  last  year.  The 
tendency  to  constant  complaint  and  fretfulness  is  gradually  losing 
its  hold  upon  her,  and  her  face  is  now  bright  and  wears  an  expres- 
sion of  intelligence  and  happiness. 

Before  the  close  of  the  last  school  term  Marion's 
devoted  teacher  notified  us  of  her  decision  not  to  ac- 
cept a  reappointment  for  another  year.  Faithful,  dili- 
gent and  strictly  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of  her 
duties,  Miss  Forbush  has  done  good  work  for  her 
pupil  and  has  won  the  esteem  and  appreciation  of 
her  associates  and  coworkers.  Miss  Evelyn  Rice,  a 
graduate  of  the  state  normal  school  at  Framingham, 
has  been  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Miss  Forbush  and  promises  to  do  well 
in  the  position  assigned  her. 


Changes  in  the  Corps  of  Officers. 

It  is  but  change,  Titinius. 

— Shakespeare. 

We  have  already  mentioned  several  changes,  which 
have  taken  place  during  the  past  year  among  the 
teachers  in  the  literary  department  and  in  that  of 
music.  To  these  we  have  to  add  four  more,  which 
have  occurred  among  the  other  officers  of  the  staff. 


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Soon  after  the  commencement  of  the  school  term 
in  the  autumn  of  1902,  one  of  the  housekeepers  in  the 
girls'  department,  Miss  Jessie  Bentley,  was  obliged  to 
resign  her  position  on  account  of  a  very  serious  com- 
plication of  diseases,  which  resulted  fatally.  Neither 
rest  nor  medical  treatment  appeared  to  have  any 
power  to  diminish  her  suffering,  and  she  had  been 
confined  to  her  bed  for  three  months.  She  died  at 
the  home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Albert  Hawkins,  in  North 
Adams,  Massachusetts,  on  the  second  day  of  July, 
1903,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  Miss  Bentley 
was  a  woman  of  charming  modesty,  of  gentle  frank- 
ness and  of  many  rare  traits  of  character,  which  en- 
deared her  to  all  with  whom  she  was  associated.  She 
was  every  inch  a  lady  —  kind,  thoughtful  of  others, 
courteous,  unselfish,  high-minded,  conscientious, —  and 
she  is  deeply  mourned  and  greatly  missed  both  by  the 
members  of  the  household,  over  which  she  presided 
for  six  years  with  uncommon  dignity  and  efficiency, 
and  by  a  host  of  loving  and  appreciative  friends. 

Mrs.  Sophia  C.  Hopkins,  who  has  been  at  the  head 
of  one  of  the  families  of  girls  for  a  score  of  years  and 
who  has  managed  its  affairs  with  great  fidelity  and 
devotion,  feeling  the  effects  of  advancing  age,  resigned 
her  position  at  the  close  of  the  last  school  term.  She 
is  now  living  quietly  and  entirely  free  from  disturbing 
cares  and  is  enjoying  the  rest  which  she  has  earned 
through  a  long,  active  and  useful  career. 

We  have  been  very  fortunate  in  securing  the  ser- 
vices of  two  excellent  women,  Miss  Clara  E.  Stevens 
and  Mrs.  L.  R.  Smith,  who  have  proved  themselves 
very  capable  and  admirably  fitted  to  fill  the  vacancies 
caused  by  the  fatal  illness  of  Miss  Bentley  and  the 
retirement  of  Mrs.  Hopkins. 


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Miss  Alice  Merrill,  a  lady  of  good  judgment  and  of 
great  administrative  ability,  has  been  appointed  assist- 
ant matron  in  the  boys'  department  to  succeed  Miss 
Alice  Gary,  who  resigned  her  position  last  spring  and 
has  since  married.  Her  place  was  occupied  during 
the  remaining  three  months  of  the  school  year  by 
Miss  Alice  E.  Fillmore. 

By  reason  of  her  failing  health,  Miss  Ellen  B. 
Webster,  who  had  rendered  faithful  and  continuous 
service  as  bookkeeper  of  the  institution  since  1872, 
was  obliged  to  take  leave  of  absence  from  her  office  at 
the  beginning  of  the  year  and  to  seek  rest  with  the 
hope  of  regaining  her  strength.  For  six  months  she 
has  lived  in  perfect  retirement  in  one  of  the  neighbor- 
ing towns  and  has  taken  great  care  of  herself ;  but  as 
there  has  been  no  positive  improvement  in  her  physical 
condition,  she  was  entirely  released  from  active  work 
at  the  end  of  the  school  year  and  her  place  has  been 
filled  by  the  promotion  of  Miss  Maybel  J.  King,  who 
has  had  six  years'  experience  as  assistant  bookkeeper 
and  who  through  observation  and  patient  industry  has 
gained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  requirements  of 
the  office.  Miss  Edith  M.  Griffin,  an  intelligent  young 
woman  of  refined  manners  and  amiable  disposition, 
has  been  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
promotion  of  Miss  King. 


GONCLUSION. 

The  best  of  the  prophets  of  the  future  is  the  past. 

— Lord  Byron. 

Thus  the  record  of  another  year  comes  to  an  end, 
and  a  careful  survey  of  what  has  been  accomplished 
during  this  period  of  time  and  of  the  present  condi- 


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tion  and  future  prospects  of  the  institution  fills  our 
hearts  with  joy,  thankfulness  and  encouragement. 

For  the  earnest  and  satisfactory  manner  in  which 
the  work  of  the  school  has  been  prosecuted  and  for  the 
steady  progress  which  the  pupils  have  made  in  their 
studies,  in  morals  and  in  good  conduct,  much  credit 
is  due  to  the  instructors  and  to  all  other  officers  for 
their  assiduous  and  well-directed  efforts.  Hence  I 
take  very  great  pleasure  in  acknowledging  my  sense 
of  obligation  to  them  for  their  loyalty  and  devotion 
to  the  interests  of  the  institution  and  for  the  valuable 
assistance  which  they  have  given  to  me  in  the  man- 
agement of  its  affairs. 

With  the  hope  that  our  labors  in  this  field  of 
beneficence  may  be  attended  with  an  even  greater 
measure  of  success  in  the  future  than  they  have  been 
in  the  past,  we  gather  our  energies  together,  gird 
ourselves  for  the  fray,  take  courage  and  resolve  to  go 
forward. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

MICHAEL   ANAGNOS. 


LIST  OF  PUPILS. 


Allen,  Mary  K. 
Anderson,  Elizabeth. 
Bailey,  Minnie. 
Browne,  Mary  I. 
Burke,  Norah. 
Burns,  Nellie. 
Campbell,  Mabel. 
Coogan,  Jennie. 
Cooper,  Goldie  May. 
Crocker,  Cora  A. 
Cross,  Ida. 
Cummings,  Elsie. 
Dart,  M.  Fernette. 
Deveau,  Evelyn  M. 
Diotte,  Corinne. 
Dodd,  E.  Elizabeth. 
Dolan,  Ellen. 
Durant,  Rose  M. 
Elliott,  Bessie  M. 
Elmer,  Edith  M. 
Elwell,  Gertrude. 
Fankhauser,  Ethel  E. 
Flaherty,  Margaret. 
Forbush,  Vinnie  F. 
Foss,  Jessie  E. 
Gavaghen,  Annie. 
Gavin,  Ellen  A. 
Gilman,  Lura. 
Goullaud,  E.  Edna. 
Griffin,  Martha. 
Hamlet,  Ethel. 
Healey,  Mary  J. 
Heap,  Myra. 
Hilgenberg,  Johanna. 
Hinckley,  Gussie  P. 
Howard,  Lily  B. 


Ingham,  Beatrice  E. 
Jones,  Louise. 
Jones,  Maud  E. 
Keegan,  Margaret  M. 
Kennedy,  Annie  M. 
Kennedy,  Nellie  A. 
Knap,  Mary  G. 
Knowlton,  Etta  F. 
Landregan,  Annie. 
Langdon,  Margarita. 
Lawrence,  Anna. 
Lee,  Sarah  B.  K. 
Lewis,  Jessie. 
Mather,  Flora  L. 
McClintock,  Mary. 
McKenzie,  Ethel. 
McKenzie,  Margaret.     * 
McVay,  Catherine. 
Miller,  A.  Marion. 
Miller,  Mildred  H. 
Montgomery,  Ethel  A. 
Muldoon,  Sophia  J. 
Murphy,  Frances  A. 
Norton,  Agnes  E. 
Ovens,  Emily  A. 
Paine,  Elsie  G. 
Perella,  Julia. 
Puffer,  Mildred  E. 
Reed,  Nellie  Edna. 
Ricker,  Annie  S. 
Robin,  Elizabeth. 
Rostron,  Marion, 
Ryan,  Margaret. 
Sheehy,  Margaret  M. 
Skinner,  Maggie. 
Smith,  Nellie  J. 


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Spring,  Genevra  S. 
Stearns,  Gladys  L. 
Stewart,  Margaret  C. 
Tate,  Grace  Mary. 
Thomas,  Edith  M. 
Traynor,  Rose. 
Tye,  Gertrude. 
Viles,  AHson  P. 
Wells,  M.  Esther. 
Wigley,  Florence  M. 
Wilde,  Agnes. 
Aberg,  George  H. 
Amadon,  Charles  H. 
Barnard,  Richard  J.  C. 
Bartlett,  Joseph. 
Bixby,  Charles  A. 
Black,  Charles. 
Bradley,  Edward  F. 
Butters,  Albert  W.  • 
Carney,  Frederick. 
Casassa,  Stephen. 
Clark,  George  H. 
Clenon,  WiUiam  T. 
Cotton,  Chesley  L. 
Crandall,  Daniel  L. 
Cummings,  Edwan. 
Cunningham,  James  H. 
Curran,  John. 
Davison,  Everett  H. 
De  Roche,  Gilbert  H. 
Dewhurst,  Henry. 
Diamond,  Francis. 
Dodge,  Wilbur. 
Drew,  Francis. 
Fuller,  Albert. 
Furrow,  George. 
Fyrberg,  Oscar  A. 
Gordon,  Allen  G. 
Govereau,  Edward. 
Graham,  William. 


Hagopian,  Krikor  D. 
Harvey,  Lyman  K. 
Heroux,  Alfred  N. 
Hickey,  Bernard. 
Hutchison,  Crawford  M. 
lerardi,  Francesco. 
Kirshen,  Morris. 
Levin,  Barnard. 
Lord,  John  W. 
Lucier,  George. 
Lund,  Olaf  H. 
McQueeney,  William. 
Mills,  George. 
Muldoon,  Henry  M. 
Muldoon,  Robert  D. 
Musante,  Anthony. 
Nelson,  Ralph. 
Nilson,  Frank. 
,Osborne,  Patrick. 
Pierce,  Charles  F. 
Rand,  Henry. 
Ransom,  Francis. 
Rawson,  Willey. 
Ray,  Edward  R. 
Robinson,  William  E. 
Ryan,  Edward  D. 
Sacco,  Nicola. 
Stamp,  Charles. 
Sticher,  Charles  F. 
Sticher,  Frank  W. 
Stover,  Alfred. 
Stuart,  Edwin. 
Thompson,  Robert. 
Van  Vliet,  Henry. 
Vaughn,  William  M. 
Viggers,  Frederick. 
Walsh,  Frederick  V. 
Walsh,  William. 
Wetherell,  John. 
White,  Thomas  E. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


Among  the  pleasant  duties  incident  to  the  close  of  the  year 
is  that  of  expressing  our  heartfelt  thanks  and  grateful  acknowl- 
edgments to  the  following  artists,  litterateurs,  societies,  proprie- 
tors, managers,  editors,  and  publishers,  for  concerts  and  various 
musical  entertainments,  for  operas,  oratorios,  lectures,  readings, 
and  for  an  excellent  supply  of  periodicals  and  weekly  papers,  books, 
and  specimens  of  various  kinds. 

As  I  have  said  in  previous  reports,  these  favors  are  not  only  a 
source  of  pleasure  and  happiness  to  our  pupils,  but  also  a  valuable 
means  of  aesthetic  culture,  of  social  intercourse,  and  of  mental 
stimulus  and  improvement.  So  far  as  we  know,  there  is  no  com- 
munity in  the  world  which  does  half  so  much  for  the  gratification 
and  improvement  of  its  unfortunate  members  as  that  of  Boston 
does  for  our  pupils. 


/. —  Acknowledgments  for  Concerts,   Operas,  Recitals  and  Lectures. 

To  Major  Henry  Lee  Higginson,  through  Mr.  Fred  R.  Comee, 
for  thirty  tickets  for  the  course  of  symphony  concerts  in  Sanders 
Theatre,  Cambridge. 

To  Mr.  Lawrence  McCarty,  for  an  invitation  to  sixty  pupils 
to  attend  the  opera  Maid  Marian  at  Boston  Theatre. 

To  Mr.  Richard  Newman,  for  an  average  of  thirty-two  tickets 
to  each  of  a  series  of  recitals  and  concerts  in  Steinert  Hall.  Like 
Mr.  McCarty,  Mr.  Newman  is  one  of  the  kindest  and  most  thought- 
ful friends  of  the  blind. 

To  the  Cecilia  Society,  through  its  secretary,  Mr.  Edward 
A.  Studley,  jr.,  for  eighteen  tickets  to  each  of  three  concerts. 

To  the  Boston  Singing  Club,  through  its  conductor,  Mr. 
Hiram  G.  Tucker,  and  its  secretaries,  Mr.  George  Turner  Phelps 
and  Mr.  George  H.  Weale,  for  seventy-eight  tickets  to  each  of  its 
three  "forenight"  concerts. 


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To  the  Apollo  Club,  through  its  secretary,  Mr.  Horace  J. 
Phipps,  for  eighteen  tickets  to  the  first,  and  for  ten  tickets  to  the 
second  of  its  series  of  concerts. 

To  Mr.  John  M.  Flockton,  for  eighteen  tickets  to  one,  and 
for  twenty  tickets  to  another  of  the  concerts  by  the  Verdi  Orches- 
tral Club. 

To  Mr.  George  Loncy,  for  twenty  tickets  to  one,  and  for 
thirty-nine  tickets  to  another  of  the  concerts  by  the  Longy  Club. 

To  Ppof.  Carl  Faelten,  for  twenty-five  tickets  to  one  and  for 
twenty-two  tickets  to  another  of  his  recitals  in  Huntington  Cham- 
bers Hall. 

To  Mr.  QuiNCY  Kilby,  for  a  general  invitation  to  the  pupils  to 
attend  the  opera  Song  of  the  Seashell  at  Bijou  Theatre. 

To  Mr.  J.  Wallace  Goodrich,  for  fifty  tickets  to  one,  and  for 
twenty-five  tickets  to  another  of  the  concerts  by  the  Choral  Art 
Society. 

To  Mr.  Henry  M.  Dunham,  for  ten  tickets  to  one,  and  for 
twenty-three  tickets  to  another  of  his  organ  recitals  in  Shawmut 
Church. 

To  Mr.  F.  G.  Roby,  for  an  invitation  to  thirty  pupils  to  attend 
a  concert  by  Creatore's  band  at  Symphony  Hall. 

To  the  Music  Department  of  Boston,  for  eighteen  tickets  to 
one,  and  for  twenty-seven  tickets  to  another  of  the  municipal  con- 
certs at  the  South  Boston  High  School. 

To  Mr.  Thomas  J.  Stokes,  for  fifty  tickets  to  a  concert  by  the 
Scottish  Band  of  Canada  in  Tremont  Temple. 

To  the  Rev.  L.  D.  Cardall,  for  fifty  tickets  to  a  public  rehear- 
sal by  the  Tufts  College  Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Club  at  the 
Broadway  Universalist  Church,  South  Boston. 

To  Miss  Julia  A.  Terry,  for  sixty  tickets  to  the  fourth  in 
her  series  of  chamber  concerts  at  Chickering  Hall. 

To  Miss  Mary  P.  Webster,  for  one  hundred  tickets  to  h^r 
concert-lecture. 

To  Mr.  James  H.  Davis,  for  a  general  invitation  to  the  fair 
of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Association. 

To  Mr.  GusTAF  Fyrberg,  for  a  general  invitation  to  a  concert 
by  the  Swedish  singers  in  Tremont  Temple, 


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// — Acknoivledgments   for   Recitals    and    Lectures    given    in    our 

Hall. 

To  Prof.  Arlo  Bates,  for  a  talk  on  "  The  Fall  of  the  Campanile 
in  Venice." 

To  the  Rev.  M.  Winslow  Farman,  for  a  lecture  on  "  Lord 
Nelson." 

To  Mrs.  H.  B.  Gushing  and  friends,  for  an  entertainment. 

To  Mrs.  F.  A.  Flanders  and  friends,  for  a  reading  of  I^erod  by 
Stephen  Phillips. 

III. —  Acknowledgments  for  Books,  Specimens,  etc. 

For  various  books,  specimens,  etc.,  we  are  indebted  to  the 
following  friends  : 

To  Elisha  S.  Boland,  M.D.,  Samuel  H.  Wheeler,  Esq., 
Bridgeport,  Conn.,  George  P.  Raymond,  Mrs.  John  G.  Phillips, 
Miss  E.  B.  Webster,  and  the  Xavier  Free  Publication  Society 
for  the  Blind,  New  York. 


IV. —  Acknowledgments  for  Periodicals  and  Newspapets. 

The  editors  and  publishers  of  the  following  reviews,  magazines 
and  semi-monthly  and  weekly  papers  continue  to  be  very  kind 
and  liberal  in  sending  us  their  publications  gratuitously,  which 
are  always  cordially  welcomed  and  perused  with  interest :  — 


The  N.  E.  Journal  of  Education, 

The  Atlantic,     . 

Boston  Home  Journal, 

Youth's  Companion, 

Our  Dumb  Animals, 

The  Christian  Register, 

The  Missionary  Herald, 

The  Well-Spring, 

Woman's  Journal, 

St.  Nicholas, 

Collier's  Weekly, 

American  Annals  of  the  Deaf 

The  Etude, 


Boston,  Mass. 


New  York,  N.  Y 

U  ((  (( 

Washington,  D.C. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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The  Mentor,      .         .         .  Inst,  for  Deaf-Mutes,  Malone,  N.Y. 

Our  Little  People,  .  .  Itist.  for  Deaf  Mutes,  Rochester,  N.Y. 
The  Silent  Worker,  .  .  lust,  for  the  Deaf-Mutes,  Trenton,  N.f. 
The  Deaf  American,  ....  Omaha,  Nebraska. 

The  California  News,  Inst,  for  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind,  Berkeley,  Cal. 
The  Ohio  Chronicle,  .   Inst,  for  the  Deaf- Mutes,  Columbus,  O. 

The  N.  Dakota  Banner,     .  .       School  for  the  Deaf,  N.  Dakota. 

The  Web- Foot,  .         .  School  for  Deaf-Mutes,  Salem,  Ore. 

The  Messenger,  ....  Ala.  Academy  for  the  Blind. 

The  Tablet,       .  .      West  Fa.  School  for  Deaf-Mutes  and  Blind. 

The  Washingtonian,  .  School  for  the  Deaf,  etc.,  Vancouver. 

The  Colorado  Index,  .         Colorado  School  for  Deaf  and  Blind. 

The  Sunday-School  Weekly  (embossed),    .     .     .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

We  desire  again  to  render  the  most  hearty  thanks,  in  behalf 
of  all  our  pupils,  to  the  kind  friends  who  have  thus  nobly  re- 
membered them.  The  seeds  which  their  friendly  and  generous 
attentions  have  sown  have  fallen  on  no  barren  ground,  but  will 
continue  to  bear  fruit  in  after  years ;  and  the  memory  of  many  of 
these  delightful  and  instructive  occasions  and  valuable  gifts  will 
be  retained  through  life. 

Michael  Anagnos. 


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ANALYSIS  OF  MAINTENANCE  ACCOUNT. 


Meats,  36,007  pounds, $3,530.90 

Fish,  4,650  pounds, 270.17 

Butter,  5,292  pounds, 1,239.66 

Bread,  flour,  meal,  etc., 785-51 

Potatoes  and  other  vegetables, 1,179.91 

Fruit,  fresh  and  dried, 575-49 

Milk,  39,645  quarts, 2,121.40 

Sugar,  8,490  pounds, 418.17 

Tea  and  coffee,  1,434  pounds, 401.21 

Groceries, 817.90 

Gas  and  oil, 587-79 

Coal  and  wood, 4,543.37 

Sundry  articles  of  consumption, 1,110.69 

Wages,  domestic  service, 8,794.60 

Salaries,  superintendence  and  instruction,     ....  32,578.86 

Medicines  and  medical  sundries, Qi-S^ 

Furniture  and  bedding, 1,607.81 

Clothing  and  mending, 29.38 

Expense  of  stable, 173-3^ 

Musical  instruments, 1,874.18 

Manual  training  supplies, 248.08 

Stationery,  printing,  etc., 1,817.34 

Construction  and  repairs, 2,903.87 

Taxes  and  insurance, 73^-^° 

Travelling  expenses, i°5-9S 

Sundries, 474-^4 

$69,012.27 


WORK  DEPARTMENT. 


Statement  for  the  Year  ending  August  ji,  1903. 

Receipts. 

Cash  received  from  sales, $23,495.33 

Stock  on  hand  and  bills  receiv- 
able August  31,  1903,      .      ^8,540.58 

Stock  on  hand  and  bills  receiv- 
able August  31,  1902,       .       7,897.02 


Expenditures. 


643-56 


$24,138.89 


Cash  paid  for  salaries  and  wages,  .     .     .     $9,994.48 
Cash  paid  for  rent,  stock  and  sundries,    .     13,280.06 

23,274.54 

Gain $864.35 


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The  following  account  exhibits  the  state  of  the  property  as 
entered  upon  the  books  of  the  institution,  September  i, 
1903:  — 


Buildino^,  288-290  Devonshire  street, 

$69,800.00 

Building,  250-252  Purchase  street,     .     . 

76,800.00 

Building,  172-178  Congress  street,      .     . 

95,000.00 

Building,  205-207  Congress  street,     .     , 

74,100.00 

Building,  150-152  Boylston  street,      .     . 

1 1 5,000.00 

Building,  363  Boylston  street,    .... 

34,000.00 

Building,  383  Boylston  street,    .... 

35,000.00 

House,  1 1  Oxford  street, 

8,500.00 

House,  402  Fifth  street, 

4,300.00 

Houses,  412,  414,  416  Fifth  street,      .     . 

9,300.00 

Houses,  424,  426,  428  Fifth  street,      .     . 

15,300.00 

Houses,  430-440  Fifth  street  and  103- 

105  H  street, 

47,200.00 

Building,  442  Fifth  street  to  1 1 1  H  street. 

21,300.00 

House,  537  Fourth  street, 

4,400.00 

Houses,  541,  543  Fourth  street,      .     .     . 

8,800.00 

House,  542  Fourth  street, 

7,800.00 

House,  555  Fourth  street, 

2,500.00 

Houses,  557,  559  Fourth  street,      .     .     . 

14,900.00 

Houses,  583,  585,  587,  589  Fourth  street. 

19,300.00 

Houses,  591,  593,  595  Fourth  street,  .     . 

15,400.00 

Houses,  99  and  loi  H  street,     .... 

3,500.00 

House,  527  Broadway, 

9,000.00 

House,  132  Hudson  street,  Somerville,  . 

2,900.00 

Building,  383-385'^  Centre  street,  .     .     . 

5,400.00 

Real  estate,  corner  Day  and  Centre  streets. 

26,700.00 

$726,200.00 

Real  estate,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  .     .     . 

33,386.00 

Real  estate  at  Wachusett  street.  Forest 

Hills,  left  to  the  kindergarten  by  the 

will  of  the  late  Ezra  S.  Jackson,  subject 

to  a  life  annuity  to  Mrs.  Jackson,    .     . 

8,500.00 

Real  Estate  used  by  the  Institution. 

Real  estate,  Broadway  and  Fourth  street. 

$333,000.00 

House,  418  Fifth  street,    ...... 

3,100.00 

House,  422  Fifth  street, 

3,700.00 

339,800.00 

Real  estate  used   for   school   purposes, 

Jamaica  Plain, 

279,000.00 

Unimproved  land,  South  Boston,   .     .     . 

5,196.00 

Mortgage  notes, 

92,500.00 

Loan,       

50,000.00 

Railroad  Stock. 

Boston  &  Providence  R.R.,   100  shares, 

cost, 

$25,048.75 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  preferred,    250   shares. 

cost, 

23.973-33 
$49,022.08 

Amounts  carried  forward,      .     .     . 

$1,534,582.00 

128 


A?>iotinis  brought  forward,      .     . 

Boston  &  Maine  R.R.,  31  shares,  cost, 
Boston  &  Albany  R.R.,  200  shares,  cost 
Old  Colony  R.R.,  70  shares,  cost,  .     . 
West  End  Street   Railway,  200  shares 

cost, 

Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  4  shares 


Railroad  Bonds. 
Eastern  R.R.,  one  6<^  bond,  cost,      .     . 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.R.,  24 

5s,  cost, 

Chicago,     Burlington    &    Quincy   R.R., 

Illinois  division,  2  bonds,  cost,    .     .     . 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph  &  Council  Bluffs 

R.R.,  5  7s,  cost, 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota  &  Manitoba  R.R., 

10  4s,  cost,   .     .     .     .' 

Kansas  City,  Clinton  &  Springfield  R.R., 

3  5s,  cost, 

Atchison,   Topeka   &  Santa  Fd") 

R.R.,  10  4s, 

Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  F^  !   ^^^^ 

R.R.,  adjusted,  5  4s,       .     .     .  '  '* 

Atchison,   Topeka  &  Santa  Y€ 

R.R.,  62  shares, 

Fitchburg  R.R.,  25  5s,  cost,  .  .  •  .  . 
Chesapeake  &  Ohio  R.R.,  20  5s,  cost,  . 
Consolidated  R.R.  of  Vermont,  5  4s,  cost, 
Northern  Pacific  &  Great  Northern  R.R., 

21  bonds, 

New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  (Lake 

Shore)  R.R.,  20  bonds, 

United  States  Hotel  Company,  68  shares. 

Ground  Rent  Trust  Company,  one  share, 

Suffolk  Real  Estate  Company,  15  shares, 

Albany  Trust  Company,  100  shares,  .     . 

Scollay  Building  Trust  Co.,  200  shares,  . 

Illinois  Steel  Company,  35  5s,  cost,     .     . 

Louisville  &  Jeffersonville  Bridge  Com- 
pany, 5  bonds,  cost, 

American  Bell  Telephone  Company,  15 
4s,  cost, 

Calumet  &  Hecla  Company,  5  shares,     . 

Cash, 

Household  furniture.  South  Boston,  .     . 

Household  furniture,  Jamaica  Plain,  .     . 

Provisions  and  supplies.  South  Boston, 
Provisions  and  supplies,  Jamaica  Plain, 


Amount  carried  forward., 


549,022.08 

3,938.96 
41,254.08 
14,630.00 

17,987.50 
400.00 


$1,270.00 
23,190.00 
2,000.00 
6,375.00 
8,800.00 
3,051.25 

15,646.79 

25,531-25 

23,628.60 

4,006.25 

13,818.04 

18,875.00 


;  1 7,900.00 
1 7,400.00 


$1,280.00 
710.00 


$1,534,582.00 


127,232.62 


[46,192.18 

10,840.50 
900.00 
15,480.00 
10,000.00 
20,000.00 
36,360.26 

4,950.00 

14.801.25 

2,625.00 

46,000.92 


35,300.00 
1 ,990.00 


$2,007,254.73 


129 


Amount  brought  forward,       .     .     . 

Coal,  South  Boston, 

Coal,  Jamaica  Plain 

$1,200.00 
2,250.00 

$2,007,254.73 

Work  Department. 
Stock  and  bills  receivable, 

Musical  Department. 

Sixty-nine  pianofortes, 

One  three  manual  pipe  organ,    .... 

Four  reed  organs, 

Twenty-four  stringed  instruments,      .     . 

Sixty  wind  instruments, 

Tympani  and  small  drums, 

Musical  library, 

$11,000.00 

4,000.00 

100.00 

87-5.00 

1,200.00 

100.00 

1,300.00 

3,450.00 
8,540.58 

18,575.00 

39,857.00 
14,000.00 

35,058.00 
1 29.00 
300.00 

Printing  Department. 

Stock  and  machinery, 

Books, 

Electrotype  and  stereotype  plates,      .     . 

$2,000.00 
11,000.00 
26,857.00 

Miscellaneous. 
School  furniture  and  apparatus,     .     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  common  print,     .     . 
Library  of  books  in  embossed  print,  .     . 
Special  library, 

$7,300.00 

22,758.00 

5,000.00 

Boys'  shop, 

Stable  and  tools, 

$2,127,164.31 

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The  foregoing   property  represents  the  following   funds 
and  balances,  and  is  answerable  for  the  same  :  — 


INSTITUTION   FUNDS. 

General  fund  of  the  institution 

Stephen  Fairbanks  fund 

Harris  fund, 

Richard  Perkins  fund, 

Stoddard  Capen  fund, 

In  memoriam  Mortimer  C.  Ferris,  .     .     . 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker, 

Miss  Lucy  A.  Barker, 

Thompson  Baxter, 

J.  Putnam  Bradlee, 

Robert  C.  Billings, 

T.  O.  H.  P.  Burnham, 

Miss  Mary  Bartol 

Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Colburn, 

I.  W.  Danforth 

John  N.  Dix 

Albert  Glover, 

Joseph  B.  Glover 

Joseph  B.  Glover  (blind  deaf  mutes),    .     . 

Benjamin  Humphrey, 

Mrs.  Susan  B.  Lyman 

The  Maria  Spear    Legacy  for  the  Blind, 

Stephen  W.  Marston, 

Edward  D.  Peters, 

Henry  L.  Pierce, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Putnam,   ...... 

Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Richardson 

Mrs.  Matilda  B.  Richardson, 

Samuel  E.  Sawyer, 

Joseph  Scholfield, 

Mary  F.  Swift 

Alfred  T.  Turner, 

Mrs.  Ann  White  Vose, 

Joseph  K.  Wait 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  P.  W^eld, 

Thomas  W^ypnan, 

Charles  L.  Young, 

Cash, 

PRINTING   FUND. 

Capital, 

Additions, 

KINDERGARTEN   FUNDS. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund, 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund, 

Amounts  carried  forward, 


^90,254.04 
10,000.00 
80,000.00 
20,000.00 
13,770.00 

1,000.00 


2,500.00 

2,567.21 

322.50 

100,000.00 

25,000.00 

5,000.00 

300.00 

5,000.00 

2,500.00 

10,000.00 

1,000.00 

5,000.00 

5,000.00 

25,000.00 

4,809.78 

15,000.00 

5,000.00 

500.00 

20,000.00 

1,000.00 

40,507.00 

300.00 

2,17477 
2,500.00 
1,391.00 
1,000.00 

12,994.00 
3,000.00 
2,000.00 

20,000.00 
5,000.00 


5108,500.00 
55,131.84 


$13,000.00 
500.00 


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25,995-93 


163,631.84 


$r  3, 500.00 


$731,018.07 


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Amounts  brought  forward, 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund, 

In  memory  of    William   Leonard    Bene- 
dict, Jr. 

Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund, 

Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund,  .     .     . 

Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay  fund, 

Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund,       

Albert  Glover  fund, 

In  memoriam  "  A.  A.  C," 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 

Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews  fund,     .     .     .     . 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund, 

George  F.  Parkman  fund, 

Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund,      .     .     .     . 

John  M.  Rodocanachi  fund, 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund, 

Transcript  ten  dollar  fund, 

Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund, 

In  memory  of  Ralph  W^atson, 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew, 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 

Sidney  Bartlett 

Thompson  Baxter 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne, 

Robert  C.  Billings, 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford, 

John  W^.  Carter 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney 

Charles  H.  Colburn, 

Miss  Susan  T.  Crosby, 

James  H.  Danforth, 

George  E.  Downes, 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dwight, 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 

Miss  Mary  Eveleth, 

Mrs.  Susan  W.  Farwell,    ....... 

John  Foster, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W^.  Gay, 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford, 

Joseph  B.  Glover, 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Greenleaf, 

Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Hall, 

Mrs   Olive  E.  Hayden, 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 

Elisha  T.  Loring, 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin, 

Augustus  D.  Manson, 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 

Amounts  carried  forward, 


$13,50000 

140,000.00 

1,00000 
6,000.00 
5,000.00 

10,000.00 

1,015.00 

1,000.00 

500.00 

1,000.00 

10,000.00 

28,000.00 
2,500.00 
8,500.00 
I  250.00 
1,500.00 
5,666.95 

10,000.00 
237.92 


5,000.00 

2,500.00 

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Latin  Selections, 

Riehl,  W.  H.     Der  Fluch  der  Schonheit, 

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Gavotte  in  G  minor, 

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Bach,  C.  P.  E.     Solfeggietto, 

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Sonata,  Op.  10,  No.  2, 

Sonata,  Op.  2,  No.  3 

6  Little  Variations  (Key  of  G), 

6  Variations  on  a  Theme  by  Paisiello,       .     . 
9  Variations  on  a  Theme  by  Paisiello,       .     . 

Sonata,  Op.  2,  No.  i,       

Behr,  F.     Think  of  Me,  Op.  575,  No.  1 1, 

Berens.     School  of  Velocity,  Op.  61, 

Blakeslee.     May  Party  Dance,  Op.  9, 

Crystal  Fountain  Waltz,  Op.  25, 

Brauer,  Fr.     Twelve  Studies,  Op.  15.     (Litolff),   .... 

Burgmiiller.     fitudes,  Op.  100  (new  edition), 

Chopin,  F.     £tude.  Op.  10,  No.  i, 

Fantasie  Impromptu,  Op.  66, 

Polonaise,  Op.  40,  No.  i, 

Waltz,  Op.  34,  No.  3.     (Kullak), 

Waltz,  Op.  64,  No.  I.     (Kullak), 

Waltz,  Op.  64,  No.  2.     (Kullak), 

Chwatal,  F.     The  Merry  Postilion,  Op.  228,  No.  8,  .     .     . 

Sonatina  in  F,  Op.  245,  No.  2, 

Conservatory,  N.  E.     35  Easy  Pieces  (N.  E.  Conservatory 

ed.) 

Cramer-Biilow.     Fifty  Selected  Studies,  Books  i  and  2,    . 

Czerny.     Six  Octave  Studies, 

Dennee.     Scherzino,  Op.  15,  No.  6, 

De  Wilm.     Canzonetta, 

Durand.     Pastorale,       

Dussek.     La  Matinde  Rondo, 

Duvernoy.     Studies,  Op.  176, 

Egghard.     Tender  Flower, 

Fontaine.     Swing  Song, 

Foote,  A.     Sarabande,  Op.  6,  No.  3, 

Gade.     Capriccio,  Op.  19,  No.  2, 

In  the  Woods,  Op.  41, 

Godard,  B.     2d  Valse,  Op.  56, 

Goldner.     Gavotte  Mignonne, 

Grieg,  E.     Albumblatt,  Op.  12, 

Erotic,  Op.  43,  No.  5, 

Voglein,  Op.  43,  No.  4, 

To  the  Spring,  Op.  43,  No.  6, 

Gavotte  from  the  Holberg  Sui^e, 

Rigaudon  from  the  Holberg  Suite,       .... 

Lyric  Pieces,   Op.  12, 

Gurlitt,  C.     Studies,  Op.  50, 

Hunting  Song, 

Handel,  G.  F.     Courante,  Minuetto  No.  i,  Minuetto  No. 
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Haberbier.      A  Flower  of  Spring, 

Heller,  St.     fitudes.  Op.  45,  Book  i, 

fitudes.  Op.  45,  Book  2, 

fitudes,  Op.  46, 

£tudes,  Op.  47, 

Promenades  d'un  Solitaire,  Op.  78,  No.  i, 

Tarantelle  (Napoli), 

Wanderstunden,  Op.  80,  No.  6, 

Henselt.     If  I  were  a  Bird, 

Hoffmann,  H.     At  Evening, 

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Gavotte  from  "  Donna  Diana,"     .     .     .     . 

Gondolliera, 

Minnelied, 

On  the  Rivulet,  .     .     • 

The  Nightingale  Sings, 

Zur  Laute, 

Jadassohn,  S.     Scherzo,  Op.  35, 

Jensen,  A.     Berceuse  in  A,    .... 

Barcarole,  Op.  33, 

Canzonetta,  Op.  42, 

Erster  Walzer  and  Zweiter  Walzer,  Op.  33, 

Irrlichter,  Op.  17, 

Polonaise,  Op.  33, 

Reigen,  Op.  33, 

Reiterlied,  Op.  33, 

Trompeterstiicklein,  Op.  33, 

Widmung,  Op.  33, 

Jungmann,  A.     Will  o'  the  Wisp,  Op.  217, 

Kirchner,  Th.     Album  Leaf,  Op.  7, 

Valse  Impromptu, 

Kuhlau.     Sonatina,  Op.  20,  No.  i, 

Sonatina,  Op.  20,  No.  3, 

Kullak,  Th.     From  Flower  to  Flower  (octave  study),    .     . 

Im  Gruenen,  Op.  105, 

Scherzo, 

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Twelve  Pieces,  Op.  62,  vol.  i, 

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Lavall^e.     Caprice  (The  Butterfly), 

Lichner.     Waltz,  Op.  270, 

Morning  Song,  Op.  174, 

Liszt.     La  Regata  Veneziana, 

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£tudes,  Op.  65,  book  2, 

£tudes,  Op.  66,  book  i, 

Lysberg.     The  Thrashers,  Op.  71, 

Mason,  Wm.     Touch  and  Technic.     Vol.  i, 

Mathews,  W.  S.  B.     Standard  Graded  Course  of  Studies, 

Vol.  I, 

Mendelssohn.     Christmas  Gift,  Op.  72, 

Prelude  in  E  minor, 

Rondo  Capriccioso,  Op.  14, 

Scherzo,  Op.  16,  No.  2, 

Merkel.     Frlihlingsbotschaft,  Op.  27, 

The  Hunters'  Call, 

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Impromptu,  Op.  18, 

Jolly  Huntsman, 

Pleasures  of  May,  Op.  81, 

Spring  Song, 

Moszkovvski.     Waltz  in  A  flat, 

Mozart.     Sonata  No.  2  in  F  (A.  P.  Schmidt) 

Sonata  No.  8  in  C  (A.  P.  Schmidt), 

Nicodd,  J.  L.     Barcarolle,  Op.  13, 

Oesten,  Th.     White  Roses,  Op.  276, 

No.  I.     In  the  Spring. 
No.  2.     A  Little  Story. 
No.  5.     In  the  Summer. 
No.  6.     Rural  Pleasures. 

Parker,  H.  W,     Romanza,  Op.  19, 

Scherzino,  Op.  19, 

£tude  Mdlodieuse,   Op.  19, 

Nocturne,  Op.  19, 

Raff,  J.     The  Echo,  Op.  75, 

Ravina.     Arabeske, 

Reinecke.     Gondoliera, 

Minuetto,     .     .     .     . 

Rheinberger.     Impromptu,  Op.  183, 

Roeske.     Capitol  March, 

Dover  Galop, 

Electric  Polka, 

Happy  Thoughts  Polka, 

The  Hub  Waltz 

Rosenhain.     Andante  and  Rondo,       

Rummel.     Little  Waltz, 

Saran,  A.     Phantasie  Stiick,  Op.  2, 

Scharwenka,  P.     Tanz  Vergniigen,  Op.  68, 

Schubert,  Fr.     Second  Impromptu,  Op.  142, 

Schumann.     Album  for  Young  Pianists, 

Cradle  Song, 


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Schumann.     Novelette  in  F,       .     ,     .     . 
Valse  Noble,  Op.  9,    .     .     . 

Schytte.     Hide  and  Seek, 

Strong,  T.     Danse  des  Sabots,  .... 

Thonia.     Polish  Dance, 

Twenty-three  Select  Pieces  (first  grade), 
Urbach.     Prize  Piano  School,     .... 
Wollenhaupt.     £tude  in  A  flat,       ... 

Organ. 

Allen,  N.  H.     Themes  with  varied  basses, 


Vocal. 

Pari  Songs /or  Male  Voices. 

Abt.     Night  Song, 

The  Parting  Day, 

Bank,  C.     Evening  Song, 

Becker.     Vocal  March, 

Boieldieu.     Praise  of  the  Soldier, 

Chwatal,  F.  X.     Lovely  Night 

Cramer.     How  Can  I  Leave  Thee, 

Gounod,  Ch.     The  Chase, 

Hatton,  J.  L.     Tar's  Song, 

Bugle  Song, 

Sailor's  Song, .     . 

Knowles.     Our  Flag, '    .     .     . 

Kreutzer.     Serenade, 

Kucken.     O  Wert  Thou  in  the  Cauld  Blast, 

The  Banner's  Wave, 

The  Rhine, 

Macfarren,  G.  A.     Now  the  Sun  has  Mounted  High,    .     . 

Mendelssohn.     The  Huntsman's  Farewell, 

Farewell, 

The  Cheerful  Wanderer, 

Parting  Song, 

Rhine, 

Serenade, 

Pflueger,    Carl.     The    Bugler.     Song    for    medium   voice 

with  male  chorus, 

Weber.     Bright  Sword  of  Liberty, 

Champagne  Song, 

A  Nation's  Day  is  Breaking, 

O  How  Lovely  the  Face  of  the  Deep,  .... 
Werner.     Two  Roses, 

Part  Songs  for  Female  Voices. 

Gumbert.     Maidens'  Spring  Song  (trio), 

Hiller.     Dame  Cuckoo  (trio), 


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Mendelssohn.     Hearts  Feel  that  Love  Thee  (trio),   .     .     . 
O  Vales  with  Sunlight  Smiling  (trio),    .     . 

Wagner,  R.     Spinning-wheel  Chorus  (trio), 

Wiegand.     A  Meadow  Song, 

Duets. 
Smart,  Henry.     The  Fairy  Haunted  Spring, 

Songs  for  Soprano  Voice. 
Bischoff.     Marguerite, 

Songs  for  Male  Voices  {tenor  and  baritone). 

Brahms.     Cradle  Song  (baritone), 

Chadwick.  O  Let  Night  Speak  of  Me  (baritone),  .  .  . 
Grieg.     A  Swan  (baritone), 

Departed  (baritone),       

Strolling  Minstrel's  Song  (baritone), 

Mendelssohn.     Afar  (baritone), 

Moir,  F.     Best  of  All  (tenor), 

Schumann.     Woman's  Life  and  Love,  Op.  42,  Nos.   1-8 

(baritone), 

Sibley,  J.  T.     When  Dreaming  (baritone), 

Storace.  My  Native  Land  I  Bade  Adieu  (baritone),  .  . 
Wagner.     Prize  Song  from  "Die  Meistersinger  "  (tenor). 

Mixed  Voices. 

Hatton,  J.  L.     Let  All  with  Merry  Voices  Sing,   .... 

Mendelssohn.     On  the  Sea, 

Smart,  Henry.     Wake  to  the  Hunting, 

Chorals^  Anthems,  Hy?nns. 

Bach,  J.  S.     Sixteen  German  Chorals  edited  by  John  S. 

Dwight, 

Gounod.     Praise  be  to  the  Father  (anthem), 

Hymns.     Collection  of  Forty-five  Hymn  Tunes,  .... 

Selected.     Words  and  music, 

Weber.     God  of  the  Fatherless  (anthem), 

Vocal  Exercises. 

Concone.  Fifty  Exercises,  Op.  9  (medium  voice),  .  .  . 
Scala.     Twenty-five  Concise  Vocal  Exercises,      .... 

Music  for  Children. 

Children's  Souvenir  Song  Book,  Selections  from.     Arr.  by 
William  L.  Tomlins  : 

Chadwick,  J.  W.     The  Brook, 

Faning,  Eaton.     Boat  Song, 


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Foote,  A.     Land  to  the  Leeward, 

Foster.     Every  Night, 

Johns,  Clayton.     The  Fountain, 

Osgood,  G.  L.     Happy  Spring  Waltz, 

Parker,  H.  W.     Even  Song, 

Roeske,  C.  C.     Collection  of  Songs,  Duets,  and  Trios, 

Orchestra. 

Bach.     Adagio  (Quintet  for  Strings  and  Clarinet),    .     .     . 

Beethoven.     Menuetto  from  Septet,  Op.  20, 

Scherzo  from  Septet,  Op.  20, 

Bendix.     Cradle  Song, 

Boccherini.     Minuet  in  A,* 

Minuet  No.  2  in  A,* 

Eichberg,     Andante, 

Eilenberg.     The  Mill  in  the  Forest, 

Fahrbach.     Mazurka,  In  the  Forest, 

Godard.     Berceuse, 

Gregh,  L.     Joyous  Serenade, 

Passacale,         • 

Grieg,  E.     Anitra's  Tanz  from  Peer  Gynt  Suite,*     .     .     . 

Gavotte  from  Holberg  Suite,* 

Rigaudon  from  Holberg  Suite,* 

Haydn.     First  Movement  of  Military  Symphony,      .     .     . 

Allegretto  from  Military  Symphony 

Minuet  from  Military  Symphony, 

Finale  from  Military  Symphony, 

Hoffmann,    H.       Serenade,    Op.    65,    First     Movement 

(Flute  and  Strings), 

Hoffman,  R.     No.  i  from  Suite,  Op.  60,* 

Jungmann.     Will   o'  the   Wisp  (Quintet   for  Strings  and 

Harp), 

Mascagni.     Intermezzo  from  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  .     . 

Mendelssohn.     Festival  March, 

Priests'  March  from  "  Athalie,"  .... 

Mozart,  W.  A.     Andante  from  E-flat  Symphony,      .     .     . 

Andante  from  the  8th  Quartette,     .     .     . 

Divertimento,    No.    2,    D    major    (First 

Movement), 

Magic  Flute  Overture, 

Menuetto  from  the  Jupiter  Symphony,     . 
Menuetto  from  E  flat    Symphony  (com- 
posed 1788), 

Reinecke.     Pastoral,* 

Marchen  Vorspiel,*      .     ; 

Aus  Tausend  und  eine  Nacht,* 

Frieden  der  Nacht,* 

Ballet  Music,* 

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Moment  Musical, i  .30 

Schumann,  R.     Traumerei, i  .25 

Strauss.     Light  and  Shade  Waltzes, i  .50 

Wagner.     Vorspiel  from  Lohengrin,* i  .15 

Waldteufel.     Invitation  k  la  Gavotte i  .40 

Violin. 

Accolay.     Concerto, i  .10 

Bach.     Concerto  for  Two  Violins, i  .35 

Dancla,  C.     First  Air  Varid,  Op.  89, i  .15 

De  Beriot.     Fantasie  Ballet,  Op.  100, i  .20 

Method   for   the    Violin,  Part  L,  2d  and  3d 

Positions, i  .50 

Eichberg,  J.     Complete  Method  for  the  Violin,    ....  2  2.00 

Godard,  B.     Canzonetta, i  .05 

Berceuse  from  "  Jocelyn," i  .05 

Hauser.     Longing  (Le  Desir), i  .10 

Mendelssohn.     Concerto,  Op.  64  (Andante), r  .35 

Mlynarski.     Mazur, I  .15 

Moffat.     Sarabanda  (Leclare  Album,  No.  5), i  .05 

Sitt.     fil^gie.  Op.  73, I  .10 

Preludium,  Op.  73, i  .10 

Tarentelle,  Op.  73, I  .10 

Spring  Song,  Op.  73,    .     .     ' I  -lo 

Wieniawski.     Chanson  Polonaise,  Op.  12, i  .15 

Violoncello. 

Bruch.     Kol  Nidrei, i  .20 

Romberg.     Concertino, i  .20 

Schumann.     Stiick  im  Volkston, i  .10 

String  Quartet. 
Haydn.     Quartet  No.  12  (Adagio),  Peters  Edition,  .     .     . 

Clarinet. 

Adam.     Cavatina  from  "Giraldi," i  .10 

Klose.     Conservatory  Method  for  the  Clarinet,  Part  L,     .  i  1.50 

Cornet. 

Arban.     Fantasie  Brillante, i  .10 

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French  Horn  and  Pianoforte. 

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Military  Band. 

Bach,  Charles.     Twelfth  Andante  and  Waltz, 

Balfe.     Fantasia  from  "  Satanella," 

Balfe-Claus.     Selection,  "  Bohemian  Girl," 

Balfe-Wiegand.  Selection,  "  Puritan's  Daughter,"  .  .  . 
Beyer,  E.  Fantasia  from  "  Le  Val  d'Amour."  Arr.,  .  . 
Bizet.     Selection  from  "  Carmen."     Arr.  by  Beyer,      .     . 

Toreador's  song  from  "Carmen," 

Catlin,  E.  N.     Overture,  "  Welcome," 

Donizetti.     Nocturne  from  "  Don  Pasquale,"*    .     .     .     . 

Ringleben.     Polka  Mazurka,* 

Sponholtz.     Peace  of  Mind,* 

Donizetti.     Sextette  and  Finale  from  "  Lucia,"     .... 

Flotow.     Selection  from  "  Martha," 

Fantasia  from  "  Stradella."     Arr.  by  Heinicke, 

Gilmore,  P.  S.     22d  Regiment  March, 

Gounod-Heinicke.     Selection  from  "  Faust," 

Haldvy-Heinicke.  Selection  from  "  The  Jewess,"  .  .  . 
Heinicke.     Grand  National  Melody  Potpourri,     .... 

Military  Prize  Quickstep, 

Hungarian  Quickstep.     Arr., 

Reminiscences  of  Verdi, 

Herman,  A.     Overture,  "  L'Espoir    de    1' Alsace."     Arr. 

by  Claus, 

Laurendeau.     Overture,  "  Lilliput," 

Lavall^e,  C.     Overture,  "  The  Bridal  Rose," 

Mendelssohn.  Priests'  War  March  from  "Athalie,"  .  . 
Meyerbeer-Heinicke.  Selection  from  "  Les  Huguenots," 
Meyerbeer-Meyrelles.     Coronation  March  from  "  Le  Pro- 

ph^te," 

Mozart.     Overture,  "  The  Magic  Flute," 

Prendiville,  H.     Little  Rose  Waltz, 

Rollinson,  T.  H.     The  Color  Guard  March, 

Day  Dreams, 

Schubert-Vaughan.     Arr.  of  Serenade, 

Sousa.     Semper  Fidelis  March, 

Suppd.     Banditenstreiche,  overture, 

Suppd-Wiegand.     Overture,  "Morning,  Noon  and  Night 

in  Vienna," 

Troop-Heinicke.  Arr.  of  Second  Andante  and  Waltz,  . 
Verdi.     Scene  and  Aria  from  "  Ernani."     Arr.  by  Claus, 

Selection  from  "  Ernani."     Arr.  by  Heinicke, 
Viviani.      The    Silver   Trumpets.     (Grand    Processional 

March), 

Wagner.  Selection  from  "  The  Flying  Dutchman,"  .  . 
Weber-Heinicke.     Selection  from  "  Der  Freischiitz,"  .     . 

Miscellaneous. 
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SEVENTEENTH   ANNUAL  REPORT 


Kindergarten  for  the  Blind 


AUGUST  31,  1903 


BOSTON 

PRESS  OF  GEO.   H.  ELLIS   CO. 

1904 


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FRIEDRICH   FROEBEL. 


OFFICERS    OF   THE    CORPORATION. 
1903-1904. 


FRANCIS    H.  APPLETON,  President. 
AMORY    A.  LAWRENCE,   Vue-FresidefiL 
PATRICK   T.  JACKSON,  Treasurer. 
MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Secretary. 


BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES. 


FRANCIS   H.  APPLETON. 
WM.  LEONARD    BENEDJCT. 
WILLIAM    ENDICOTT. 
Rkv.  p.  R.  FROTHINGHAM. 
CHARLES    P.  GARDINER. 
N.  P.  HALLOWELL. 


J.  THEODORE   HEARD,  M.D. 
EDWARD    JACKSON. 
GEORGE   H.   RICHARDS. 
WM.  L.  RICHARDSON,   M.D. 
RICHARD   M.  SALTONSTALL. 
S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE. 


LADIES'    VISITING   COMMITTEE. 

Mks.  WILLIAM    APPLETON,  President. 

Mrs.  ELIZABETH   C.  AGASSIZ,   Vice-Presidejit. 

January,    .     .     .      Miss  Constance  G.  Lee  J»fy,     .     •    .  Mrs.  E.  Winchester  Donald 

Ffbruary Mrs.  Thomas  Mack  August,    .     .      Mks.  Maud  Howe  Elliott 

March,       .     .       Mrs.  John  Chipman  Gray  Septetnber,    .     .      Mrs,  E.  Preble  Motley 

April, Miss  Agnes  Brooks        Oc'.ober Miss  Annie  C.  Warrem 

May, Mrs.  Lakz  Anderson  November,     Mrs.  George  Howard  Monks 

June Mrs.  Kingsmill  Marks  December,     .     .      Mrs.  George  A.  Drapkp 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    KINDERGARTEN. 

MICHAEL    ANAGNOS,  Director. 

HENRY    W.  BROUGHTON,  M.D.,  Attending  Physician. 

FRANCIS    I.  PROCTOR,  M.D.,   Ophthalmic  Surgeon. 


Boys'  Section. 

Miss  Nettie  B.  Vose,  Matron. 
Miss  Klora  C.  Fountain,  Assistant. 
Miss  Ellen   Rbbd  Mead,  Kinder  gar  tner. 
Miss  L.  Henrietta  Stratton,    Teacher. 
Miss  Minnie  C.  Tucker,  Music  Teacher. 


Girls'  Section. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Hill,  Matron. 

Miss  Cornelia  M.  Loring,  Assistant. 

Miss  W.  Humbert,  Kinder  gar  tner. 

Miss  Alice  M.  Lane,  Teacher. 

Miss  Helen  M.  Hinolf,  Music  Teacher. 


Miss  Laura  A.  Brown,  Teacher  of  Manual  Training. 


Boys'  Section. 

Miss  Mary  J.  Jones,  Matron. 

Miss  Katherine  Sweeney,  Teacher. 

Miss  Isabeli.e  C.  Bixby,  Teacher. 

Miss  Emma  Mills,  Tetcher. 

Miss  Lydia   Howbs,  Music  Teacher. 

Miss  Sigriu  Sjolander,  Sloyd. 


PRIMARY    DEPARTMENT. 

Girls'  Section. 


Miss  Blanch?  Barrett,  Matron. 

Miss  Ada  S.  Bartlett,  Assistant. 

Miss  Bertina  Dvhr,  Teacher. 

Miss  Maria  L.  Church,   Teacher. 
Miss  B.  C.  Chamberlain,  A/kj/c  Teacher.. 
Miss  Kittie  I.  Fish,  Music  Teacher. 
Miss  1ng«r  Wuk,  Sloyd. 


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GIFTS    IN    LIFE   AS   WELL   AS  IN    DEATH. 

Dear  Friend  :  —  Are  you  thinking  of  making  your  will  and  of 
disposing  of  the  whole  or  a  part  of  your  estate  for  educational  and 
benevolent  purposes  ?  If  so,  do  not  forget  the  Kindergarten  for 
the  Blind  in  Jamaica  Plain.  Pray  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  this 
institution  is  doing  a  holy  work  for  the  needy  little  sightless  chil- 
dren, its  object  being  to  mitigate  the  sad  effects  of  their  affliction, 
to  improve  their  condition  physically,  intellectually  and  morally, 
and  to  free  them  from  the  fetters  of  helplessness  and  dependence. 


FORM    OF    BEQUEST. 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind,  the 
sum  of  dollars. 


FORM  OF  DEVISE  OF  REAL  ESTATE. 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  of  the  Perkins 
Institution  and  Massachusetts  School  for  the  Blind,  Boston,  Mass., 
for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  for  the  Blind 
(here  describe  the  real  estate  accurately),  with  full  power  to  sell, 
mortgage  and  convey  the  same,  free  of  all  trusts. 


iM-€€M ,     J/i5?<?^^i5?^<?^    G^^u^■t■^y^, . 


KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  BLIND. 


REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES. 


To  the  Members  of  the  Corporation. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  We  take  great  pleas- 
ure in  being  able  to  report  that  during  the  past 
year  the  work  of  the  kindergarten  has  been  carried 
on  with  strict  regularity  and  assiduity  and  with 
excellent  results. 

The  affairs  of  the  juvenile  school  have  been  ad- 
ministered with  due  care  and  in  a  very  efificient 
manner.  The  health  and  comfort  of  the  children 
have  been  looked  after,  and  nothing  has  been  neg- 
lected which  could  be  helpful  to  their  development 
and  training. 

In  the  course  of  the  period  of  time  covered  by  this 
report  the  kindergarten  has  enjoyed  its  usual  degree 
of  prosperity  and  has  continued  to  expand  and  to 
become  better  equipped  for  the  performance  of  its 
w^ork.  Its  accommodations,  its  educational  facilities 
and  its  staff  of  earnest  and  efficient  teachers  and 
caretakers,  all  have  been  so  much  improved  and 
increased  that  its  capacity  for  doing  good  is  far 
greater  now  than  it  has  been,  and  consequently  its 
claims  upon  the  public  for  an  adequate  support  are 
stronger  and  more  valid  today  than  ever  before. 

Although  we  are  not  able  to  announce  that  our 
wishes  in  regard  to  the  speedy  development  of  this 


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humane  enterprise  are  entirely  fulfilled  or  that  our 
plans  concerning  its  permanent  foundation  and  growth 
are  approaching  complete  realization,  yet  we  may 
rejoice  in  the  abounding  evidence  that  this  beneficent 
establishment  is  constantly  growing  in  power,  that 
at  counts  among  its  friends  and  helpers  the  majority 
of  the  philanthropic  and  public-spirited  men  and 
women  in  Boston  and  the  neighboring  towns  and 
that  it  will  eventually  be  placed  on  a  solid  financial 
basis  and  its  perpetuity  will  be  secured  by  a  sufficient 
'endowment. 


The  Work  of  the    Kindergarten  and   its    Value. 

The  kindergarten  system  as  arranged  by  Froebel 
is  both  the  demonstration  of  a  philosophic  theory 
regarding  the  foundation  of  education  and  a  practical 
means  to  restore  to  large  numbers  of  children  what 
has  been  lost  out  of  their  lives  through  ignorance 
and  neglect,  to  awaken  in  them  powers  that  are 
either  inert  or  dormant  and  to  bring  to  healthy 
activity  faculties  and  forces  that  are  calculated  to 
sweeten  and  ennoble  their  existence.  It  aims  to 
guide  the  tiny  pupils  in  work  and  play,  to  help  them 
grow  in  the  right  direction,  to  develop  into  full 
efficiency  every  possibility  of  their  being  and  to  make 
them  strong  and  vigorous,  sensible  and  thoughtful, 
sympathetic  and  truthful,  unselfish  and  helpful. 

The  kindergarten  under  our  charge  has  been 
thoroughly  imibued  with  the  spirit  of  the  great  apostle 
of  childhood  and  has  been  conducted  upon  the  funda- 
mental principles  established  by  him.  It  has  followed 
the  march  of  progress,  keeping  abreast  of  the  times, 
and  the  splendid  work  which  it  is  doing  for  the  little 


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sightless  children  of  New  England  is  universally 
acknowledged  to  be  of  inestimable  value  to  them  and 
to  reflect  great  credit  upon  our  community. 

Starting  from  small  beginnings  and  aided  by  the 
generous  support  received  from  a  large  number  of 
benevolent  men  and  women,  the  little  school  has 
made  steady  progress  and  has  grown  both  in  size 
and  usefulness  with  surprising  rapidity.  It  has  not 
only  maintained  firmly  its  established  position  and 
made  its  power  pervasive  and  effective  within  the 
old  bounds,  but  it  has  gone  far  beyond  these,  widen- 
ing continually  the  field  of  its  ministrations  and 
rendering  its  educational  advantages  accessible  to 
every  little  boy  and  girl  of  suitable  age  and  capable 
of  deriving  benefit  therefrom. 

Thus  the  genial  and  humanizing  influences  and 
hygienic  arrangements  of  the  kindergarten,  its  ra- 
tional exercises  and  wholesome  activities,  its  home- 
like surroundings  and  the  law  of  love  and  kindness, 
which  permeates  its  atmosphere  and  forms  the  basis 
of  its  government,  all  these  have  had  a  direct  bearing 
upon  the  development  of  the  little  sightless  children. 
They  have  helped  to  emancipate  these  from  the  bond 
of  their  infirmity  and  lead  them  from  physical  dark- 
ness into  intellectual  and  moral  light,  to  enable  them 
to  learn  the  reality  of  things  and  to  lay  in  them  the 
foundation  of  well-rounded  characters  by  developing 
body  and  mind,  nurturing  the  brain,  cultivating  the 
heart,  training  the  hand  and  strengthening  the  will. 

It  is  beyond  question  that  in  the  kindergarten  is  the 
seed-corn  and  germination  of  the  ideal  education  of 
the  blind.  This  seed  has  been  planted  in  faith  and 
hope  in  our  school,  and  buds  and  flowers  have  already 
sprung  from  it  and   turned   toward    the  sun.     Let  us 


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cherish  them  and  protect  them  from  being  blighted 
and  withered  by  the  killing  frosts  of  indifference  and 
of  inadequate  support. 

Primary  Department  for  Girls. 

The  longed-for  building  for  girls,  which  was  in 
process  of  erection  for  more  than  a  year  and  the  need 
of  which  has  been  repeatedly  emphasized  in  these 
reports,  is  now  a  reality.  The  edifice  was  entirely 
finished  last  spring  and  has  since  been  furnished 
and  made  ready  for  occupancy.  A  new  family,  the 
fourth  in  number  at  the  kindergarten,  has  been 
organized  and  has  taken  possession  of  it,  and  every- 
thing relating  thereto  seems  to  be  in  good  working 
order. 

The  completion  of  this  building  has  removed  one 
of  the  many  serious  difficulties  which  confront  us  in 
the  development  of  our  plan  of  providing  the  neces- 
sary accommodations  and  facilities  for  the  early  edu- 
cation of  little  sightless  children  and  has  made  it 
possible  for  us  to  enlarge  the  sphere  of  usefulness  of 
the  juvenile  school.  It  has  enabled  us  to  keep  the 
doors  of  the  kindergarten  wide  open  to  all  comers 
and  to  offer  its  advantages  to  every  applicant  who  is 
in  condition  to  be  benefited  by  them. 

The  new  building  stands  as  a  lasting  memorial  to 
the  thoughtful  generosity  of  our  late  colleague,  Mr. 
Joseph  Beal  Glover,  whose  honored  name  is  engraved 
in  golden  letters  over  the  entrance.  His  munificent 
bequest  will  yield  a  portion  of  the  income  required  for 
the  maintenance  of  this  new  department. 

The  establishment  of  another  family,  equal  in  size 
and  cost  to  that  which  was  organized  four  years  ago, 


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imposes  upon  us  additional  burdens  and  greater  finan- 
cial obligations.  These  we  assume  unhesitatingly 
and  in  full  faith  and  confidence  that  the  generous 
people  of  Boston  in  general  and  the  stanch  friends 
of  the  little  blind  children  in  particular  will  come  to 
our  assistance  and  save  us  from  embarrassment. 


Exercises  at  the  Boston  Theatre. 

The  first  part  of  the  programme  of  the  anniversary 
exercises  of  the  Perkins  Institution,  held  at  the  Bos- 
ton Theatre  on  the  second  day  of  June,  was  occupied 
by  the  games  and  songs  of  the  little  people  from  the 
kindergarten.  These  were  among  the  most  attractive 
features  of  the  occasion. 

After  Mr.  Anagnos'  words  of  welcome  and  the 
performance  of  the  opening  orchestral  selection,  in 
which  the  children  were  evidently  much  interested, 
came  the  turn  of  these  appreciative  listeners  to  do 
their  part.  Four  of  their  number  were  promptly 
led  to  the  low  tables,  placed  close  to  the  footlights; 
here  they  began  to  prepare  such  models  as  were 
needed  to  illustrate  the  exercise  assigned  to  them, 
building  a  barn  with  blocks  and  transforming  lumps 
of  clay  into  the  shape  of  fruit  and  birds  of  different 
kinds.  In  the  meantime  the  Rev.  Charles  Fleischer, 
having  been  introduced  as  the  speaker  of  the  day, 
made  an  eloquent  appeal  in  behalf  of  the  kindergar- 
ten ;  and,  while  the  older  members  of  the  audience 
were  heartily  enjoying  his  excellent  address,  all  the 
younger  ones  were  eagerly  watching  the  little  workers 
and  longing  to  join  them  in  their  fascinating  employ- 
ment. Mr.  Fleischer's  admirable  remarks  were  as 
follows .  — 


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Address  of  Rev.  Charles  Fleischer. 

Mr.  Anagfios,  Ladies  a?td  Gentlemen :  —  My  friend,  Doctor  Hale, 

—  perhaps  I  should  say  f?^r  friend,  for  he  is  everybody's  friend, — 
Dr.  Edward  Everett  Hale  told  me  that  one  of  his  first  experiences 
in  lecturing  was  in  a  tour  made  out  west,  when  he  gave  a  lecture 
on  "  Sleep,"  which  was  illustrated  by  the  audience.  It  is  some- 
what of  an  analogous  privilege  that  is  mine  this  afternoon  to  speak 
here  on  the  work  of  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind,  with  illustra- 
tions by  the  children  themselves.  I  have  been  thrilled  personally 
to  Hsten  to  the  performance  of  a  part  of  Haydn's  Symphony  by 
a  number  of  these  boys  and  girls.  It  seems  almost  incredible 
that  they  should  be  guided  simply  by  ear  and  touch  in  the  accom- 
plishment of  so  much  of  power  as  enables  them  finally  to  render,  as 
beautifully  as  they  did  render,  that  difficult  bit  of  music.  I  know 
that  this  performance  on  their  part  would  have  been  an  utter 
impossibility  without  this  institution, —  and  not  merely  the  main 
institution  but  the  kindergarten  itself.  We  come  here  and  witness 
these  results,  enjoying  them  thoroughly,  most  hkely  unaware,  how- 
ever, of  all  the  patient,  detailed,  consecrated  labor  that  has  gone 
into  the  making  of  the  possibility  of  this  very  interesting  and 
inspiring  occasion. 

It  is  now  many  generations  since  blindness  was  looked  upon 
as  a  curse,  and  yet  it  is  worth  while  to  recall  that  there  was  a 
time  when  the  blind  were  classed  with  lepers  and  other  outcasts 
of  society,  because  they  were  considered   not  merely  as  helpless, 

—  unable  to  contribute  to  the  general  w^elfare  of  humanity, — 
but,  indeed,  an  element  of  danger  in  whatever  community.  I 
remember  reading  in  the  Talmud  a  legend  of  one  of  the  rabbis 
of  the  time  of  Jesus,  a  time  when  blindness  was  still  looked 
upon  as  a  "  visitation  from  God,"  a  punishment  for  some  offence, 
if  not  in  the  person  himself,  then  at  least  in  the  parents, —  thus 
literally  carrying  out  the  idea  of  the  second  commandment,  that 
the  sins  of  the  parents  would  be  visited  upon  the  children  to 
the  second  and  third  generation.  This  Rabbi,  Judah  the  Prince, 
travelling  about  with  a  fellow  rabbi  to  visit  the  learned  men  he 
might  find,  came  to  a  village  and  made  the  usual  inquiry  and 
was  told  of  a  certain  rabbi  who  was  blind.  He  called  upon  this 
man  and  was  of  course  graciously  received  by  him  and  very 
much  edified.     Upon  his  departure  the  Rabbi  said  to  him :    "  You 


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have  been  gracious  to  one  who,  though  he  is  seen,  cannot  see  ; 
may,  then,  He  who  is  invisible,  but  sees  all,  be  gracious  to 
you  !  " 

We  are  in  a  somewhat  similar  position.  We  who  are  interested 
more  or  less  in  the  work  of  this  institution,  we  can  see  those 
who  cannot  see  us.  They,  in  turn,  can  appreciate  our  interest, 
and  I  doubt  not  they  invoke  blessings  from  the  Invisible  One, 
who  sees  us  all,  for  whatever  interest  we  may  display  in  the 
upbuilding  of  this  institution.  We  have  heard-  much  these  days 
about  the  survival  of  the  fittest,  but  it  seems  to  me  that  one 
of  the  truest  tests  of  the  progress  of  civilization  is  to  be  found 
in  the  interest  and  energy  and  consecration  which  men  and 
women  devote  towards  making  those,  who  are  apparently  unfit, 
as  able  as  those  naturally  fit,  to  play  their  part  in  the  struggle 
for  life.  There  is  still  some  survival  of  the  beastly  or"  barbaric 
notion  that  those  who  are  somehow  handicapped  by  nature  ought 
to  be  cast  aside.  We  have  heard  that  advice  definitely  and 
seriously  put  forth  by  one  of  the  most  noted  philosophers  of 
modern  times,  Nietzsche  of  Germany, —  and  we  find  secret  mutter- 
ings  of  it  here  and  there,  confidentially  admitting  that  belief  in 
private, —  that  we  ought  not  to  worry  so  much  about  those  unable 
to  get  along ;  let  them  do  the  best  they  can  ! 

We  have  not  time  to  go  into  this  in  detail,  but  surely  the 
better  sense,  the  finer  feeling,  the  truer  humanity,  which  are  now 
common  and  current,  are  altogether  opposed  to  so  heartless  an 
attitude  towards  the  handicapped  of  the  human  race.  We  mean 
now  to  do  our  utmost  towards  making  all  fit  for  the  struggle 
for  existence.  To  those  who  chance  to  be  blind,  we  mean  to 
give  eyes  to  see.  We  mean  to  develop  whatever  senses  remain 
to  them,  with  perhaps  a  finer  and  increased  acuteness ;  and  we 
mean  to  develop  those  senses  for  them,  so  that  they  shall  be 
able  to  use  them  in  the  struggle  for  existence.  Whatever 
handicap  may  hold  back  any  of  our  fellow  men  we  wish  to 
make  amends  for  by  our  increased  kindUness,  by  our  deeper 
interest  in  their  welfare,  by  furnishing  them  the  means  to  make 
up  for  the  loss  which  nature  has  exacted  from  them.  That 
does  credit  altogether  to  the  human  race. 

There  are  two  motives  for  this  sort  of  helpfulness  which  we  ex- 
tend to  one  another :  One  is  pure  philanthropy,  an  ideal  interest 
in   our   fellow    men ;  the   other   is    enlightened   self-interest.     In 


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democracy  these  motives  for  human  helpfulness  ought  to  blend. 
We  ought  to  realize  ideally  that  democracy  means  the  worth-while- 
ness  of  every  human  individual.  Democracy  ought  to  make  it  im- 
possible for  us  to  look,  certainly  with  shame,  even  with  pity,  upon 
our  fellow  men  ;  it  should  impel  us  to  look  with  a  natural  sym- 
pathy and  love  towards  all  our  fellow  beings,  and  to  live  according 
to  that  ideal, —  old  enough  by  this  time  for  all  to  have  gotten  it  by 
heart, —  "All  for  each  and  each  for  all."  We  believe  in  democ- 
racy and  when  we  have  spiritually  realized  the  implications  of 
democracy,  we  shall  give  daily  evidence  of  the  belief  that  the  very 
humblest  individual  is  worth-while  in  the  world,  and  if  in  any 
degree  handicapped  we  mean  to  make  amends  for  the  handicap. 
If  any  of  our  fellows  are  weak,  we  mean  to  give  of  our  strength ;  if 
ignorant,  of  our  wisdom  ;  if  poor,  then  of  our  riches.  We  shall 
compensate  to  one  another,  each  giving  according  to  his  ability,  so 
that  we  all  may  have  according  to  our  needs.  Thus  we  shall  be- 
come an  ideal  brotherhood,  such  as  democracy  means  men  shall 
become.  That,  however,  is  only  the  ideal  motive.  Perhaps  there 
are  those  who  are  not  yet  converts  to  idealism,  who  want  to  have 
proven  to  them  the  practical  aspect  of  every  ideal,  and  I  know 
that  no  motive  is  so  reliable,  no  feeling  in  the  human  soul  can  be 
so  readily  appealed  to,  no  sense  in  our  human  nature  so  surely 
makes  response  to  whatever  appeal  we  may  make  to  it,  as  that  of 
an  enlightened  self-interest. 

Let  us  understand,  then,  that  it  is  to  our  interest  as  a  commun- 
ity, as  a  city,  as  a  state,  as  a  nation, —  to  the  interests  of  the  human 
race, —  always  to  help  the  weak ;  that  is  to  say,  to  help  them  so 
that  they  shall  be  able  to  help  themselves.  We  want  no  dependent 
people.  Our  Declaration  of  Independence,  enunciated  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-six  years  ago,  had  this  spiritual  implication :  It 
meant  not  simply  to  declare  the  independence  of  these  colonies 
from  the  mother  country,  but  it  intended  to  proclaim  to  the  world 
the  aspiration  to  independence  which  inheres  in  our  human  nature. 
We  all  want  to  be  free,  self-dependent,  self-supporting.  We  want 
to  take  care  of  ourselves.  Those  were  inspiring  figures,  and 
altogether  surprising  to  me,  which  Mr.  Anagnos  read  to  us, —  that 
really  fifty  to  fifty-five  per  cent,  of  the  blind  of  this  state  were  cap- 
able of  self-support  and  actually  are  supporting  themselves.  Our 
ideal  should  be  that  the  entire  one  hundred  per  cent,  of  those  thus 
handicapped  should  be  able  to  take  care  of  themselves  !     To  that 


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end,  of  course,  there  is  only  one  means,  namely,  that  the  men  and 
women  of  this  community  and  of  every  community, —  and  speci- 
fically, of  course,  in  view  of  our  present  interest  in  the  Perkins 
Institute,  that  this  institute  and  this  community  shall  come  into 
suoh  close  touch, —  the  community  at  large  understanding  the  need 
for  such  an  institution  and  the  needs  of  that  institution,— that 
we  become  so  firmly  convinced  of  the  worth-whileness  of  this 
institution  and  the  beneficent  work  done,  not  simply  for  blind  boys 
and  girls  but  for  the  community  at  large,  that  it  shall  never  cry  in 
vain  for  funds  to  further  its  beneficent  activity. 

I  am  privileged,  in  behalf  of  the  institution,  to  make  in  words 
the  appeal  which  the  presence  of  these  boys  and  girls, —  the  proofs 
of  its  purpose  and  its  power, —  to  make  the  appeal  which  they, 
with  their  illustrations,  are  also  making  for  a  hearty,  deep  and 
most  generous  response  to  the  call  for  help  which  this  institution 
is  still  obliged  to  make  to  this  community  at  large.  The  state 
does  not  wholly  take  care  of  these  boys  and  girls.  It  grants 
530,000  annually, —  a  sum  not  sufficient  by  one  half  to  take  care 
of  its  own  beneficiaries.  Now  these  boys  and  girls  are  entitled, 
by  the  constitution  of  our  commonwealth,  to  public  instruction  ; 
therefore,  the  state  does  only  what  it  actually  has  to  do  for  boys 
and  girls  under  ordinary  conditions.  Ideally,  I  believe  that  these 
boys  and  girls  and  all  the  men  and  women,  blind  or  otherwise 
handicapped  by  nature,  should  be  completely  taken  care  of  by 
the  state.  But,  as  that  is  far  beyond  realization  for  the  present, 
for  many  generations  to  come  perhaps,  it  will  be  necessary  for 
the  generous-minded  of  this  community  to  contribute  freely  and 
liberally,  so  that  the  boys  and  girls  shall  be  not  merely  instructed 
but,  as  in  the  great  majority  of  cases  they  come  from  among  the 
very  poor,  that  they  shall  also  be  taken  care  of  and  housed  in 
this  institution,  attended  to  in  all  their  detailed  wants,  completely 
taken  care  of  with  all  the  consecration  of  which  one  gets  sufficient 
evidence  by  even  so  short  a  visit  as  it  was  my  privilege  to  make 
to  that  institution  a  week  or  more  ago. 

Perhaps  I  should  interrupt  myself  here  to  say  that  one  of  the 
most  deeply  satisfying,  one  of  the  most  inspiring  experiences 
which  it  has  ever  been  my  privilege  to  enjoy,  was  when  last  week 
I  visited  the  institution  and  saw  Thomas  Stringer,  of  whom  I 
had  heard  and  read  so  much,  and  witnessed  his  attitude  towards 
his  teacher.   Miss    Conley, —  in    fact,  their    attitude    toward    each 


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other.  When  I  realized,  too,  that  that  boy,  when  he  came  to 
this  institution,  was  literally  a  lump  of  clay,  a  little  animal,  for 
the  clay  was  animated,  could  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  speak, — 
walls  all  around  him,  making  it  impossible  for  him  to  come  in 
touch  with  his  fellow  beings, —  and  when,  last  week,  I  saw  that 
boy  and  the  smile  of  inteUigence  on  his  face,  the  outward  radia- 
tion of  the  soul,  which  had  practically  been  put  in  there  by  the 
love  of  his  teacher, —  I  want  to  say  that  I  had  as  gratifying,  as 
completely  satisfying  a  concrete  illustration  of  the  high  purpose 
and  fine  efhciency  of  this  school  as  I  needed  to  have.  That  one 
experience  alone  was  sufficient  to  furnish  me  here  this  afternoon 
with  thoughts  and  with  words  to  utter  to  you.  \^'hat  has  been 
done  in  the  case  of  this  one  boy,  what  has  been  done  in  the 
case  of  Helen  Keller,  has  been  done  in  measurable  degree  with 
many  hundreds  of  other  boys  and  girls,  by  the  love  and  the  conse- 
crated devotion  of  these  wonderful  teachers,  worthy  of  all  the  sup- 
port, through  sympathy  and  through  money,  that  we,  who  are  more 
favored  than  they,  can  give  to  them.  A  friend  of  mine  once 
asked  me  for  a  practical  motto  for  life.  I  said  to  him :  "  Face 
facts,  and  proceed  !  "     You  are  facing  the  facts  ;  proceed  ! 

The  impression  made  upon  Mr.  Fleischer's  hearers 
by  his  heart-stirring  words  was  deepened  by  the 
exercise  of  the  children,  illustrating  A  Little  Child's 
Walk.  After  the  tiny  workers  had  explained  their 
models  and  exposed  these  to  view  by  lifting  them 
high  before  the  gaze  of  the  audience,  the  whole 
band  of  little  ones,  with  all  the  intense  interest  of 
childhood,  in  merry  songs  and  games,  acted  out  the 
pretty  plays, —  flitting  about  with  waving  arms  as 
butterflies  and  birds,  which,  with  folded  wings,  poised 
over  some  sweet  blossom  and  then  again  flew  on 
their  way,  or  cuddled  close  together  as  downy  fledg- 
lings in  the  nest.  The  charm  of  the  children's  self- 
forgetful  happiness  and  preoccupation  in  their  sport 
was  deeply  felt  by  all  the  auditors  whose  attention  was 
thoroughly  engaged ;  and  from  many  of  the  guests  a 


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sigh  of  regret  paid  tribute  to  the  power  of  entertain- 
ing, possessed  by  these  tiny  hosts  and  hostesses,  as, 
still  singing,  they  passed  from  the  stage,  carrying  with 
them  much  of  its  gaiety  and  brightness. 

After  these  games  were  over  the  kinder-orchestra 
assembled  to  play  a  Medley  in  F.  Their  ability  to 
give  pleasure  by  their  musical  performances  shows 
that  they  are  well  advanced  in  their  studies,  despite 
their  youth.  It  was  a  real  gratification  to  listen  to 
their  playing  and  realize  what  a  solid  foundation 
has  been  already  laid  in  their  musical  education,  upon 
which  a  splendid  superstructure  may  be  reared  in  later 
years. 

On  such  an  occasion  as  this,  the  power  and  pur- 
pose of  the  kindergarten  for  blind  children  are  im- 
pressed anew  upon  its  good  friends  and  helpers  who, 
with  untiring  zeal,  are  helping  the  little  school  to 
attain  the  degree  of  excellence,  which  is  earnestly 
desired  by  those  in  charge  of  it. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 

FRANCIS  H.  APPLETON, 

WILLIAM  L.  BENEDICT, 

WILLIAM  ENDICOTT, 

PAUL  REVERE  FROTHINGHAM, 

CHARLES  P.  GARDINER, 

N.  P.  HALLOWELL, 

J.  THEODORE  HEARD, 

EDWARD  JACKSON, 

GEORGE  H.  RICHARDS, 

WILLIAM  L.  RICHARDSON, 

RICHARD  M.  SALTONSTALL, 

S.  LOTHROP  THORNDIKE, 

Trustees. 


KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  BLIND. 


SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL   REPORT  OF  THE 
DIRECTOR. 


Once  in  a  golden  hour 

I  cast  to  earth  a  seed ; 
Up  there  came  a  flower,  — 

The  people  said,  —  a  weed. 
Then  it  grew  so  tall,  — 

It  wore  a  crown  of  light. 

—  Tennyson. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Gentlemen: —  I  have  the  honor  to  present  to  you 
the  report  of  the  director  upon  the  operations  and  con- 
dition of  the  kindergarten  for  the  past  twelve  months. 

I  take  very  great  pleasure  in  stating  at  the  outset 
that  no  single  year  of  our  history  has  been  so  full 
of  instructive  experiences  or  so  fruitful  in  results  as 
that  which  has  just  closed.  We  cannot  be  too  thank- 
ful for  the  blessings  which  have  followed  us  during  its 
course,  nor  can  we  speak  too  hopefully  of  the  future, 
toward  which  we  look  with  confident  expectation. 

The  kindergarten  has  continued  to  do  an  admirable 
work  in  behalf  of  the  little  blind  children.  It  has 
ministered  to  their  physical,  mental  and  moral  needs 
with  remarkable  success,  and  it  has  thus  commended 
itself  so  strongly  to  the  public  that  helping  hands  have 
been  stretched  to  us  from  every  direction. 

The  number  of  children  under  our  care  has  increased 
from  90  to   107.     Their  health  has  been  very  good, 


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save  for  an  epidemic  of  whooping-cough  among  the 
girls  and  for  four  cases  of  scarlet  fever,  two  of  which 
occurred  in  the  family  of  little  boys  and  two  in  the 
girls'  department.  The  whooping-cough  caused  some 
irregularity  in  the  work  of  the  pupils  and  much  incon- 
venience. 

When  we  consider  how  widely  infectious  diseases 
have  been  spread  in  the  city  during  the  past  year,  we 
have  ample  reason  to  be  thankful  for  the  comparative 
immunity  of  our  households  from  them. 

Only  one  change  has  occurred  in  the  corps  of  in- 
structors. Miss  Helen  M.  Hinolf,  a  graduate  of  the  New 
England  Conservatory,  has  been  appointed  teacher 
of  music  in  the  girls'  section  of  the  kindergarten  to 
take  the  place  of  Miss  Bertha  C.  Chamberlain  who  has 
been  transferred  to  the  newly  organized  primary  de- 
partment for  girls. 

A  vast  debt  of  gratitude  is  due  to  the  friends  and 
benefactors  of  the  little  blind  children,  who  have  gen- 
erously provided  the  means  necessary  for  the  support 
of  the  kindergarten.  Upon  their  bounty  we  must 
depend  for  the  continued  maintenance  and  progress 
of  this  beneficent  enterprise. 


Opening  of  the  New  Building. 

In  building  up  does  man  find  pure  joy. 


Goethe. 


The  history  of  the  kindergarten  during  the  past  year 
has  been  characterized  by  several  pleasant  events,  for 
which  we  are  deeply  grateful,  but  the  most  notable 
among  them  was  the  completion  of  the  building  which 
was  still  in  process  of  erection  when  our  last  annual 
report  was  published. 


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This  edifice  was  finished  early  in  the  spring,  and 
during  the  summer  vacation  it  was  furnished  through- 
out and  made  ready  for  occupancy.  At  the  beginning 
of  the  school  term  in  September,  1903,  its  doors  were 
thrown  open,  and  a  new  family  was  soon  organized  and 
comfortably  settled  therein. 

Thus  the  primary  department  for  girls,  which  had 
been  imperatively  needed  for  a  long  time,  has  been 
finally  established  and  put  into  operation,  and  one  of 
the  most  serious  obstacles  to  the  normal  growth  of  the 
juvenile  school  has  been  thereby  removed.  The  nec- 
essary facilities  for  individual  care  and  for  thorough 
education  along  rational  lines  according  to  the  methods 
of  Froebel  have  been  fully  supplied,  and  those  of  the 
pupils  who  were  far  enough  advanced  in  their  course 
of  training  have  been  transferred  to  the  new  house 
from  the  kindergarten  building  in  order  to  make  room 
in  the  latter  for  a  number  of  younger  children,  who 
have  been  kept  waiting  for  lack  of  accommodations. 

We  were  very  fortunate  in  securing  for  this  depart- 
ment an  excellent  staff  of  teachers  and  other  officers. 
It  consists  of  a  matron  and  an  assistant.  Miss  Blanche 
Barrett  and  Miss  Ada  S.  Bartlett ;  two  teachers,  Miss 
Bertina  Dyer  and  Miss  Maria  L.  Church  ;  two  instruc- 
tors in  music,  Miss  Bertha  C.  Chamberlain  and  Miss 
Kittie  Ida  Fish ;  and  an  instructor  in  manual  training. 
Miss  Inger  Wiik.  Miss  Fish  gives  lessons  on  the 
violin  to  all  the  little  boys  and  girls  who  are  possessed 
of  sufficient  talent  to  study  that  instrument.  We  take 
very  great  pleasure  in  stating  that  these  ladies,  together 
with  those  who  have  been  in  the  service  of  the  kinder- 
garten for  a  number  of  years  and  who  have  gone 
through  many  trials  in  a  rare  spirit  of  cheerfulness  and 
self-abnegation,  constitute  a  company  of  earnest  and 


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conscientious  workers,  who  in  intelligence,  fidelity, 
efficiency  and  devotion  to  the  interests  of  the  school 
could  hardly  be  surpassed. 

It  gives  us  sincere  pleasure  to  report  that  the  prim- 
ary department  is  now  open,  thus  giving  us  a  new 
cause  for  thanksgiving  in  addition  to  the  many  which 
we  already  possessed.  The  new  building  has  supplied 
one  of  the  most  urgent  needs  of  the  kindergarten  and 
will  make  it  possible  for  us  to  receive  every  applicant 
for  admission  promptly  and  without  loss  of  valuable 
time  to  the  child. 


The  Bequest  of  Mr.  Joseph  B.  Glover. 

A  bounteous  act  hath  glory  following  it. 

—  Lady  Carew. 

To  our  departed  friend,  the  late  Joseph  Beal  Glover, 
we  owe  a  vast  debt  of  gratitude  for  his  unstinted  gen- 
erosity and  profound  devotion  to  the  cause  of  the  blind. 
He  was  one  of  its  most  earnest  promoters  and  liberal 
helpers.  He  was  very  fond  of  the  little  sightless  chil- 
dren, whose  happiness  he  earnestly  desired,  and  his 
name  has  been  written  in  the  history  of  their  education 
in  letters  of  gold  and  will  ever  be  cherished  and  blessed. 
Through  his  munificence  he  has  secured  a  prominent 
position  in  the  ranks  of  the  distinguished  benefactors 
of  the  kindergarten  second  only  to  that  of  Miss  Helen 
Curtis  Bradlee. 

Moved  by  the  promptings  of  a  tender  heart  and  a 
sensitive  conscience  and  animated  by  the  spirit  of  true 
benevolence,  Mr.  Glover  loved  to  do  good  to  his  fellow- 
men  and  was  very  eager  to  contribute  his  full  share 
both  of  material  aid  and  of  personal  service  to  the 
amelioration  of  their  condition.     He  gave  freely  of  his 


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means  to  help  the  needy  and  suffering  and  through 
his  innumerable  benefactions  he  has  built  a  monument 
to  himself  more  enduring  than  shafts  of  granite  or 
statues  of  bronze  and  marble. 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  made  by  Mr. 
Glover  in  his  will,  the  greater  part  of  the  large  estate, 
which  he  accumulated  with  absolute  integrity,  was 
distributed  among  forty-eight  educational  institutions 
and  charitable  organizations.  The  length  of  the  list  is 
in  itself  a  testimony  to  the  generosity  of  our  departed 
friend.  At  its  head  stood  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind,  in  which  he  was  deeply  interested,  devoting  much 
time  and  thought  to  its  welfare  and  permanent  useful- 
ness. He  bequeathed  to  it  a  legacy  of  $5,000  together 
with  the  privilege  of  purchasing  his  valuable  estate 
numbered  150  and  152  Boylston  street  by  paying  for 
it  the  sum  of  $100,000.  Of  this  provision  of  his  will 
the  managers  of  the  little  school  availed  themselves 
thankfully  and  the  gain  realized  from  the  transaction 
amounts  to  about  170,000. 

In  acknowledgment  of  this  bounteous  gift  the  new 
buildinor  at  the  kindergarten  which  was  finished  last 
spring  and  has  just  been  opened  as  a  primary  depart- 
ment for  girls,  has  been  dedicated  to  the  memory  of 
Mr.  Glover.  His  honored  name  has  been  engraved 
in  a  conspicuous  part  of  the  portico  of  the  edifice  and 
will  be  kept  there  for  all  time  to  come  to  tell  the  tale 
of  his  exemplary  generosity  and  strong  attachment  to 
the  kindergarten.  It  was  hardly  possible  to  express 
our  deep  sense  of  gratitude  to  this  beloved  friend  of 
the  little  blind  children  in  a  better  and  more  appro- 
priate manner  than  by  naming  after  him  the  very  build- 
ing, for  the  erection  of  which  he  was  the  moving  spirit. 


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Legacies  and  Gifts  to  the  Kindergarten. 

Whenever  the  tree  of  benevolence  takes  root, 
It  sends  forth  branches  above  the  sky. 

—  Eddin  Saadi. 

While  we  are  rejoicing  in  the  success,  which  has 
ah-eady  crowned  the  earnest  efforts  put  forth  in  behalf 
of  the  little  sightless  children,  we  must  not  lose  sight 
of  the  fact  that  the  increase  of  the  permanent  fund 
is  still  an  urgent  necessity.  This  is  a  most  serious 
problem,  with  the  solution  of  which  is  interwoven  not 
only  the  enlargement  of  the  field  of  operations  of  the 
kindergarten  but  the  stability  of  its  existence  and  the 
perpetuity  of  its  usefulness. 

Generous  annual  subscriptions  and  occasional  dona- 
tions are  of  the  utmost  value  to  our  undertaking  and 
are  most  thankfully  received.  They  supply  for  the 
time  being  the  necessary  means  for  carrying  on  the 
work  of  the  juvenile  school  without  serious  detriment; 
but  they  are  temporary  expedients  and  do  not  consti- 
tute the  sheet  anchor  whereon  depends  the  safety  of 
this  beneficent  enterprise  and  the  hope  for  its  life  and 
steady  development.  Until  the  endowment  fund  is 
raised  to  such  a  point  that  the  income,  which  it  will 
yield  at  the  prevailing  low  rates  of  interest,  will  suiHce 
not  only  to  cover  the  current  expenses  but  to  provide 
the  sap  for  growth  and  the  motive  power  for  advance- 
ment, we  must  always  feel  the  sense  of  insecurity. 

In  view  of  these  facts  a  solemn  obligation  rests  upon 
every  one  of  the  true  friends  and  sincere  well-wishers 
of  the  little  blind  children  to  work  diligently  for  the 
purpose  of  obtaining  a  permanent  fund  that  shall  be 
adequate  to  the  present  needs  and  future  expansion 
of  the  juvenile  school. 


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A  great  deal  has  been  already  accomplished  in  the 
way  of  securing  a  sufficient  endowment,  but  much  re- 
mains yet  to  be  done.  The  main  sources,  upon  which 
we  depend  for  the  ultimate  success  of  our  efforts  in 
this  direction,  are  the  legacies  and  special  gifts  with 
which  the  kindergarten  is  favored  from  time  to  time, 
and  it  is  with  a  sense  of  profound  gratitude  and  a  feel- 
ing of  encouragement  that  we  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  several  bequests  and  donations  which  have  come  to 
us  during  the  past  year. 

Mr.  James  H.  Danforth  of  Boston,  who  died  in 
March,  1902,  was  a  man  of  quiet  demeanor  and  genial 
disposition,  of  philanthropic  tendencies  and  noble  im- 
pulses, of  great  moral  worth  and  unquestioned  upright- 
ness. For  many  years  he  took  a  deep  interest  in  the 
cause  of  the  little  sightless  children  and  befriended 
it  generously.  Wishing  to  establish  an  enduring  monu- 
ment to  the  memory  of  his  beloved  wife  he  bequeathed 
to  the  kindergarten  the  sum  of  ^10,000  with  explicit 
directions  that  it  should  be  invested  and  called  the 
M.  Jane  Wellington  Danforth  fund  and  that  only 
its  income  should  be  used  for  the  purposes  of  the  little 
school.  Both  this  legacy  and  a  second  of  $1,000, 
which  the  testator  left  separate  from  the  first  without 
any  condition  attached  thereto,  have  been  promptly 
paid  to  us  by  the  executor  of  his  will,  Mr.  Joseph  B. 
Hussell  of  Cambridge,  to  whom  we  are  very  thankful 
for  the  kind  personal  interest  which  he  has  shown  in 
the  cause  of  the  blind.  Through  these  generous  be- 
quests the  names  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Danforth  have  been 
indelibly  written  on  the  tablets  containing  the  list  of 
the  benefactors  of  the  kindergarten  and  will  be  con- 
tinually remembered  and  praised. 

A  legacy  of  $5,000,  which  was  left  to  the  kinder- 


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garten  in  1896  by  the  will  of  the  late  George  Wash- 
ington Wales,  subject  to  a  certain  contingency,  has 
been  made  available  by  the  decease  of  his  widow, — 
of  which  event  due  mention  was  made  in  our  last 
annual  report, —  and  has  been  paid  to  the  treasurer  of 
the  institution.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wales  were  for 
many  years  loyal  and  warm  friends  to  the  little  school 
and  they  seized  every  opportunity  to  make  its  needs 
known  to  their  acquaintances  and  to  increase  the 
sources  of  its  support. 

Mrs.  Mary  Longfellow  Greenleaf  of  Cambridge 
of  whose  decease  an  appropriate  notice  will  be  found  in 
the  necrology  printed  in  another  part  of  this  report, 
was  one  of  the  loyal  friends  and  liberal  supporters  of 
the  kindergarten.  She  was  for  many  years  a  regular 
contributor  to  its  funds  and  in  disposing  of  her  posses- 
sions before  her  death  she  bequeathed  to  it  the  sum 
of  $5,000.  From  the  executors  of  her  will  Messrs. 
Richard  H.  Dana  and  William  H.  Herrick  we  have 
received  $1,000  on  account  of  Mrs.  Greenleaf 's  legacy. 

The  kindergarten  was  generously  remembered  in  the 
will  of  Miss  Mary  Eveleth  of  Salem,  who  left  to  it  a 
legacy  of  $1,000.  This  amount  has  been  received 
from  Dr.  Edward  A.  Whiston  of  Boston,  trustee  of 
her  estate,  and  it  will  be  kept  as  a  permanent  fund 
bearing  the  name  of  the  testatrix  whose  memory  will 
thus  be  perpetuated  for  many  generations  to  come. 

Mrs.  Susan  W.  Farwell,  late  of  Cohasset,  who  died 
on  the  eighth  day  of  May,  1902,  was  a  woman 
of  tender  feelings,  broad  sympathies  and  generous 
disposition  and  one  who  was  full  of  good  works.  She 
showed  a  cordial  appreciation  of  the  kindergarten  and 
its  beneficent  work  and  left  to  it  a  legacy  of  $500. 
This  amount  was  received  last  April  from  the  exec- 


utors  of  her  will,  Messrs.  Henry  C.  Angell  and  John 
E.  Chapman  and  it  will  be  invested  and  kept  intact  as 
an  enduring  memorial  to  her  benevolence  and  thought- 
ful liberality,  only  the  income  being  used  for  the  cur- 
rent expenses  of  the  little  school. 

Mr.  Charles  H.  Colburn,  late  of  Leominster,  was 
a  man  of  liberal  views,  sterling  integrity,  kindly  nature 
and  superior  intelligence.  He  realized  the  value  of 
the  kindergarten  as  one  of  the  best  and  most  efBcient 

O 

agencies  for  the  uplifting  of  the  blind  and  at  his  death 
he  bequeathed  to  it  the  sum  of  $i,oqo,  which  was  to 
become  available  after  the  decease  of  his  widow,  Han- 
nah S,  Colburn.  This  event  took  place  last  year  and 
the  amount  of  the  legacy  has  been  paid  to  our  treas- 
urer by  Mr.  Hamilton  Mayo,  trustee  of  the  estate. 
The  residue  of  Mr.  Colburn 's  property  was  left  to  the 
Meadville  Theological  Seminary. 

The  executors  of  the  will  of  the  late  Rebecca  S. 
Melvin  have  paid  to  our  treasurer  from  the  residue  of 
her  estate  the  additional  sum  of  $3,545.55.  This  sup- 
plementary accession  increases  the  magnitude  of  the 
enduring  monument,  which  Miss  Melvin  has  built  to 
her  memory  through  the  munificent  legacy  which  she, 
left  to  the  kindergarten. 

Miss  Rhoda  Rogers,  late  of  Boston,  a  woman  of 
high  aspirations,  noble  instincts  and  benevolent  pur- 
poses, bequeathed  to  the  kindergarten  the  sum  of  $500, 
which  has  been  paid  to  it  by  the  executors  of  her  will, 
Messrs.  Andreas  Blume  and  Rogers  Dow.  To  these 
gentlemen  we  are  greatly  indebted  for  their  prompt- 
ness in  paying  the  legacy,  which  will  serve  for  genera- 
tions to  come  as  a  fitting  memorial  of  the  generosity 
of  Miss  Rogers. 

The  gift  of  Mrs.  Jennie  A.  (Shaw)  Waterhouse,  late 


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of  Boston,  to  the  kindergarten  was  made  under  these 
pathetic  circumstances.  While  this  warm-hearted  and 
high-minded  lady  was  still  very  young  and  living  under 
the  parental  roof,  she  attended  many  of  the  entertain- 
ments given  by  the  little  sightless  children,  and  her 
tender  heart  was  so  deeply  touched  that  she  became 
strongly  attached  to  them  and  took  a  most  earnest  in- 
terest in  their  cause,  an  interest  which  lasted  to  the 
end  of  her  beautiful  life.  In  disposing  of  her  property 
before  her  decease  by  testamentary  provision,  Mrs. 
Waterhouse  left  its  income  and  as  much  of  the  princi- 
pal as  might  be  needed  for  the  support  of  her  surviving 
husband,  and  at  his  death  provided  that  the  residue  of 
her  estate  should  be  given  to  the  kindergarten.  This 
sad  event  took  place  last  March  and  the  trustees 
under  the  will,  Messrs.  Charles  J,  Shaw  and  Elmer  E. 
Archibald,  have  paid  to  us  the  sum  of  ^565.41.  This 
amount  is  to  be  invested  and  kept  intact  as  a  per- 
manent monument  to  the  sweet  memory  of  Mrs. 
Waterhouse,  and  only  its  income  is  to  be  used  for  the 
current  expenses  of  the  juvenile  school.  We  are  very 
grateful  to  the  trustees  of  the  estate  for  the  fidelity 
and  scrupulous-  care  with  which  they  have  managed 
the  trust,  and  also  to  the  father  of  the  testatrix,  Dr. 
Henry  Shaw,  for  a  portrait  of  his  beloved  daughter, 
which  he  has  presented  to  the  kindergarten  and 
which  is  hung  in  the  parlor  of  the  new  building  for 
girls. 

In  the  kind  heart  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Tilton,  late 
of  Newton,  there  was  always  a  warm  place  for  the  little 
sightless  children.  While  she  was  living  she  mani- 
fested in  various  ways  a  deep  interest  in  them,  and  in 
disposing  of  her  earthly  possessions  she  left  a  legacy  of 
^300  for  their  benefit.     This  amount  has  been  received 


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from  the  executor  of  her  will,  Mr.  Walter  M,  Brackett, 
a  well  known  artist  of  Boston,  and  has  been  added  to 
the  list  of  the  permanent  funds  with  the  name  of  the 
testatrix  attached  thereto. 

The  legacy  tax  of  ^550.32  which  was  levied  by  the 
government  of  the  United  States  during  the  Spanish 
war  on  the  bequest  of  Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes,  late 
of  Canton,  has  been  refunded  to  the  kindergarten. 

From  a  dear  and  honored  friend  of  the  little  sight- 
less children,  who  has  forbidden  us  to  mention  her 
name,  we  have  received  a  cheque  for  $500.00,  this 
amount  to  be  invested  as  a  permanent  fund  in  memory 
of  A.  A.  C,  and  the  income  to  be  used  for  the  support 
of  the  kindergarten.  True  and  wise  in  thought,  help- 
ful in  purpose,  loyal  to  her  inheritance  of  the  noble 
standards  of  New  England  life  and  traditions,  and 
strong  in  her  sympathies,  the  generous  giver  of  the 
above  sum  has  been  one  of  the  noted  benefactors  of 
the  blind.  We  are  glad  to  avail  ourselves  of  this  oppor- 
tunity to  express  to  her  our  sense  of  profound  gratitude 
for  her  unfailing  interest  in  their  cause  and  for  her 
constant  benefactions. 

We  have  also  received  from  the  estate  of  Miss  Susan 
T.  Crosby,  late  of  Medford,  a  legacy  of  $100.  This 
amount  has  been  paid  to  us  by  the  executor  of  her  will, 
Mr.  E.  E.  Locke. 

We  record  these  bequests  with  a  sense  of  deep  grat- 
itude and  great  joy.  They  will  be  preserved  intact  for 
all  time  to  come  as  fitting  monuments  to  the  blessed 
memories  of  those  whose  names  are  affixed  to  them 
and  as  perennial  sources  of  pride  to  their  descendants 
and  relatives. 

In  addition  to  the  above  mentioned  benefactors  we 
have  to  record  the  bountiful  gifts  of  a  number  of  the 


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living  champions  of  the  cause,  who  have  it  always  at 
heart  never  forgetting  or  failing  to  assist  us  liberally. 

One  of  the  honored  sons  of  Hellas,  a  highly  esteemed 
citizen  of  Boston,  Mr.  John  M.  Rodocanachi,  who,  as 
consul  in  this  city  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
served  his  native  land  with  dignity  and  distinction, 
has  been  a  stanch  friend  and  constant  promoter  of  the 
welfare  of  the  kindergarten.  At  the  opening  of  its 
first  building  in  1887  he  presented  to  it  the  pictures 
of  the  heroes  of  the  Greek  revolution  of  182 1,  which 
adorn  the  walls  of  the  parlor  and  of  the  school  rooms, 
and  never  since  has  failed  to  furnish  from  year  to 
year  the  money  required  for  the  purchase  of  the  in- 
struments_,  which  are  used  by  the  kinder  orchestra,  and 
to  supply  the  children  with  an  abundance  of  delicious 
dried  fruits  imported  from  Smyrna.  His  numerous 
benefactions  were  fittingly  crowned  last  spring  by  a 
munificent  gift  of  $1,250,  the  receipt  of  which  was 
acknowledged  in  the  following  terms. 

South  Boston,  Mass.,  April  /j-,  igo^. 

Friend  Rodocanachi  :  Personally  and  in  behalf  of  the  little 
sightless  children  I  thank  you  most  heartily  for  the  munificent 
donation  of  one  thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  (^1,250) 
which  you  were  so  very  kind  as  to  send  to  me  for  the  benefit  of  the 
kindergarten  for  the  blind.  This  contribution  is  the  crown  of  the 
numerous  gifts  of  various  kinds  with  which  you  have  continued 
to  favor  our  tiny  pupils  from  time  to  time  since  the  opening  of  their 
beloved  school,  and  it  will  be  preserved  forever  as  a  permanent 
fund,  with  your  name  attached  thereto. 

I  am  also  very  grateful  to  you  for  your  liberal  contribution  of  one 
hundred  dollars  ($100)  to  the  fund  which  we  are  striving  to  raise 
for  the  support  of  Thomas  Stringer.  I  have  no  doubt  that  he  will 
acknowledge  propria  manii  your  great  kindness  to  him  as  soon  as 
your  cheque  is  handed  to  him. 

I  need  scarcely  say  that  your  gifts  are  especially  gratifying  to  me 
as  coming  from  one  of  those  of  my  countrymen,  who  by  tireless 


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industry  and  commercial  uprightness  secure  a  modest  fortune,  and 
who  live  with  frugality  and  strict  economy,  in  order  that  they  may 
be  able  to  share  the  fruits  of  their  earnest  labors  with  the  needy  and 
suffering  members  of  the  human  family. 

Thanking  you  again  most  heartily  for  your  unfailing  interest  in 
the  cause  of  the  blind,  I  remain,  with  warmest  greetings,  cordially 
yours, 

M.  Anagnos. 

Through  his  generous  gifts  and  kind  deeds  Mr.  Ro- 
docanachi  has  proved  to  be  a  constant  benefactor  of  the 
little  sightless  children  who  will  not  soon  forget  him. 

Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews  and  Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay, 
the  two  philanthropic  sisters  who  are  full  of  good  works 
and  than  whom  the  kindergarten  has  no  firmer  suppor- 
ters and  more  loyal  friends,  have  again  shown  during 
the  year  under  review  their  unflagging  interest  in  it  in 
a  substantial  manner,  each  adding  the  sum  of  ^i,ooo  to 
the  fund  which  bears  her  name.  Words  fail  us  to  ex- 
press adequately  to  these  ladies  our  sense  of  deep 
gratitude  for  their  exemplary  devotion  to  the  cause  of 
the  little  sightless  children. 

That  stanch  and  beloved  friend  of  the  little  blind 
children,  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  who  suffers  no  op- 
portunity to  pass  without  doing  something  for  them, 
has  added  another  contribution  of  $i,ooo  to  the  fund, 
which  she  established  in  1893  and  which  amounts 
now  to  $28,000.  The  honored  name  of  this  constant 
benefactress  of  the  blind  will  ever  be  affectionately 
mentioned  in  connection  with  the  work  of  the  kinder- 
garten and  heartily  appreciated  and  blessed  for  all 
time  to  come. 

The  permanent  fund  which  was  established  several 
years  ago  by  Miss  Emma  F.  Munroe  of  Cambridge  in 
commemoration  of  the  late  Mary  Lowell  Stone,  has 
received  from  its  Qrenerous  founder  another  addition 


^75 

of  ^500,  bringing  the  total  amount  up  to  the  sum  of 
^1,500.  This  fund  stands  as  a  fitting  monument  to 
the  memory  of  a  noble  woman  and  at  the  same  time 
keeps  near  to  our  hearts  the  name  of  the  dear  friend 
who  has  built  it. 

The  yearly  catalogue  of  the  generous  benefactors 
of  the  blind  is  as  extensive  as  usual.  It  comprises  the 
honored  names  of  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Adams  of  Ashland, 
Ky.,  Mrs.  Frederick  L.  Ames,  Miss  Mary  S.  Ames, 
Mrs.  Charles  W.  Amory,  Mrs.  Joseph  Brewer  of 
Milton,  Hon.  E.  R.  Brown  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  Mrs, 
Henry  Clark  of  Worcester,  Mr,  Zenas  Crane  of  Dal- 
ton,  Mrs.  George  A.  Draper,  Mrs.  Samuel  Eliot,  Mr. 
Henry  H.  Fay,  Mrs.  Francis  C.  Foster  of  Cambridge, 
Mr.  George  A.  Gardner,  Mrs.  James  Greenleaf  of 
Cambridge,  H.  E.  C,  Miss  Clara  Hemenway,  Mr. 
F.  W.  Hunnewell,  Mrs.  William  V.  Kellen,  Miss 
H.  W.  Kendall,  Mrs.  Marcus  M.  Kimball,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Lee,  Mrs.  Thornton  K.  Lothrop,  Miss  Amelia  Mor- 
rill, Miss  Fanny  E.  Morrill,  Mrs.  Leopold  Morse,  The 
Misses  Peabody  of  Cambridge,  Mr.  Francis  H.  Pea- 
body,  Mr.  Wallace  L.  Pierce,  Miss  Mariana  Russell, 
Mrs.  Winthrop  Sargent,  The  Misses  Sohier,  Mrs.  Bay- 
ard Thayer  and  Mrs.  S.  J.  Wentworth. 

In  addition  to  the  above  named  givers  who  have 
generously  lent  a  helping  hand  to  the  cause  of  the 
little  blind  children  during  the  past  year,  there  are 
hundreds  of  others,  who  have  proved  their  deep  inter- 
est in  the  kindergarten  by  regular  and  unfailing  an- 
nual subscriptions  to  its  funds.  The  names  of  these, 
together  with  the  amount  of  their  respective  contribu- 
tions, are  given  in  full  in  the  several  lists  of  acknowl- 
edgments, which  are  printed  in  another  part  of  this 
report.     Many  of  these  donations  were  accompanied 


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with  kind  words,  expressive  of  cordial  appreciation 
of  our  work  and  deep  regret  for  inability  to  do  more 
for  it. 

When  we  look  over  the  list  of  the  annual  sub- 
scribers and  periodical  contributors  to  the  funds  of 
the  little  school  we  fully  realize  that  its  friends  and 
helpers  are  among  the  noblest  and  most  benevolent 
men  and  women  of  the  community.  Relying  upon 
the  fair-mindedness  and  liberal  assistance  of  such  sup- 
porters, we  are  encouraged  to  believe  that  the  kinder- 
garten will  ere  long  be  placed  on  a  firm  financial 
foundation  and  be  brought  up  to  as  high  a  degree  of 
perfection  as  is  attainable. 


Appeal  to  Annual  Subscribers. 

Those  that  do  teach  young  babes, 

Do  it  with  gentle  means  and  easy  tasks. 

— Shakespeare. 

I  know  nothing  in  the  history  of  philanthropy  more  satisfactory 
than  the  history  of  the  Perkins  institution,  and  the  wide  influence 
it  has  produced  on  many  other  plans  for  humanity  and  reform. 
Mrs.  Edna  D.  Cheney,  in  a  private  letter  to  a  friend,  October  igoj. 


To  the  Friends  of  the  Little  Blind  Children. 

In  the  affairs  of  an  institution,  as  in  nature,  there 
is  no  stationary  condition.  Everywhere  there  is 
motion  ;  there  is  either  progress  and  growth,  or  retro- 
gression and  disintegration.  We  are  happy  to  be  able 
to  state  that  there  are  no  signs  of  degeneracy,  nor 
even  of  weakness,  in  the  life  of  the  kindergarten.  On 
the  contrary,  look  where  we  will,  all  the  conditions 
are  very  favorable  and  the  prospect  of  continued  pros- 
perity extremely  promising.     This   is  the  legitimate 


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fruit  of  the  seed  of  benevolence,  which  was  sown  in 
love  and  faith  when  the  little  school  was  founded, 
seventeen  years  ago. 

We  have  this  year  a  special  cause  for  rejoicing  in 
the  completion  of  the  new  building,  which  was  opened 
for  the  occupation  of  a  fourth  family  in  September 
last.  The  little  girls  thus  have  the  accommodations, 
of  which  they  have  been  so  long  in  need,  and  an 
amount  of  room  equal  to  that  devoted  to  the  boys. 
The  rapid  growth  of  the  kindergarten  has  brought  us 
one  hundred  and  seven  tiny  pupils  this  year,  while  in 
the  autumn  of  1902  there  were  only  ninety.  They 
are  taught  and  trained  by  eight  kindergartners  and 
primary  teachers,  five  instructors  in  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music,  and  four  teachers  in  sloyd  in  its  various 
forms.  Thus  seventeen  persons  are  engaged  in  the 
work  of  instructing  these  little  ones.  What  thorough- 
ness of  instruction  this  insures,  all  educators  know. 

This  rapid  growth  involves  as  a  matter  of  necessity 
a  great  increase  of  expense ;  but  happily  for  the 
kindergarten,  the  interest  in  its  welfare  tends  ever  to 
widen,  as  its  usefulness  grows  and  is  appreciated 
more  and  more  by  right-minded  and  benevolent  peo- 
ple. At  this  time  when  the  writings  of  the  honored 
founder  of  the  parent  institution,  Dr.  Samuel  Gridley 
Howe,  are  attracting  wide  attention,  we  are  glad  to 
give  an  extract  from  his  valuable  counsels  to  parents 
of  blind  children,  showing  his  belief  in  early  systematic 
instruction. 

The  amount  of  thoughtful  care  and  attention,  which  is  bestowed 
upon  teaching  the  infant  and  child  in  these  early  lessons,  will 
have  great  influence  upon  its  intelligence  and  powers  of  self-direc- 
tion during  all  its  after  life.  Unfortunately,  it  is  only  in  very  rare 
cases  that  any  care  or  thought  is  bestowed  upon   the  matter  ;  and 


the  little  scholar's  schoolroom  is  without  order  or  discipUne,  and 
his  spontaneous  efforts  to  get  knowledge  are  as  apt  to  bring  upon 
him  cuffs  and  reproofs  as  approbation  and  assistance.  All  this 
needs  to  be  changed  and  improved,  and  the  first  school  and  first 
lesson  systematized  and  adapted  for  all  children.  How  much 
more  is  this  needed  in  the  case  of  children  whose  condition,  dis- 
position and  requirements  are  modified  by  infirmities,  such  as 
blindness,  deafness,  imbecility  and  the  like  ! 

These  words,  written  nearly  thirty  years  ago,  seem 
prophetic  of  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind.  Now 
that  life  has  become  so  strenuous  in  the  hurry  and 
strife  of  industrial  competition,  many  mothers  and 
older  sisters  going  out  to  work  in  shops  and  factories, 
the  little  blind  child  is  more  than  ever  receiving 
"cuffs  and  reproofs"  from  the  careless  neighbor  in 
whose  charge  he  is  perhaps  left,  or  total  neglect  may 
be  his  portion.  Among  the  many  evils  caused  by  the 
employment  of  children  in  factories,  may  we  not 
count  the  taking  away  of  the  older  girl,  the  faithful 
nurse  of  younger  brothers  and  sisters  ? 

The  kindergarten  stands  as  the  happy  home  of  a 
hundred  little  ones,  many  of  whom  would  suffer  else- 
where from  cruel  neglect,  and  some  from  unwise 
over-indulgence.  The  tree  is  judged  by  its  fruits. 
New  England  is  proud  of  the  record  and  standing  of 
its  blind  citizens,  as  compared  with  those  of  other 
parts  of  the  world.  Here  45  per  cent,  of  the  adult 
blind  are  self-supporting,  in  the  true  sense  of  the 
word,  as  a  result  of  our  system  of  education,  in  which 
the  kindergarten  is  the  first  step.  Since  a  large  part 
of  our  graduates  earn  their  living  by  teaching  music, 
tuning  pianofortes  and  doing  upholstery  work,  the 
importance  of  training  the  ear  and  fingers  at  an  early 
age   will  at  once  appear.     Our  kinder  orchestra  has 


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been  found  to  pave  the  way  admirably  for  later  musi- 
cal accomplishment. 

The  orchestra  of  the  Perkins  Institution,  which  has 
won  such  high  commendation,  owes  its  skill  in  no 
small  measure  to  the  early  training  of  little  fingers  in 
a  happy  mingling  of  work  and  play.  Thomas 
Stringer's  surprising  dexterity  with  tools  and  appli- 
ances shows  the  value  of  the  instruction  in  sloydV 
which  forms  an  inseparable  part  of  the  work  of  the 
juvenile  school. 

In  a  word,  the  rapid  growth  and  development  of 
the  kindergarten  are  the  legitimate  result  of  its  useful 
and  beneficent  career.  Whosoever  contributes  to  its 
maintenance,  helps  to  bring  up  to  happy,  self-respect- 
ing and  self-supporting  manhood  and  womanhood  a 
hundred  little  ones  who  might  otherwise  become 
financial  burdens  to  the  community  and  lead  idle,  sad, 
perhaps  degraded  lives. 

Grateful  as  we  are  for  large,  substantial  gifts,  we 
are  equally  thankful  for  smaller  contributions.  An- 
nual subscriptions  are  of  paramount  importance  to  the 
kindergarten.  They  form  one  of  the  principal  sources 
which  supply  the  means  for  carrying  on  its  work. 
We  therefore  appeal  to  all  friends  of  the  little  blind 
children  for  a  continuance  of  the  assistance  which  has 
been  so  liberally  given  in  the  past.  We  have  never 
asked  in  vain  for  help  for  the  tiny  creatures  who  are 
in  such  sore  need.  Standing  in  the  shadow  of  per- 
petual darkness  they  seem  to  stretch  out  their  hands 
for  aid.  Who  will  grasp  the  baby  fingers  and  draw  the 
little  ones  up  into  the  light  —  the  light  of  education, 
health,  happiness  ! 


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Appeal  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gary  Agassiz. 

It  is  not  the  wealth  we  possess, 

Nor  the  height  to  which  we  rise, 
But  the  good  we  do 

That  lives  beyond  the  skies. 

—  The  Pilgrim. 

It  is  a  piece  of  good  fortune  that  the  kindergarten 
counts  Mrs.  Agassiz  among  its  loyal  friends  and  inde- 
fatigable benefactors.  Prompted  by  the  spirit  of  pure 
benevolence  and  cherishing  the  traditions  which  she 
inherited  from  her  distinguished  ancestors,  (among 
whom  was  Colonel  Thomas  H.  Perkins,  for  w^iom  the 
parent  institution  was  hamed),  this  noble  lady  has 
espoused  the  cause  of  the  blind  very  warmly  and  has 
become  one  of  its  champions. 

Mrs.  Aeassiz  is  the  honored  treasurer  of  the  ladies' 
auxiliary  association  in  Cambridge,  and  year  after  year 
she  makes  an  earnest  and  successful  effort  to  raise 
money  by  means  of  annual  subscriptions  for  the  cur- 
rent expenses  of  the  juvenile  school.  Her  latest 
appeal  to  her  fellow  citizens  was  dated  March,  1903, 
and  it  read  as  follows :  — 

Although  renewed  every  year,  the  annual  report  of  the  trustees 
of  the  Institution  for  the  Blind  never  fails  to  arouse  our  wonder 
and  admiration.  As  a  mere  statement  of  facts  it  seems  to  carry 
us  into  the  region  of  miracle,  especially  where  it  relates  to  the 
cases  of  children  who  were  born  not  only  blind  but  deaf  also,  and 
consequently  dumb. 

Under  the  instruction  of  "the  kindergarten,  these  blind  deaf- 
mutes  are  not  only  brought  into  intelligent  relation  to  their  sur- 
roundings, but  the  world  of  books  is  opened  to  them  as  well  as 
the  use  of  tools,  the  enjoyment  and  cultivation  of  flowers,  beside 
a  variety  of  useful  occupations  by  means  of  which  they  may  even 
become  self-supporting. 


Look  at  the  picture  of  the  seemingly  idiot  boy,  Tommy  Stringer 
when  he  first  arrived  at  the  school,  creeping  his  way  along  with 
faltering  steps  and  an  expression  on  his  face  of  blank,  vacant 
helplessness.  Compare  him  a  few  years  later  with  the  bright  in- 
telligent lad  reading  (I  had  almost  said  reading  aloud)  from  the 
raised  printed  page,  while  his  teacher  follows  the  rapid  action  of 
his  hand  as  he  interprets  for  her  the  meaning  of  the  words  and 
phrases  set  before  him. 

Or  see  him  in  his  vacation  when  he  is  making  a  visit  at  the 
house  of  a  friend  where  he  amuses  himself  by  building  a  play 
room  out  of  doors  for  the  children,  or  in  making  certain  repairs 
within  doors  for  the  older  members  of  the  household.  In  short, 
he  now  applies  himself  to  his  tasks  like  the  clever  young  scholar 
that  he  is,  and  he  handles  his  tools  like  a  trained  carpenter.  One 
will  not  often  see  a  brighter,  more  animated  expression  than  that 
of  Tommy  Stringer  at  his  tasks  or  busy  with  his  tools,  the  latter 
occupation  being  for  him  more  like  play  than  work. 

Of  course,  among  those  afflicted  with  blindness  and  deafness, 
treatment  is  not  always  so  successful  as  it  has  proved  in  the  case 
quoted  above.  But  in  a  majority  of  cases  the  results  are  not  only 
merciful  for  the  individual,  but  they  are  also  most  instructive  as 
showing  how  the  mental  processes  may  be  developed  without  the 
help  which  the  senses  lend  to  the  normal  human  being, 

I  once  heard  a  keen  observer  say  after  talking  with  a  blind- 
deaf-mute,  deprived  like  Laura  Bridgman  of  every  sense  but  one, 
that  of  feeling ; 

"  It  is  like  talking  with  a  disembodied  spirit,  acting  indepen- 
dently of  the  body,  unaided  by  speech,  by  hearing,  or  by  sight,  the 
mind  yet  thinks  and  works  intelligently  for  a  given  purpose." 

Such  is  the  result  toward  which  our  kindergarten  for  the  blind 
is  helping  and  while  these  wonderful  instances  drawn  from  the 
blind-deaf-mutes  fill  us  with  amazement,  we  must  not  forget  the 
hundreds  of  blind  children  who  come  to  the  kindergarten  every 
year  and  whose  infirmity  though  far  less  terrible  than  the  three- 
fold privation  of  the  deaf  mutes,  nevertheless  makes  its  pathetic 
appeal  to  our  sympathies. 

I  need  not  ask  my  neighbors  to  strengthen  the  hands  of  this  be- 
neficent institution.  They  have  helped  it  most  generously  for 
years.  So  unfailing  have  their  contributions  been  that  Mr. 
Anagnos  has  learned  to  depend  upon  the  $600  which  he  receives 


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from  us  annually  as  among  his  regular  supplies.     Last  year  we 
sent  in  $610.50,  this  year  $603.20. 

Mr.  Anagnos  sends  his  warm  thanks  to  our  committee  but  the 
real  source  of  our  success  lies  in  the  sympathy  and  liberality  of 
the  citizens  of  Cambridge.  We  do  not  know  whether  we  can  keep 
our  subscription  up  to  the  same  amount  this  year,  as  we  have  lost 
several  of  our  important  contributors.  We  shall  be  grateful,  how- 
ever, for  any  additional  names  upon  our  list,  whether  for  larger  or 
smaller  amounts. 

Elizabeth  C.  Agassiz, 

for  the  Committee. 
Cambridge,  March,  1903. 

It  is  a  cause  of  rejoicing  with  us  that  the  little  blind 
children  have  in  Mrs.  Agassiz  a  firm  friend  and  a 
diligent  helper  who  is  laboring  sedulously  in  behalf  of 
their  beloved  kindergarten.  Long  may  she  live  and 
bestow  the  blessings  of  her  noble  mind  and  heart  upon 
a  community  in  which  she  is  most  highly  esteemed 
and  affectionately  appreciated. 


Annual  Reception  at  the  Kindergarten. 

You're  welcome,  my  fair  guests. 

—  Shakespeare 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  21st  of  April,  the  anniver- 
sary of  the  birth  of  that  noble  lover  of  children,  Fried- 
rich  Froebel,  the  ladies'  visiting  committee  held  their 
annual  reception  at  the  kindergarten  for  the  blind. 
The  freshness  of  the  springtime  and  the  mellow 
warmth  of  the  sunshine  imparted  the  additional  ele- 
ment of  joyousness  to  this  occasion  of  good  cheer  and 
festivity,  which  radiated  from  guests  and  caretakers 
and  happy  little  children  alike  and  embraced  all  in  its 
genial  glow.  Even  a  larger  number  than  usual 
gathered   within  the  hospitable  walls   of   the  several 


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buildings,  and,  although  among  them  one  missed  many 
accustomed  faces  of  beloved  friends  who  had  never 
failed  to  add  the  blessing  of  their  presence  until  the 
hand  of  death  had  been  laid  upon  them,  hallowed 
associations  of  their  warm  interest  in  the  kindetgarten 
and  abiding  faith  in  the  work  which  is  done  for  the 
little  blind  children  and  remembrances  of  their  constant 
benefactions  to  the  cause  came  in  clustering  throngs 
at  memory's  bidding. 

The  children's  friends  passed  from  room  to  room, 
finding  pleasure  in  gaining  some  comprehension  of 
the  happy  home-life  here  provided  for  these  afflicted 
little  ones  and  in  seeing  the  tiny  recipients  of  so  much 
love  and  sheltering  care,  engaged  in  the  fascinating 
employments  of  the  kindergarten  or  in  the  more 
advanced  tasks  of  the  primary  department,  to  which 
the  older  pupils  have  been  promoted,  with  their 
fingers  well  trained  by  the  pleasant  manual  occupa- 
tions to  serve  as  ready  and  willing  messengers  to  the 
childish  brain. 

After  a  delightful  half-hour  spent  in  this  tour  of 
inspection  and  in  the  exchange  of  kindly  greetings  and 
words  of  commendation,  the  visitors  repaired  to  the 
hall  where  the  little  hosts  and  hostesses  were  assem- 
bled upon  the  platform  and  with  them,  as  special 
guests,  their  beloved  patroness,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward 
Howe;  the  speaker  of  the  day,  the  Rev.  C.  F.  Dole; 
the  presiding  officer,  Mr.  S.  Lothrop  Thorndike,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  trustees ;  and  the  stanch  friend  of 
the  blind,  Mr.  Edward  Jackson. 

Mr.  Thorndike  greeted  the  large  and  attentive 
audience  with  well-chQsen  words  of  welcome.  He 
spoke  in  part  as  follows:  — 


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REMARKS    BY    MR.  S.   LOTHROP    THORNDIKE. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  I  have  been  asked  to  extend  to  all  of  you 
a  hearty  welcome  on  this  occasion.  I  confess  that  I  feel  a  little 
awkward  because  this  reception  is  given  not  by  the  trustees  but 
by  the  ladies'  visiting  committee,  and  it  seems  to  me  that  the  pre- 
siding officer  should  be  one  of  their  own  sex.  I  ought  to  feel  a 
little  awkward  also  because  this  is  not  the  branch  of  our  work  with 
which  I  have  been  familiar.  In  any  organization,  be  it  a  business 
corporation  or  a  benevolent  association,  there  is  always  one  set 
of  people  to  look  out  and  direct  the  means  by  which  the  work  is 
to  be  done,  and  another  set, —  in  this  case  the  able  corps  of 
teachers  under  the  excellent  supervision  of  Mr.  Anagnos, —  to 
attend  to  the  performance  itself.  In  the  affairs  of  our  institution 
I  must,  of  course,  be  placed  in  the  former  category. 

If  I  were  to  speak  for  my  own  end, —  that  of  the  finances, —  I 
should  say,  as  the  trustees  have  always  said,  that  we  do  not  stand 
before  you  begging  for  funds.  Day  by  day  and  year  by  year  we 
have  received  munificent  gifts  from  persons  living  and  dead,  but 
these  have  come  to  us  spontaneously  and  without  any  solicitation 
on  our  part.  They  have  been  the  outcome  of  noble  impulses  and 
humane  intentions,  and  they  excite  our  wonder  and  command  our 
admiration  and  our  everlasting  gratitude. 

Permit  me  to  say  in  this  connection  a  single  word  about  a  long 
Hfe,  full  of  good  deeds,  which  has  ended  since  our  last  coming 
together.  All  of  you  know  what  Mr.  Joseph  B.  Glover  has  been 
to  this  institution.  His  benefactions  have  been  recorded  in  our 
printed  reports,  and  their  story  needs  no  repetition.  Suffice  it  to 
say  that  we  have  him  constantly  in  mind  on  this  day  and  on  all 
occasions,  and  that  we  shall  always  hold  his  name  in  tender  re- 
membrance and  high  esteem. 

After  what  I  have  said  about  finances  and  about  our  avoidance 
of  begging  for  funds,  I  must  add  a  word  on  the  other  side  in 
order  to  be  fair.  When  I  consider  how  much  we  can  do  and  are 
doing  with  the  means  which  we  have  at  our  disposal,  I  cannot 
help  thinking  that  we  could  accomplish  twice  or  three  times  as 
much  if  the  amounts  placed  in  our  hands  were  doubled  or  trebled. 
If  this  view  of  the  matter  puts  me  in  the  position  of  a  beggar,  then 
I  am  willing  to  occupy  it. 

Now  let  us   look  for  a  few   moments  upon   the  children  whose 


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welfare  we  have  at  heart  and  the  advancement  of  whose  cause  has 
brought  us  together.  Here  we  have  them  before  us, —  a  silent 
speech  in  itself.  Their  very  presence  is  a  most  touching  and 
powerful  appeal  which  goes  directly  to  your  hearts.  They  do  not 
need  any  speech  in  their  behalf.  There  are  no  words  in  any  language 
which  can  make  the  pathos  more  pathetic.  Still,  do  you  not  feel, 
as  you  sit  here,  that  the  emotion  which  presents  itself  most  vividly 
is  not  pathos  but  cheer  ?  For  my  own  part  I  must  confess  that, 
when  I  come  here  or  when  I  go  to  South  Boston,  I  find  that  it  is 
not  the  sadness  of  the  pupils  which  strikes  me  and  which  is  upper- 
most or  undermost  in  my  mind  ;  it  is  the  brightness  that  radiates 
from  the  faces  which  I  behold. 

Placed  under  the  genial  roof  of  this  beneficent  institution,  where 
they  are  surrounded  by  wholesome  influences  and  receive  the 
kindest  attention  and  most  excellent  care,  and  are  trained  in  the 
best  possible  way  by  able  and  experienced  teachers,  these  children 
are  gradually  freed  from  as  many  of  the  weakening  and  debilitat- 
ing effects  of  their  infirmity  as  are  curable  and  are  brought  up  to 
a  higher  plane  of  physical  health  and  mental  alertness  than  they 
possessed  at  the  time  of  their  admission  to  the  kindergarten.  Then 
they  appear  to  be  just  like  all  other  children.  They  have  pre- 
cisely the  same  enjoyments  as  their  little  brothers  and  sisters  who 
can  see,  the  boys  being  just  as  cheerful  and  the  girls  just  as  chipper. 
I  suppose  that,  after  all,  the  sense  of  being  well  taken  care  of  will 
produce  enjoyment  of  life  in  all  of  us. 

Without  making  any  further  attempt  to  enlarge  vipon  this  sub- 
ject, I  will  leave  you  to  the  contemplation  of  whatever  of  pathos  or 
of  cheerfulness  you  may  find  in  the  exercises  which  are  to  be 
given  by  these  children. 

The  children's  part  in  the  exercises  began  with  the 
song  Lovely  Spring,  which  was  sweetly  rendered  by 
the  little  boys  whose  fresh,  melodious  voices  gave  fit- 
ting expression  to  this  acclamation  of  the  beautiful 
season,  then  opening  before  them. 

The  boys  were  followed  by  the  little  girls  who  gave 
a  number  of  songs  and  recitations,  all  uttering  the  joy- 
ous   note    of    new  life  in  the  awakening  springtime. 


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Their  auditors  listened  with  pleasure  to  the  pretty- 
songs  and  dainty  verses  which  the  little  maidens  gave 
so  sweetly  and  entered  into  so  heartily,  and  the  ap- 
plause w^as  instant  and  wholesouled. 

At  this  point  the  children  were  able  to  forsake  their 
role  of  entertainers  and  join  their  elders  in  listening 
with  pleasure  to  the  excellent  address,  given  by  the 
Rev.  Charles  F.  Dole.  Mr.  Thorndike  introduced  the 
speaker  as  follows :  — 

I  must  not  overlook  a  request  made  by  Mr.  Anagnos  to  the 
effect,  that  no  one  should  be  allowed  to  depart  from  this  platform 
without  sa3dng  something.  We  have  with  us  this  afternoon  a  gen- 
tleman who  is  a  thinker  of  high  thoughts  and  an  earnest  laborer  in 
the  field  of  many  good  causes,  with  whose  deeds  and  ministrations 
most  of  you  are  familiar.  I  am  sure  that  you  will  be  delighted  to 
hear  from  the  Rev.  Charles  F.  Dole  and  I  take  great  pleasure  in 
calling  upon  him  to  speak  to  you. 

Mr.  Dole's  remarks  were  characterized  by  great  re- 
finement and  deep  feeling  and  proved  to  be  as  inter- 
esting to  the  little  children  as  to  the  older  listeners. 
They  are  here  presented  in  full. 


ADDRESS    OF    THE    REV.  CHARLES    F.   DOLE. 

It  is  rather  hard,  Mr.  Chairman,  to  reconcile  your  last  remark 
with  the  one  you  made  a  few  moments  ago,  when  you  said  that  no 
speech  was  needed.  I  hope  I  may  be  allowed  to  stand  here  facing 
the  children,  so  that  I  can  re-assure  myself,  if  need  be,  by  looking 
around  at  them,  because  they  sometimes  come  up  to  my  church  on 
Easter  Sunday  or  some  other  occasion,  and  we  are  always  glad  to 
see  them. 

I  was  wondering  as  I  sat  here  what  it  is  that  really  makes  us 
happy  and  why  are  we  happy.  It  seems  to  me  it  makes  us  happy  to 
feel  that  our  lives  count  for  something ;  that  we  can  do  something. 
If  we  belong  to  some  good  order,  or  good  school,  or  to  the  citizen- 


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ship  of  a  great  city,  or  nation,  or  to  some  noble  companionship,  we 
are  happy  whenever  we  are  doing  the  things  that  the  school  or  the 
■companionship  or  citizenship  bids  us  do.  Let  me  try  to  show  you 
what  I  mean.  I  can  imagine  that  away  back  in  the  beginning 
of  things  all  the  little  atoms  that  make  the  universe  were  given 
consciousness  —  I  am  not  sure  but  they  are  conscious.  Now 
imagine  that  they  were  all  lying  around  loose  in  chaos ;  they  were 
not  having  a  good  time,  there  is  no  pleasure  in  anarchy.  It  seems 
to  me  that,  if  I  had  been  one  of  the  atoms,  I  should  have  enjoyed 
it  immensely  when  I  heard  the  Almighty's  voice  bidding  me  to 
come  out  of  the  chaos  and  join  the  procession  and  begin  to  make 
the  universe ;  and  especially  if  I  knew  that  I  was  sent  with  them 
to  go  ofif  and  help  make  the  world,  the  moon,  a  comet  or  a  rain- 
bow. Once  let  me  feel  that  I  was  a  part  of  the  universe  and  was 
counting  for  something  in  this  divine  universe,  I  am  sure  that  this 
would  have  made  me,  the  little  atom,  happy,  as  any  child  who  is 
standing  in  a  crowd  is  happy  to  hear  someone  say :  "  Let  us  go  to- 
gether to  the  woods,  or  out  upon  the  river."  It  always  makes  us 
happy  to  have  a  place  in  a  noble  order  or  companionship. 

You  know  they  say  that  dirt  is  nothing  but  matter  that  is  out  of 
place  ;  that  is  all.  I  went  the  other  day  to  see  some  pictures,  and 
going  very  near  one  of  the  big  pictures,  I  was  interested  to  see 
how  the  paint  stood  out  on  the  canvas.  I  am  not  sure  but  some 
of  these  children  would  have  been  bright  enough  to  have  passed 
their  fingers  over  those  rough  places  and  to  have  told  us  what  the 
painting  was  !  Suppose  now  you  had  struck  off  one  of  those  little 
bits  of  paint,  so  that  it  had  fallen  on  the  floor ;  it  would  begin  to 
be  dirt ;  it  would  not  count  for  anything  any  longer ;  and  if  you 
picked  up  the  broken  pieces  of  paint  and  again  replaced  them  in 
the  painter's  pot  so  that  he  could  mix  them  for  another  picture, 
this  would  restore  them  to  the  kingdom  of  order  and  they  might 
be  of  use  again.  In  fact,  we  are  all  the  time  changing  things 
back  from  the  realm  of  chaos  and  disorder  into  the  realm  of  order 
and  beauty.  The  maid  takes  up  the  dust  from  the  floor ;  it  does 
not  count  for  anything,  and  any  little  atom  may  well  say,  "  I  don't 
want  to  be  here,"  but  that  dust  is  thrown  out  on  the  ground  and 
in  the  spring-time  it  begins  to  make  a  bed  of  mould  for  a  plant, 
and  now  every  little  atom  of  that  which  was  dirt  has  become  a 
part  of  the  order  of  beauty  and  is  taken  over  into  the  process  of 
living  things. 


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We  are  learning  today  all  about  the  process  of  changing  things 
from  the  realm  of  chaos,  where  they  do  not  count  and  where  they 
are  unhappy,  over  into  the  realm  of  beauty  where  they  do  count, 
and  where  so  far  as  they  count  and  effect  something  they  may  be 
made  happy.  All  our  modern  sciences  are  directed  to  the  saving 
of  waste, —  the  translation  of  what  men  thought  was  waste,  into 
order  and  usefulness.  I  suppose  in  God's  sight  there  is  not  any 
waste ;  it  is  all  order  in  the  great  divine  universe,  but  with  us  a 
great  many  things  seem  to  be  waste.  Thus  they  tell  us  that  years 
ago  when  they  first  began  to  make  gas  from  the  coal,  they  hardly 
knew  what  to  do  with  the  great  piles  of  coke ;  it  was  waste,  but 
now  the  coke  is  the  principal  part  of  the  product,  and  the  gas  is 
the  by-product.  So  with  the  petroleum  oil  as  it  was  first  produced 
out  of  the  earth.  There  were  all  sorts  of  crudities  which  they 
thought  good  for  nothing,  but  the  chemists  went  to  work  and  at 
last  produced  the  wonderful  aniline  dyes  and  all  sorts  of  medic- 
inal products  .besides.  So  we  learn  to  turn  everything  to  use  and 
account. 

What  now  interests  us  here  today  ?  It  is  an  object  lesson  of 
that  same  process  of  which  I  have  only  been  telling  you  parables  ; 
it  is  the  process  whereby  we  learn  to  turn  over  the  waste  into  the 
divine  light  of  order  and  beauty.  We  go  back  a  little  way  and  we 
find  the  common  people  set  over  against  kings  and  princes  ;  the 
aristocrats  did  not  see  much  good  in  common  humanity;  all  the 
good  they  could  see  in  the  peasants  was  to  make  servants  out  of 
them,  and  if  they  could  not  make  servants  they  were  of  no  use 
and  they  killed  them.  Here  in  our  country  we  have  set  up  the 
great  doctrine  of  democracy,  and  we  tell  every  stranger  v/ho 
comes  to  our  shores,  every  Pole  and  Italian, —  "  You  are  a  citizen 
of  the  Great  RepubUc ;  we  want  your  help."  Thus  we  lift  them 
up  and  save  them  and  put  them  in  the  rank  of  men. 

Again,  in  our  own  country  many  people  are  saying  that  they  do 
not  see  any  use  in  the  negroes  of  the  south ;  all  that  they  are  good 
for  is  to  work  on  plantations.  But,  lo  !  Mr.  Booker  Washington 
comes  along  and  shows  us  how  by  education  these  negroes  may 
be  lifted  up  into  the  rank  of  citizetiship.  So  they  used  to  say : 
"  What  shall  we  do  with  all  the  helpless  people,  the  lame,  the 
sickly,  the  defective,  the  Wind  and  the  dumb?"  They  thought 
once  that  these  people  were  simply  a  load  to  be  carried  ;  they  used 
in  olden  times  to  kill  the  helpless  and  the  aged,  because  their  lives 


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seemed  to  be  waste.  But  we  have  been  learning  God's  great 
lessons,  taught  us  in  a  thousand  ways,  that  there  is  nothing 
common  or  unclean ;  that  all  humanity  has  the  divine  spark  and 
can  be  lifted  to  divine  possibilities. 

You  have  heard  the  story  of  the  blind  Epictetus.  He  was  a 
slave.  The  story  was,  that  he  was  lamed  by  the  cruelty  of  his  master  ; 
and  after  that  he  was  liberated, —  perhaps  they  thought  that  he  was 
not  worth  keeping  as  a  slave, —  and  yet  that  lame  slave,  because  he 
knew  God's  lessons  of  wisdom,  has  made  thousands  of  people 
happy  by  his  beautiful  little  book  of  philosophy  and  rehgion.  You 
all  know  here  in  Boston  what  Channing  and  Francis  Parkman 
have  done  to  make  our  city  a  nobler  city  to  live  in.  They  were 
not  strong  men  physically.  Francis  Parkman  had  such  trouble 
with  his  eyes  that  for  weeks  he  could  scarcely  use  them  at  all,  and 
yet  that  man  wrote  books  which  will  be  read  as  long  as  the  Eng- 
lish language  is  spoken.  So  we  see  how  the  feeblest  health  can 
be  turned  to  account. 

Men  used  to  wonder  what  could  be  done  for  the  blind,  till  the 
good  Dr.  Howe  appeared  and  showed  us  the  wounderful  process 
by  which  the  bhnd  could  be  translated  out  of  the  region  of  seeming 
chaos  and  waste  into  the  realm  of  order  and  service  and  use.  At 
last  we  have  this  school —  an  object  lesson  of  the  way  in  which  we 
are  enabled  to  lift  helpless  lives  into  the  divine  realm  of  useful- 
ness. Here  they  are  teaching  these  children  to  do  all  sorts  of 
beautiful  things  with  their  hands  ;  teaching  them  to  play  on  musi- 
cal instruments,  violins  and  pianos,  developing  their  skill,  instruct- 
ing their  minds,  showing  this  inspiring  principle  of  order  and  use, 
running  through  the  world. 

But,  someone  says,  the  hardest  kind  of  cases  we  have  to  do  with, 
are  the  adult  blind.  Take  the  case  of  someone  who  has  had 
skilled  work  all  his  life  until  he  loses  his  sight,  at  60  years  of 
age,  and  he  cannot  any  longer  do  anything  useful.  How  are  you 
going  to  translate  his  work  over  into  the  realm  of  the  useful  ?  But 
the  work  of  the  hands  is  only  a  part  of  what  the  man  or  woman  in 
this  world  can  do.  We  are  not  here  to  do  what  we  can  only  do 
with  our  hands ;  we  are  here  for  spiritual  ends,  for  what  we  can  do 
by  the  power  of  our  lives  ;  by  the  fortitude  and  courage  and 
patience  that  we  possess.  You  can  easily  see  what  this  means,  for 
in  almost  every  home  there  are  the  pet  creatures,  the  song  birds, 
the  canaries,  the  dogs  and  cats.     What   do  we   keep  them  in   our 


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houses  for  ?  Not  for  any  material  use,  but  because  they  make  us 
happy  by  song  or  by  companionship.  What  do  we  keep  the  pet 
dog  for  ?  Because  he  adds  to  the  joy  of  our  Ufe,  If  the  dog  was 
sullen  and  ugly,  then  it  would  cease  to  be  a  joy,  but  it  adds  cheer 
and  pleasantness  to  the  life  of  the  home ;  so  the  canary  bird  adds 
joy  to  our  lives.  If  the  birds  and  dogs  can  do  this,  surely  all  men 
and  women  and  children  can  do  it.  Even  if  anyone  has  lost  his 
sight  in  old  age,  and  can  do  no  more  work  with  his  hands,  still  he 
can  add  moral  and  spiritual  life,  in  the  form  of  patience  and  cour- 
age, to  the  society  to  which  he  belongs ;  that  is  always  possible,  to 
the  end  of  the  longest  life. 

I  remember  a  good  old  minister,  who  had  long  ceased  to  be  ac- 
tively useful  in  the  town  where  he  lived.  One  who  cared  little  for 
churches,  speaking  of  this  old  minister  said  :  "  He  is  worth  having 
in  the  town  just  simply  for  the  life  he  lives."  That  is  to  say,  he 
added  his  beautiful,  kindly  spirit  to  the  community,  and  everybody 
was  richer  for  it.  And  I  always  remember  a  woman  in  this  com- 
munity, a  noble  example,  who  became  more  and  more  helpless  as 
she  grew  older,  who  could  not  do  anything  with  her  hands,  who 
still  sat  smiling  on  us  till  her  life  became  like  a  light  shining  in 
a  dark  place.  All  people  can  do  that,  no  matter  how  helpless  they 
may  seem  ;  all  can  hear  the  divine  voice  that  speaks  to  us,  bidding 
us  come  out  of  the  chaos  of  selfishness  and  join  the  divine  pro- 
cession of  those  who  love  and  march  on  ! 

The  enthusiastic  applause  which  was  awakened  by 
this  eloquent  discourse  was  renewed  upon  Mr.  Thorn- 
dike's  presentation  of  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe,  whose 
words  came  like  a  benediction  to  each  member  of  her 
enthralled  audience  and  were  as  follows:  — 

Mr.  President  and  good  friends,  I  am  not  provided  this  afternoon 
with  a  speech  at  all,  but  when  I  come  here  there  is  so  much  that 
speaks  to  me  that  I  cannot  help  trying  to  hear  the  faint  echo  that 
these  occasions  awaken  in  my  mind,  and  my  thoughts  first  go  back 
to  that  sublime  sentence  in  the  scriptures:  "And  God  said  let 
there  be  light,  and  there  was  light."  However  we  may  consider 
it  in  the  physical  world,  I  feel  that  it  remains  deeply  written  in  the 
intellectual  and  spiritual  world  in  which  and   of  which  we   live. 


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This  divine  commandment  that  there  shall  be  light  makes  itself  felt 
throughout  the  human  domain  where  great-hearted  men  are  stirred 
by  it  to  combat  the  spirits  of  darkness. 

When  I  see  these  dear  children,  condemned,  in  one  sense,  to 
darkness, —  as  Milton  describes  his  blindness. 

With  knowledge  at  one  entrance  quite  shut  out, 

I  feel  how  deeply  it  rests  upon  us  who  see  the  obligation  to  com- 
municate to  them  the  conditions  of  the  inner  light,  the  illumination 
of  educated  intelligence. 

The  instruction  given  to  the  blind  enables  them  to  vindicate  the 
power  and  dignity  of  the  human  mind,  whose  value  can  make 
itself  felt  in  spite  of  the  absence  of  the  outward  sense. 

My  dear  husband's  name  has  been  mentioned,  bringing  to  my 
mind  remembrance  of  his  earnest  desire  that  the  blind,  whom  he 
found  a  pauperized  and  dependent  class,  should  be  trained  in  the 
way  of  honorable  service,  to  be  recognized  as  a  value  in  the  com- 
munity.    To  this  end  he  devoted  in  great  part  the  labor  of  his  life. 

Thus,  if  I  may  speak  to  these  children,  I  will  tell  them  that 
they  are  all  to  be  good  for  something.  They  are  so  young  now 
that  they  do  not  knoMr  how  much  they  may  be  destined  to  accom- 
plish, but  each  one  must  remember  that  all  can  learn  and  under- 
stand and  be  efficient  and  helpful  in  many  ways  and  have  a  great 
part  in  the  human  family. 

Of  this  human  family,  the  nursery  is  the  dearest  institution. 
When  I  look  into  the  faces  of  mothers  I  know  what  it  means  to 
them,  the  joy  and  beauty  that  come  to  them  in  the  presence  of 
their  children.  I  am  sure  that  in  this  little  nursery  for  the  blind 
the  care  and  instruction  are  doubly  blest,  both  to  the  pupils  who 
so  much  need  them  and  to  the  teachers  and  guardians  in  whom 
these  tasks  cannot  but  awaken  tender  afifection  and  interest. 

When  the  last  words  had  fallen  from  the  lips  of 
this  benign  friend,  the  director,  called  by  the  chair- 
man to  address  the  meeting,  gave  an  account  of  the 
character,  aims  and  progress  of  the  work.  The  sub- 
stance of  Mr.  Anagnos'  speech  is  given  below,  but  he 
has  taken  the  liberty  of  making  the  alterations  neces- 


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sary  for  the    presentment  of    the  case  in  permanent 
form. 

REMARKS    OF    MR.  MICHAEL    ANAGNOS. 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  —  I  can  hardly  find 
words  to  express  adequately  my  sense  of  gratitude  to  you  for 
your  great  kindness  in  coming  here  this  afternoon  in  response 
to  the  invitation  of  the  ladies'  visiting  committee,  under 
whose  auspices  this  reception  is  held.  I  beg  to  assure  you 
that  we  are  delighted  to  have  under  our  humble  roof  so  many 
of  the  stanch  friends  and  constant  benefactors  of  the  blind. 
Believe  me  your  presence  in  this  place  is  not  only  a  source  of 
genuine  pleasure  and  encouragement  to  the  teachers  and 
other  officers,  but  a  blessing  and  a  benediction  to  the  little 
children,  in  whose  well-being  you  are  so  deeply  interested.  I 
rejoice  to  see  that  the  powerful  spirit  of  benevolence,  which 
has  induced  so  many  of  the  noblest  and  most  generous  people 
of  Boston  to  provide  the  means  for  the  establishment  and 
support  of  this  juvenile  school,  is  still  abroad  and  as  potent  as 
ever. 

In  order  that  you  may  be  in  a  position  to  gain  a  thorough 
understanding  of  our  work  in  all  its  bearings  and  to  form  a 
correct  judgment  of  the  character  and  aspects  of  the  educa- 
tion of  the  blind  in  Massachusetts,  I  must  give  you  a  clear 
idea  of  the  rules  and  regulations  which  govern  the  admission 
of  pupils  to  our  school,  of  the  physical  and  mental  condition 
in  which  most  of  them  are  when  they  come  to  us  and  of  the 
various  circumstances  under  which  our  labors  are  carried  on. 

Living  as  we  do  in  a  purely  democratic  country,  the 
fundamental  law  of  which  secures  a  perfect  equality  of  rights 
and  duties  to  all  its  inhabitants,  we  are  obliged  to  recognize 
the  fact  that  every  American  child  is  entitled  to  be  educated 
according  to  his  need  and  capacity,  regardless  of  his  ancestry, 
his  social  status,  his  race  or  color.  It  matters  not  whence  he 
hails,  whose  offspring  he  is,  what  is  his  destiny  in  life  and 
whether  he  is  normal  or  defective ;  he  has  an  indisputable 
claim  upon  the  community  or  upon  the  state  to  be  taught  and 


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enlightened.  This  claim  is  always  conceded  to  be  just,  and 
the  necessary  opportunities  for  instruction  are  provided. 

Thus  the  country  is  dotted  with  common  schools  and 
special  institutions,  which  are  supported  at  public  expense  or 
by  private  benevolence  and  which  are  adapted  to  meet  the 
general  wants  and  particular  requirements  of  children  of  every 
description.  To  these  special  institutions  and  to  the  primary 
grade  of  the  public  schools  all  applicants  of  suitable  age  are 
readily  admitted  without  being  subjected  to  examinations  and 
trials  in  order  to  prove  their  fitness  to  become  pupils  or  the 
degree  of  their  mentality.  Nor  do  they  need  to  show  that 
they  possess  a  certain  amount  of  talent  in  order  to  be  re- 
tained. This  is  true  in  the  case  of  all  boys  and  girls,  but 
especially  in  that  of  the  blind. 

When  a  child  is  reported  to  us  we  never  stop  to  ascertain 
whether  he  is  in  good  or  in  poor  health,  bright  or  dull,  ener- 
getic or  apathetic,  active  or  incapable  of  exertion,  strong  or 
weak.  If  his  sight  appears  to  be  so  impaired  as  to  render  it 
impossible  for  him  to  read  and  write  by  using  his  eyes,  and 
if  he  is  not  absolutely  unsound  in  mind,  that  is  enough  for  us. 
We  take  him  in  at  once  and  try  to  find  how  we  can  help  him 
and  bring  him  out  from  darkness  into  light.  We  surround  him 
with  the  influences  of  a  refined  environment  and  of  a  con- 
genial home,  wherein  love  and  kindness  reign  supreme,  and 
place  him  under  the  control  of  caretakers  and  instructors  of 
superior  ability  and  skill,  who  proceed  to  train  and  teach  him 
in  such  a  way  as  to  rouse  him  and  bring  him  out  from  a  state 
of  inertness  into  one  of  activity.  We  do  everything  in  our 
power  to  develop  in  harmonious  proportions  his  physical, 
intellectual  and  moral  nature.  If  we  discover  that  his  power 
of  comprehension  does  not  compare  favorably  with  that  of 
ordinary  children  or,  that  his  machinery  for  producing  element- 
ary thoughts  and  for  putting  these,  as  well  as  his  desires  and 
will,  into  action  is  imperfect,  we  do  not  become  discouraged 
and  give  him  up.  On  the  contrary,  we  use  all  available  means 
to  awaken  his  energies,  strengthen  his  muscles,  improve  his 
health  and  kindle  a  flame  of  capacity  of  some   sort  through 


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the  sparks  of  intelligence  which  may  be  found  buried  in  his 
weak  and  debilitated  physical  organization.  Day  after  day 
we  strive  to  vivify  and  quicken  the  dormant  parts  of  his  brain, 
to  unfold  and  discipline  his  mental  faculties  and  to  gain  such 
results  in  this  direction  as  earnestness  of  purpose,  unwearied 
patience,  constant  toil,  a  rare  degree  of  altruism  and  rational 
methods  of  training  can  achieve.  Here  in  this  group  of 
children  are  several  who  show  symptoms  of  feeble-mindedness 
and  are  utterly  helpless  ;  nevertheless  we  do  not  send  them 
away.  We  keep  them  here  with  the  hope  that  we  may  be 
able  by  perseverance  and  proper  treatment  to  ameliorate  their 
condition  and  to  render  their  lives  less  of  a  burden  to  them- 
selves and  to  their  relatives  and  friends.  This  rule  prevails 
not  only  with  us  but  everywhere  in  this  country.  We  never 
dream  of  throwing  a  pupil  overboard  after  a  trial  of  six  months 
or  of  a  year  because  he  proves  to  be  destitute  of  musical  talent 
or  because  he  lacks  average  mental  capacity. 

In  consequence  of  this  practice  there  are  in  every  American 
institution  for  the  blind  not  a  few  scholars  who  do  not  pos- 
sess the  average  degree  of  intelligence  and  some  who  are 
decidedly  either  backward  or  weak  of  mind  and  of  purpose. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  that,  in  spite  of  the  special 
attention  and  excellent  care  which  all  these  are  invariably 
receiving,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief,  they  fail 
to  become  absolutely  self-reliant  and  to  pursue  a  vocation 
which  will  enable  them  to  earn  their  living.  Therefore,  on 
account  of  this  serious  drawback,  the  number  of  the  success- 
ful graduates  of  our  schools  is  at  the  lowest  calculation  dimin- 
ished by  twenty  or  twenty-five  per  cent. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  the  authenticity  of  which  is  sus- 
tained by  official  statistics,  we  do  not  hesitate  to  state  that 
most  of  the  leading  schools  for  the  blind  in  this  country  do  a 
broader  and  more  thorough  and  effective  work  in  the  educa- 
tion of  children  and  youth  than  that  which  is  accomplished 
elsewhere.  Indeed,  the  fruits  of  the  ministrations  of  these 
establishments,  whether  they  are  considered  from  an  intel- 
lectual and  moral   or  from  a  social  and  material  standpoint. 


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are  more  abundant  and  of  a  higher  value  than  those  obtained 
in  Great  Britain  and  on  the  continent  of  Europe.  For  these 
results  great  credit  is  due  to  the  intelligence  and  superior 
professional  attainments  of  a  large  number  of  able  teachers, 
who  devote  themselves  with  earnest  purpose  to  this  cause,  and 
to  the  unstinted  generosity  of  the  American  people  who  pro- 
vide the  means  for  the  performance  of  the  work  in  the  best 
possible  manner. 

In  1872  when  a  school  for  the  higher  education  of  the 
blind  was  established  in  England,  it  was  modelled  after  the 
Perkins  Institution  in  every  particular.  Not  only  the  system 
of  instruction  and  training,  devised  and  perfected  by  the 
genius  of  Dr.  Howe,  was  transferred  in  all  its  details  from 
South  Boston  to  the  old  mother-land  where  it  has  ever  since 
been  practised  in  its  original  form  without  a  single  ad- 
dition to  its  fundamental  principles  and  methods,  but  every 
one  of  the  teachers,  who  were  engaged  to  transplant  this 
American  educational  scheme  from  our  own  soil  to  that  of 
England  and  make  it  a  success,  was  trained  by  the  founder 
of  our  school.  In  his  forty-third  annual  report  Dr.  Howe 
refers  to  this  matter  in  the  following  words  :  — 

This  enterprise  [the  Normal  College]  was  conceived,  I  believe, 
by  that  veteran  and  able  friend  of  the  blind,  Dr.  Armitage  of  Lon- 
don, who  is  himself  blind  ;  but  it  seems  to  have  been  carried 
through  the  difficult  process  of  birth,  and  brought  into  real  life  and 
strength,  by  the  hands  of  Francis  J.  Campbell.  .  .  .  When  Dr.  Ar- 
mitage made  the  acquaintance  of  Mr.  Campbell  he  wrote  to  me 
inquiring  about  his  character  and  fitness  for  the  task.  Being  satis- 
fied on  this  point,  it  appears  that  he  intrusted  the  matter  to  him. 
Mr.  C.  could  not  find  suitable  teachers  in  London,  and  sought 
some  who  had  been  trained  in  our  school.  He  applied  to  me  to 
give  leave  of  absence  to  one  of  our  teachers  to  help  him,  and  I 
consented  with  pleasure.  He  then  applied  for  another  and  an- 
other, as  his  school  grew ;  and  he  obtained  them  because  I  felt 
bound  by  duty  to  the  cause  to  help  what  was  in  reality  an  Ameri- 
can institution,  struggling  for  existence  in  a  foreign  land,  which 
would  give  the  blind  greater  advantages  than  any  existing  there. 


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For  this  reason  I  consented  to  part  with  several  [six]  of  my  most 
valued  assistants  and  teachers ;  and  the  Royal  Normal  College 
and  Academy  of  Music  for  the  Blind  soon  became  virtually  an 
American  institution  for  the  instruction  of  British  youth. 

At  the  celebration  of  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
birth  of  Dr.  Howe,  his  friend,  Dr.  Edw^ard  Everett  Hale, 
spoke  as  follows  on  the  same  subject :  — 

Mr,  Campbell  told  me  that  when  he  first  came  to  the  institution 
[the  Normal  College]  and  was  authorized  to  organize  the  staff  of 
the  school  with  a  number  of  teachers  to  name,  those  noble  men 
and  women  gave  him  literally  carte  blanche  that  he  might  choose  his 
assistants  from  the  whole  of  the  world ;  and  he  told  me  that,  with 
the  single  exception  of  one  of  the  gentlemen  in  the  music  depart- 
ment, all  were  chosen  from  America  —  directly  or  indirectly  they 
came  from  the  training  of  our  own  home  institution  here,  from  the 
people  whom  Dr.  Howe  had  trained. 

These  facts,  together  with  the  results  of  the  work  of  the 
American  schools  for  the  blind,  are  familiar  to  those  who  have 
made  a  study  of  the  subject.  The  prestige  and  success  of 
the  American  institutions  are  established  on  so  firm  a  basis 
and  are  so  well  known  both  in  this  country  and  in  Europe, 
that  it  would  seem  unnecessary  to  speak  of  them,  were  it  not 
that  an  effort  has  been  made  of  late  by  certain  persons  to  be- 
little and  disparage  them.  This  effort  appears  to  be  against 
the  work  in  Massachusetts  in  particular.  The  citizens  of  the 
old  Bay  State  have  long  been  proud  of  her  preeminence  in  ed- 
ucation and  philanthropy,  and  if  any  of  them  have  been  misled 
by  partial  statements,  they  will,  I  am  sure,  be  glad  to  know 
the  truth  and  to  learn  that  she  still  retains  her  noble  and 
commanding  position.  Statements  of  facts  are  sometimes 
made  in  such  a  way  as  to  convey  a  more  erroneous  impression 
than  would  the  use  of  a  deliberate  untruth. 

We  hear  frequently  of  the  brilliant  achievements  of  the 
institution  at  Upper  Norwood  in  England.  Glowing  tales 
are    told    of    the    marvellous    success    of    its    graduates    and 


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the  superior  methods  of  instruction  and  training,  which  enable 
eighty-eight  per  cent,  of  them  to  become  self-supporting. 
We  are  always  glad  to  learn  of  the  success  of  others  en- 
gaged in  the  work  of  educating  the  blind  whether  at  home 
or  abroad  and  to  give  a  due  meed  of  praise  to  those  who  have 
earned  it.  But  in  order  to  make  a  fair  comparison  between 
the  Royal  college  and  the  American  institutions,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  show  the  causes  which  produce  these  effects.  How 
comes  it  that  so  large  a  proportion  of  the  former  are  self- 
supporting  ?  Because  its  personnel  consists  of  picked  boys 
and  girls.  The  one  hundred  and  fifty  students  of  this  school 
in  England  are  selected  from  about  forty  thousand  blind 
people  who  live  in  the  United  Kingdom,  while  there  are  only 
3,983  sightless  persons  in  Massachusetts,  from  whom  come 
the  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  beneficiaries  of  the  state  who 
are  placed  in  the  different  departments  of  the  Perkins  Institu- 
tion. These  facts  —  so  indispensable  to  an  understanding  of 
the  case  —  are  never  mentioned  by  those  who  describe  the 
Royal  college.  They  talk  at  random  about  the  complete 
technical  school  connected  with  the  college,  in  which  handi- 
crafts are  taught  and  practised ;  but  when  the  searchlight  of 
truth  is  turned  on  we  find  that  the  sole  craft  taught  therein 
is  that  of  tuning  pianofortes.  It  should  also  be  said  that  the 
amount  of  educational  manual  training  given  there  is  infinitely 
less  than  that  received  by  the  pupils  of  the  primary  depart- 
ments of  this  kindergarten.  It  is  well  to  state  in  this  con- 
nection that  the  art  of  tuning  pianofortes  is  peculiarly  adapted 
to  their  students,  since  many  of  these  are  supported  by  special 
scholarship  committees,  which  choose  them  from  among  the 
advanced  pupils  of  the  local  schools  in  Scotland  and  else- 
where and  send  them  to  Upper  Norwood  for  the  purpose  of 
learning  this  craft. 

In  order  to  prove  that  the  above  statements  are  absolutely 
correct  in  every  particular,  we  subjoin  here  a  mass  of  official 
testimony  which  we  have  gathered  from  the  annual  reports 
and  circulars  of  the  college  and  which  we  reprint  with  strict 
accuracy. 


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The  first  report  of  the  institution  under  consideration  was 
published  by  the  executive  committee  in  1873,  and  on  the 
8th  page  of  this  document  occurs  the  following  statement :  — 

The  Institutions  for  the  education  of  the  Blind  in  France  and 
America  being  designed  for  young  persons  of  all  capacities,  many 
of  the  pupils  received  by  them  have  but  little  intellectual  or 
musical  ability.  As  it  is  intended  to  admit  to  the  Normal  College 
only  candidates  who  possess  the  requisite  talent,  a  much  larger 
proportion  of  successful  graduates  may  be  anticipated  than  at  any 
Institution  abroad. 

The  terms  for  admission  to  the  college  were  given  in  a 
prospectus,  which  was  printed  in  full  on  the  7th  page  of  the 
second  annual  report  and  from  which  we  quote  as  follows  :  — 

The  College  is  a  Charitable  Institution,  specially  designed  to 
benefit  the  BUnd  who  are  unable  to  provide  for  their  own  educa- 
tion. It  is  open,  however,  to  the  young  of  every  class,  but  only 
those  will  be  received  as  pupils,  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Prin- 
cipal, show  sufficient  ability  to  make  it  probable  that  by  instruc- 
tion they  can  be  rendered  capable  of  self-support. 

As  without  previous  trial  it  would  in  many  cases  be  difficult 
to  determine  whether  an  appUcant  for  admission  has  sufficient 
capacity  for  the  kind  of  education  given  at  the  College,  candidates 
will  first  be  received  as  probatiotiers  for  a  term  of  three  months  or 
less. 

For  a  number  of  years  this  circular  was  reprinted  in  each 
succeeding  report. 

On  the  17th  page  of  the  eighth  report,  published  in  1881, 
the  following  statement  is  found  :  — 

The  Gardner  Trustees  conferred  with  the  College  authorities, 
and  arranged  to  assist  twenty-three  pupils  during  the  year.  A 
large  number  of  candidates  were  examined,  and  so  far  as  possible 
the  selection  was  made  according  to  merit. 

In  1876  the  following  information  was  given  on  the  17th 
page  of  the  third  annual  report :  — 


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The  late  Dr.  S.  G.  Howe,  so  long  the  director  of  the  well-known 
Perkins  Institution,  Boston,  U.S.,  in  a  recent  report,  stated  that 
at  least  75  per  cent,  of  all  the  pupils  of  that  institution  had  become 
independent  men  and  women,  taking  their  part  with  their  fellows 
in  the  busy  world.  .  .  . 

Many  other  institutions,  as  those  of  New  York,  Pennsylvania, 
Maryland,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Kentucky,  etc.,  claim 
that  their  success  is  fully  equal  to  that  of  Boston. 

On  the  281st  page  of  the  printed  volume  of  the  proceedings 
of  the  Congth  Inteniatioial  pour  I  Amelioration  du  sort  des 
Avciigles,  held  at  Brussels,  Belgium,  in  August,  1902,  is  given 
a  paper  read  by  Mr.  John  P.  Coldstream  of  Edinburgh,  who  is  a 
member  of  a  local  special  scholarship  committee  of  that  city, 
the  object  of  which  is  to  provide  the  means  for  the  higher 
education  of  the  blind  of  Scotland.  He  speaks  as  follows 
of  the  procedure  of  this  society  in  the  choice  of  its  benefici- 
aries :  — 

Having  selected  promising  young  men  and  women,  we  send 
them  to  the  Royal  College  at  Norwood.   .  .  . 

The  pupil  goes  at  first  for  three  months  on  probation,  at  the  end 
of  which  time  the  Principal  of  the  College  reports  whether  he  or 
she  has  sufficient  talent  to  justify  further  training  at  the  College. 

In  selecting  the  pupils,  great  care  has  to  be  taken,  that  both 
physically  and  morally,  from  family  history  and  personally,  the 
pupil  is  likely  to  turn  out  well.  We  have  had  very  few  failures, 
only  one  or  two. 

Finally,  the  oft  repeated  intimation  that  the  doors  of  the 
Royal  college  are  wide  open  to  the  adult  blind  and  that  many 
of  these  are  received  therein  and  rendered  capable  of  earning 
a  livelihood  is  contradicted  by  the  printed  rules  of  admission 
to  that  institution.  In  these  it  is  explicitly  stated  that  the 
senior  class  of  the  college  consists  of  pupils  from  fifteen  to 
twenty-one  years  old  and  that  exceptional  cases  of  persons 
over  this  age  can  only  be  admitted  by  special  vote  of  the  com- 
mittee. 

These  facts  and  circumstances,  gathered  with  scrupulous 


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care  and  set  forth  with  absolute  exactness,  show  clearly-  the 
unfairness,  nay  the  impossibility  of  comparing  the  results 
obtained  in  the  American  schools  for  the  blind  with  those 
secured  at  the  Royal  Normal  College  in  England  without  men- 
tioning the  special  conditions  and  the  advantages  and  disad- 
vantages which  are  peculiar  to  each  case.  Where  the  premises 
are  not  correctly  and  fully  stated,  it  is  utterly  impossible  to 
draw  a  just  conclusion  or  to  receive  a  true  impression. 

Before  closing  my  remarks  permit  me  to  allude  briefly 
to  the  early  history  of  the  kindergarten  and  to  its  remarkable 
growth  during  the  past  fifteen  years. 

In  June,  1882,  a  solitary  voice  was  raised  in  behalf  of  the 
little  sightless  children,  proclaiming  the  imperative  necessity 
of  establishing  a  kindergarten  for  their  benefit.  At  first  very 
little  attention  was  paid  to  the  call ;  but  after  some  time, 
through  systematic  and  persistent  efforts,  the  interest  of  the 
public  was  aroused,  and  apathetic  indifference  was  suc- 
ceeded by  earnest  activity.  The  number  of  those  who 
heeded  the  appeal  and  gave  substantial  assistance  to  the 
new  enterprise  increased  so  steadily  that  five  years  later  the 
first  building  was  erected  and  consecrated  to  its  beneficent 
uses.  The  exercises  of  its  dedication  were  held  on  the  19th 
of  April,  1887,  and  were  attended  by  a  large  company  repre- 
sentative of  the  best  elements  in  our  society.  Many  dis- 
tinguished men  and  women  were  present.  Among  these 
were  Dr.  Samuel  Eliot,  who  presided  with  his  wonted  grace 
and  efficiency,  Dr.  Andrew  Preston  Peabody,  Dr.  Phillips 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe,  Dr.  Cyrus  Augustus  Bartol, 
Rev.  Brooke  Herford,  Mr.  William  Endicott,  junior,  and  Miss 
Clara  T.  Endicott,  Mr.  John  Sullivan  Dwight,  Miss  Louisa 
M.  Alcott,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Huntington  Wolcott,  Mrs.  Will- 
iam Appleton,  Mrs.  Maud  Howe  Elliott,  Miss  Sarah  B.  Fay, 
Hon.  John  W.  Dickinson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Treat  Paine, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  Brooks,  Mr.  Joseph  Beal  Glover,  Mrs. 
John  H.  Thorndike,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Wales,  Miss 
Mary  Anne  Wales,  Dr.  J.  Theodore  Heard,  Mr.  John  M. 
Rodocanachi,  Mrs.  John  E.  Lodge,  Miss  Edith  Rotch,  Mr. 


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Edward  Jackson,  Mr.  Edward  N.  Perkins,  Mr.  Alexander 
Young  and  a  host  of  others.  The  kindergarten  was  opened 
on  the  second  day  of  May,  and  the  work  was  then  inaugurated 
with  ten  children. 

This  was  a  small  beginning ;  but  in  a  few  years  the  house 
was  filled  to  overflowing,  and  there  was  an  imperative  demand 
for  more  room.  Since  then  the  growth  of  the  juvenile  school 
has  been  very  rapid,  and  we  have  today  four  buildings  includ- 
ing this  hall,  instead  of  a  single  house,  and  ninety-five  children 
in  attendance. 

Some  time  ago  it  became  evident  that  our  accommodations 
for  girls  were  not  sufficient  to  enable  us  to  receive  without 
unnecessary  delays  all  suitable  applicants  for  admission.  The 
matter  was  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  trustees,  and,  after 
considering  it  carefully,  they  decided  by  a  unanimous  vote  to 
proceed  at  once  with  the  construction  of  another  building,  the 
fifth  in  number.  All  the  members  of  the  board  were  eager 
for  the  speedy  erection  of  this  edifice,  but  one  of  them  was 
particularly  urgent  and  almost  impatient  to  see  it  finished  and 
put  into  use ;  and  I  cannot  refrain  in  this  connection  from  re- 
ferring in  a  few  words  to  my  dear  friend  and  the  great  pro- 
moter of  our  cause,  the  late  Joseph  Beal  Glover,  whose 
devotion  to  the  welfare  of  the  blind  has  seldom  been  excelled. 

Mr.  Glover  was  profoundly  interested  in  everything  per- 
taining to  the  kindergarten  and  labored  indefatigably  for  its 
success  and  prosperity.  He  loved  this  place  dearly  and  was 
very  proud  of  what  had  been  achieved  here.  He  attended 
our  entertainments  regularly  and  derived  an  immense  amount 
of  pleasure  from  the  exercises  of  the  children.  At  a  good 
old  age  he  dropped  like  ripe  fruit  from  the  tree  of  life  and 
was  gathered  to  his  fathers.  He  has  left  us  for  ever.  We 
shall  see  his  benign  face  no  more,  nor  shall  we  hear  his  ring- 
ing voice  again.  Yet  this  does  not  imply  that  all  is  over 
because  he  has  been  taken  away  from  us.  No,  not  by  any 
means !  He  is  now  as  near  to  our  hearts  as  ever  before. 
His  memory  will  remain  always  green  and  fragrant  to  those 
to  whose  cause  he  has  rendered  most  valuable  and  absolutely 


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disinterested  service.  Through  his  munificent  benefactions 
he  has  won  a  crown  of  honor,  and  it  was  right  and  just  and 
proper  to  put  it  upon  his  brow.  Thus  the  name  of  Joseph 
Beal  Glover,  engraved  in  letters  of  gold,  has  been  placed  in 
the  most  prominent  part  of  the  portico  of  yonder  building 
as  a  tribute  to  his  generosity,  and  there  it  will  remain  for 
many  long  years,  let  us  hope.  That  edifice  will  stand  always 
as  a  monument  to  his  benevolence  and  as  an  incitement  to 
others  to  rise  up  and  follow  the  example  of  this  noble  bene- 
factor of  the  afflicted  members  of  the  human  family. 

At  the  conclusion  of  these  remarks,  the  little  ones 
again  became  the  exponents  of  their  own  sunny- 
heartedness  and  awoke  the  slumbering  echoes  with 
their  music.  Joseph  Rodrigo  and  Ludge  Jean  were 
the  first  of  these  messengers,  and  well  did  they  ex- 
press the  general  feeling  by  their  rendering  of  Rein- 
ecke's  Flozver  Song.  Their  expression  betokened  a 
willingness  to  accept  as  their  due  the  applause  which 
followed  closely  upon  their  last  word. 

The  three  little  boys,  Thomas  White,  Leon  Gibson 
and  Clarence  Hamlett,  played  a  trio  for  .violins  by 
Dancla,  and  showed,  considering  their  ages,  that 
they  had  acquired  a  good  mastery  of  their  instru- 
ments and  were  already  capable  of  imparting  pleas- 
ure by  their  performance.  Then  a  chorus  of  chil- 
dren's voices  gave  harmonious  utterance  to  the  song 
by  Sinclair  Dunn,  Come  to  the  Woodlands,  their  bright 
young  voices  sounding  gaily  forth  the  tuneful  strains. 
The  last  number  on  the  programme,  Selections  from 
Martha,  was  rendered  by  the  entire  orchestra,  which 
includes  performers  upon  stringed  instruments  and 
those  classed  as  wood,  wind  and  brasses.  This  little 
band  offers  an  excellent  beginning  in  ensemble  work 
to  the  young  students.     They  did  surprisingly  well, 


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giving  evidence  of  careful  drilling  and  of  painstaking 
effort  and  foreshadowing  promise  of  future  excellence 
in  their  musical  work. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  occasion  was  one  of  deep 
interest  and  exhibited  most  gratifying  results  to  the 
many  friends  whose  zeal  was  rekindled  by  witnessing 
the  actual  work  of  the  school,  while  the  formation  of 
personal  acquaintance  with  each  little  individual 
whose  nature  is  unfolding  beneath  these  beneficent 
influences  is  a  most  pleasing  feature  of  the  anniver- 
sary celebration. 

II  n  flDcmoriam, 

Death  of  Friends  of  the  Kindergarten. 

We  cannot  hold  mortality's  strong  hand. 

—  Shakespeare. 

In  the  course  of  the  past  year  death  has  robbed  the 
kindergarten  of  fourteen  of  its  devoted  friends  and 
constant  benefactors,  who  took  a  deep  interest  in  its 
welfare  and  contributed  generously  to  its  growth  and 
support.  The  list  of  the  deceased  comprises  the 
honored  and  beloved  names  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Caro- 
line Ames,  Mr.  Joseph  H.  Center,  Miss  Sarah  Silver 
Cox,  Mrs.  Louisa  Beecher  Gaston,  Miss  Emily 
Greene,  Mrs.  Mary  Longfellow  Greenleaf,  Mrs.  Har- 
riet White  Lawrence,  Miss  Sarah  Cabot  Minot,  Mrs. 
Mary  Abby  Newell,  Mrs.  Dexter  N.  Richards,  Mrs. 
Nancy  E.  Rust,  Mrs.  Rose  Lee  Saltonstall,  Miss 
Alice  Buckminster  Weld  and  Miss  Sophia  L.  Whit- 
well. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Caroline  Ames  died  at  her  resi- 
dence in  this  city,  at  the  corner  of  Commonwealth 
avenue  and  Dartmouth  street,  on  Tuesday,  the  twen- 


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tieth  day  of  January,  1903.  She  was  the  widow  of 
the  well  known  capitalist  and  business  man  of  Boston, 
Mr.  Frederick  Lothrop  Ames,  who  served  for  several 
years  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
Perkins  Institution,  attending  to  the  duties  of  the 
ofifice  with  his  wonted  diligence  and  characteristic 
fidelity,  and  who  was  deeply  interested  in  the  cause 
of  the  little  sightless  children  and  a  generous  con- 
tributor to  the  fund  for  its  advancement.  Mrs.  Ames 
took  as  much  interest  in  it  as  her  husband  and 
showed  a  great  desire  to  aid  it.  In  the  winter  of 
1886,  when  we  were  struggling  to  raise  the  necessary 
means  for  the  erection  and  equipment  of  the  first 
building  of  the  kindergarten,  she  kindly  came  to  our 
assistance  and  lent  us  the  drawing-rooms  of  her 
beautiful  mansion  for  the  benefit  of  the  enterprise. 
Here  was  given  under  peculiarly  favorable  auspices  a 
brilliant  and  most  successful  entertainment,  which 
consisted  of  readings  and  music  and  in  which  the 
following  distinguished  authors  and  musicians  took 
part:  —  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  Col.  Thomas 
Wentworth  Higginson,  Dr.  Frederick  H.  Hedge,  Mr. 
Christopher  Cranch,  Rev.  Edward  Everett  Hale,  Mr. 
William  H.  Sherwood  and  Miss  Margaret  Hall. 
Soon  after  the  death  of  her  husband  Mrs.  Ames  and 
her  daughter.  Miss  Mary  Shreve  Ames,  became  regu- 
lar subscribers  to  the  fund  for  maintenance  of  the  kin- 
dergarten and  have  responded  promptly  to  the  annual 
appeals  made  in  its  behalf.  Mrs.  Ames  was  a  charm- 
ing and  very  accomplished  woman.  Like  her  hus- 
band she  possessed  fine  artistic  taste  and  aided  and 
guided  him  in  many  of  his  selections  of  rare  works  of 
art.  She  enjoyed  the  companionship  of  a  large  circle 
of  friends  and  was  constantly  doing  a  great  amount 


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of  good  in  a  quiet  way.  She  was  beloved  in  North 
Easton  for  her  benevolence  and  highly  esteemed  for 
the  gracious  way  in  which  she  treated  rich  and  poor 
alike.  Although  the  wealthiest  woman  in  Boston, 
she  devoted  much  of  her  time  to  the  personal  investi- 
gation of  worthy  charities,  and  when  her  confidence 
was  gained,  she  gave  liberally.  She  usually  accom- 
panied her  gifts,  however,  with  the  wish  that  they 
should  not  be  made  public.  Through  the  various 
phases  of  life  Mrs.  Ames  was  ever  gentle,  courteous, 
true  and  upright. 

Her  soul  was  pure  and  sweet  and  white, 
All  good  was  garnered  there. 

Mr.  Joseph  H.  Center,  whose  death  occurred  on 
the  eleventh  of  March,  1903,  was  a  kind  friend  to  the 
kindergarten  and  an  annual  subscriber  to  its  funds. 
He  was  a  benevolent  man  and  was  noted  for  his 
uprightness,  earnestness  of  purpose  and  the  sim- 
plicity and  frugality  of  his  life.  He  was  charitable  in 
thought  and  deed,  but  while  his  love  of  his  fellow-men 
found  frequent  occasion  for  wise  exercise,  it  was  never 
on  dress  parade. 

His  every  act  a  benefaction  seemed, 

And  with  a  holy  zeal  his  whole  life  teemed. 

Miss  Sarah  Silver  Cox,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr. 
Benjamin  and  Susan  Deland  Cox,  died  at  Davos  Platz, 
Switzerland,  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  November,  1902. 
Her  remains  were  brought  home  and  the  funeral  ser- 
vices were  held  at  the  residence  of  Dr.  Octavius  B. 
Shreve,  No.  29  Chestnut  street,  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, on  the  eighth  day  of  December.  Miss  Cox  was 
strongly  attached  to  the  cause  of  the  blind  and  showed 
her  appreciation  of  the  kindergarten  and  its  work  by 


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remembering  it  generously  in  her  will.  She  was  a 
woman  of  tender  heart  and  charitable  disposition, 
highly  esteemed  and  sincerely  admired  for  intelli- 
gence, gracious  manners,  broad  views  and  active  inter- 
est in  the  poor  and  the  needy.  Her  friends  loved  her 
dearly  and  prized  her  for  what  she  was  in  the  inter- 
course of  life  and  for  what  she  did  for  others.  She 
was  far  away  from  her  native  land,  enjoying  the  ad- 
vantages of  travel  and  foreign  countries  and  the  many 
pleasures  afforded  by  the  changes  of  scenery  and  sur- 
roundings, when  — 

Death,  the  grim  gray  messenger,  his  net  had  cast, 
And,  from  this  vale,  had  summoned  her  away 
To  join  the  throng  of  those  who  went  before. 

Mrs.  Louisa  Beecher  Gaston,  widow  of  William 
Gaston,  at  one  time  governor  of  Massachusetts,  died 
on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  of  March,  1903,  in  the 
seventy-third  year  of  her  age.  She  was  a  woman  of 
rare  qualities  of^mind  and  heart,  having  inherited  most 
of  the  striking  traits  of  the  Beecher  family,  to  which 
she  belonged  and  which  has  had  so  many  noted  mem- 
bers. In  everything  which  she  felt  that  her  duty 
commanded  her  to  do,  she  showed  a  strong  spirit  of 
independence  and  fearlessness.  She  firmly  believed 
in  humanity  and  her  vigorous  faith  in  it  was  united 
with  great  consideration  for  those  who  were  less 
favored  in  life  than  herself.  She  was  a  helpful  friend 
of  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children  and  an  annual 
subscriber  to  the  fund  for  the  support  of  the  kinder- 
garten. The  limits  of  her  generosity  were  determined 
by  the  means  at  her  disposal.  She  exercised  good 
judgment  in  giving  and  dispensed  her  benefactions 
quietly  and  unostentatiously  among  many  sufferers 
and  needy  persons  to  whom  she  gave  warm  sympathy 


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as  well  as  practical  assistance  in  time  of  need.  To 
these  and  to  numerous  others  she  endeared  herself 
and  was  truly  beloved  by  them. 

Her  days  were  like  the  harvest  growing  great, 
Simplicity  and  truth  were  hers  withal, 
And  earnestness  of  purpose  for  the  best. 
To  live  such  life  were  blessedness  of  fate. 

Miss  Emily  Greene,  daughter  of  the  late  Franklin 
Greene,  died  of  pneumonia  at  her  home  in  Jamaica 
Plain  on  the  third  day  of  December,  1902.  She  was 
a  woman  of  broad  views  and  philanthropic  instincts 
and  had  a  warm  heart  and  a  liberal  hand.  Among 
the  many  good  causes  to  which  she  was  a  cheerful 
giver  the  kindergarten  was  the  one  to  which  she  de- 
voted the  greatest  amount  of  thought  and  attention. 
Miss  Greene  was  noted  for  her  uprightness  and  pos- 
sessed many  womanly  qualities  and  excellent  traits  of 
character,  which  were  known  only  to  those  who  came 
into  somewhat  intimate  relations  with  her.  She  was 
unostentatious  in  her  good  deeds  and  wise  in  her 
benefactions,  always  planning  for  those  who  needed 
help. 

Oft  has  her  gen'rous  hand  reliev'd 

The  needy  and  the  distress'd. 
And  they,  in  humble  gratitude, 

Her  name  have  often  bless'd. 

On  the  third  day  of  December,  1902,  in  the  stately 
house  at  Cambridge,  which  for  many  years  had  been 
her  home,  there  came  to  an  end  the  long  and  gracious 
life  of  Mrs.  Mary  Longfellow  Greenleaf,  who  was 
almost  the  last  survivor  of  the  social  and  literary 
circle,  which  gave  such  charm  and  fame  to  Cam- 
bridge in  the  third  quarter  of  the  last  century.  She 
was  born  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  18 16,  and  was  the 
youngest  sister  of  the  two  poets,   Henry  Wadsworth 


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and  Samuel  Longfellow.      Like  every  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  her  father,  the  Hon.  Stephen  Longfellow,  she 
was  a  person  of  purpose  and  strength  of  character,  in- 
tellectually  and   morally    alert.     She    showed   plainly 
the  good  results  of  her  early  training  in  accordance 
with    the    old-fashioned     New    England    ideas,    in    a 
household    noted    for   its    simplicity,    refinement  and 
high  standard  of  living.     In   her  young   womanhood 
Miss  Longfellow  became  the  wife  of  James  Greenleaf, 
whose  extensive  business  in  the  south  led  him  to  take 
up   his   residence  in    New  Orleans.     When   the  civil 
war  broke  out  they  returned  to  the  north  and  after 
her  husband's  death  in   1865   Mrs.  Greenleaf  resided 
in  Cambridge  in  order  to  be  near  the  great  poet  to 
whom  she  was  joined  by  mutual  affection.     Here  she 
lived    with    simple   dignity,    dispensing   a  quiet   and 
graceful    hospitality  to    a   large    number   of    friends. 
Her    fine    mind,    keen    interest    in    books   and    wide 
reading  and  acquaintance  with  distinguished  men  and 
women  at   home  and   abroad   made   her  a  deliehtful 
companion.     But  more  marked  than  her  intellectual 
and  social  characteristics  were  her  tender  feelings  and 
the  sympathies  of  her  large  heart,  which  were  mani- 
fested  in   numerous   deeds  of  benevolence  and  gen- 
erosity.    For    many    years    she  gave   lavishly  of  her 
income  to  church  charities,  to  missionary  endeavors 
and  to  philanthropic  objects  of  every  kind.     No  one 
could  estimate  the  extent  of  her  benefactions,  which 
were  bestowed  gracefully,  gladly  and  without  ostenta- 
tion.    To  the  kindergarten  she  was  a  loyal  friend  and 
a  generous  benefactress.     In   addition  to  the  liberal 
subscription  which  she  never  failed  to  send  for  its  sup- 
port in  response  to  Mrs.  Agassiz's  annual  appeal,  she 
left  to  it  in  her  will  a  legacy  of  ^5,000.     During  the 


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last  few  years  of  Mrs.  Greenleaf's  life  the  effects  of 
great  age  bore  upon  her  very  heavily.  Her  frame 
grew  more  and  more  fragile  and  her  bodily  infirmities 
increased  steadily.  These  were  finally  aggravated  by 
the  total  loss  of  sight,  which  was  a  hard  blow  to  one 
who  loved  to  read,  to  see  the  faces  of  those  who  were 
near  and  dear  to  her,  to  minister  to  herself  as  well  as 
to  others  and  to  look  upon  all  things  beautiful. 
These  deprivations  she  bore  with  courage  and  with 
unabating  faith  until  she  was  touched  by  the  hand  of 
death  and  went  peacefully  to  the  sleep  that  knows  no 
waking.  Thus  ended  the  earthly  career  of  a  woman 
of  fine  intelligence  and  marked  benevolence,  of  whom 
it  may  be  said,  in  the  words  of  her  beloved  brother, 
that  she  was  — 

Noble  by  birth,  yet  nobler  by  beneficent  deeds. 

Mrs.  Harriet  White  Lawrence,  widow  of  Abbott 
Lawrence,  died  at  her  home,  No.  5  Commonwealth  ave- 
nue, on  the  fifth  day  of  February,  1903,  in  the  seventy- 
first  year  of  her  age.  She  was  born  in  this  city  and  was 
the  daughter  of  the  late  James  W.  Paige,  an  old-time 
merchant  of  Boston.  Her  husband  died  in  1893  and 
she  is  survived  by  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Mrs. 
Lawrence  was  the  embodiment  of  goodness,  benevo- 
lence and  of  those  womanly  virtues  which  ennoble  and 
adorn  her  sex.  Her  modesty  and  earnestness  of  pur- 
pose, united  with  strict  uprightness  and  a  charitable 
disposition,  endeared  her  to  all  her  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances, and  long  will  her  memory  be  cherished 
by  many  as  one  of  life's  brightest  blessings.  She 
showed  great  sympathy  with  the  needy  and  the  unfort- 
unate members  of  the  human  family  and  her  heart 
and  purse  were  constantly  open  to  deserving  causes 


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and  beneficent  institutions,  among  which  the  kinder- 
garten for  the  bhnd  was  included. 

From  the  prayer  of  want  and  plaint  of  woe 
She  never,  never  turned  away  her  ear. 

The  cause  of  the  bhnd  has  sustained  another  great 
loss  in  the  death  of  Miss  Sarah  Cabot  Minot,  which 
occurred  at  her  home,  No.  245  Marlborough  street, 
on  the  tenth  day  of  January,  1903,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
seven  years.  She  came  of  an  old  Boston  family  and 
was  related  to  many  prominent  people  of  this  city. 
She  was  a  noble-hearted  woman,  always  active  in  good 
works,  deliberate  in  counsel,  yet  prompt  to  perform 
the  deed  determined  upon.  The  cause  of  the  little 
blind  children  appealed  strongly  both  to  Miss  Minot 
and  to  her  surviving  sisters  and  they  have  shown  their 
active  interest  in  it  by  several  gifts,  which  they  have 
made  at  different  times  to  the  kindergarten.  To  each 
and  all  of  them  the  following  lines  of  the  poet  may  be 
applied  with  entire  fitness  :  — 

Beautiful  lives  are  those  that  bless  — 

Silent  rivers  of  happiness, 

Whose  hidden  fountains  but  few  may  guess. 

The  little  sightless  children  have  been  robbed  of 
a  beloved  friend  and  generous  benefactor  by  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Mary  Abbie  Newell,  which  took  place  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  March,  1903.  Poss'essed  of  superior 
intelligence  and  of  a  tender  heart,  overflowing  with 
affection  and  sympathy,  she  was  always  ready  to  do 
good  and  to  render  service  or  give  help  to  those  who 
were  severely  handicapped  in  the  race  of  life.  She 
was  the  widow  of  the  late  Andrew  H.  Newell,  who 
lost  his  sight  while  pursuing  his  honorable  career  as 
an  enterprising  and  successful  merchant  and  to  whose 


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comfort  and  happiness  she  devoted  all  her  thoughts 
and  energies  with  unsurpassed  forgetfulness  of  self. 
At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  in  1888, 
she  was  overwhelmed  with  a  sense  of  loneliness  and 
desolation,  and  ever  since  the  occurrence  of  this  sad 
event  she  invariably  commemorated  the  anniversaries 
both  of  his  birth  and  his  decease  by  sending  generous 
sums  of  money  to  the  kindergarten,  accompanying 
them  with  heartfelt  wishes  for  its  prosperity  and  with 
expressions  of  affection  for  the  little  children.  Mrs. 
Newell  was  a  noble  and  benevolent  woman,  a  loving 
and  faithful  wife  and  a  sincere  and  sympathetic  friend 
to  the  blind.  She  has  left  behind  her  the  memory  of 
a  life  marked  by  conscientious  discharge  of  duty,  by  a 
liberal  and  helpful  spirit  and  by  affection  strong  and 
true  to  the  end. 

Peace  to  her  gentle  shade  and  endless  rest ! 

Mrs.  Louisa  M.  Richards  of  Brookline,  widow  of 
Dexter  N.  Richards,  died  at  her  summer  place  in  In- 
tervale, New  Hampshire,  on  the  fourth  of  July,  1903. 
She  was  born  in  Boston  on  the  third  day  of  Januar)^, 
1836,  and  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Benjamin  B. 
Appleton,  who  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  the 
commercial  circles  of  his  time,  and  of  Catherine  Hoo- 
ton  Appleton.  On  the  eighteenth  of  October,  1859, 
she  was  married  to  Mr.  Dexter  N.  Richards,  who  died 
a  few  years  ago  and  who  was  well  known  among  the 
merchants  of  Boston.  He  was  connected  with  many 
manufacturing  enterprises  and  at  the  time  of  his  de- 
cease was  president  of  the  corporation  of  one  mill  and 
treasurer  of  that  of  another.  He  was  also  associated 
for  a  long  time  with  a  number  of  prominent  men  in 
the  dry  goods  business,  among  whom  his  reputation 


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for  strict  honesty  and  integrity  was  very  high.  Mrs. 
Richards'  sudden  death  deprived  the  community  of  an 
excellent  woman  whose  life  was  an  exemplification  of 
goodness,  liberality  and  beneficence.  She  possessed^ 
in  addition  to  superior  judgment  and  a  clear  sense  of 
duty,  sweetness  of  temper  and  a  benevolent  disposi- 
tion. Like  her  genial  and  beloved  husband,  she  was 
noted  for  a  warm  heart,  generous  impulses  and  nu- 
merous acts  of  unostentatious  kindness,  as  well  as  for 
the  special  interest  which  she  took  in  the  cause  of  the 
little  blind  children.  To  many  of  the  deserving  poor 
and  forlorn  she  was  a  friend  indeed. 

Her  reverend  spirit  recognized  all  good ; 

She  lived  a  life  that  all  might  see  and  scan, 
And  for  all  righteousness  devoutly  stood. 

Mrs.  Richards  is  survived  by  two  daughters,  Mrs. 
William  C.  Hunneman  and  Miss  Alice  Appleton 
Richards.  Both  these  ladies  follow  in  the  footsteps 
of  their  parents  and  are  earnest  in  their  desire  to  lend 
a  helping  hand  to  such  humane  enterprises  as  are 
worthy  of  assistance. 

With  a  sense  of  deep  sorrow  we  add  to  the  list  of 
the  great  losses,  which  the  kindergarten  has  suffered 
in  recent  years,  the  name  of  Mrs.  Nancy  E.  Rust, 
who  died  at  her  home.  No.  305  Beacon  street,  on  the 
seventh  day  of  November,  1902.  She  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Captain  Elias  E.  Davison  and  the  wife 
of  Mr.  William  Augustus  Rust,  who  survives  her. 
She  was  a  woman  of  absolute  integrity  and  upright- 
ness and  of  rare  benevolence  and  beauty  of  character. 
Those  who  knew  her  best  loved  her  dearly  and  es- 
teemed her  very  highly  for  the  simplicity  of  her  nature, 
the  purity  of  her  motives,  the  kindness  of  her  heart 
and  the  breadth  of  her  sympathies.     She  has  left  both 


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among  her  friends  and  in  the  community  at  large  a 
void  which  cannot  be  easily  filled.  She  was  passion- 
ately fond  of  doing  good,  and  many  were  her  benefac- 
tions, most  of  which  were  known  only  to  the  recording 
angel.  Of  all  the  causes,  in  which  she  took  an  active 
interest,  that  of  the  little  blind  children  stood  fore- 
most in  her  thoughts,  and  in  disposing  of  her  earthly 
possessions  by  will  she  remembered  the  kindergarten 
most  generously.  The  following  lines  of  Wordsworth, 
form  an  eminently  fitting  tribute  to  Mrs.  Rust:  — 

I  saw  her,  upon  nearer  view, 
A  spirit,  yet  a  woman  too, 
A  being  breathing  thoughtful  breath, 
A  traveller  betwixt  life  and  death. 
The  reason  firm,  the  temperate  will, 
Endurance,  foresight,  strength  and  skill, 
A  perfect  woman,  nobly  planned. 
To  warn,  to  comfort  and  command, 
And  yet  a  spirit  still,  and  bright 
With  something  of  an  angel  light. 

By  the  death  of  Mrs.  Rose  Lee  Saltonstall  which 
occurred  at  her  home  in  Chestnut  Hill  on  the  thirty- 
first  day  of  May,  1903,  Boston  has  lost  one  of 
its  finest  and  noblest  women  and  one  who  leaves 
behind  her  a  large  circle  of  sorrowing  relatives  and 
friends.  She  was  born  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  on 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  January,  1835,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  John  C.  and  Harriet  Paine  Lee  and  the 
widow  of  the  Hon.  Leverett  Saltonstall.  Her  parent- 
age indicated  distinctly  the  kind  of  blood  which 
coursed  through  her  veins.  She  inherited  from  her 
ancestors  an  ardent  love  of  country  and  many  fine 
traits  of  character.  She  possessed  depth  of  feeling  and 
good  practical  common  sense,  while  the  intellectual 
and  spiritual  sides  of  her  nature  happily  balanced  and 
supplemented  each  other.    Through  her  genial  manner 


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and  general  goodness  she  won  many  hearts.  She 
was  always  ready  with  helping  hand  and  soothing 
word  to  minister  to  sufferers  from  sickness  of  body  or 
from  sorrow  of  mind.  Like  her  late  husband,  whose 
earnest  words  in  behalf  of  the  blind  rang  eloquently  in 
the  ears  of  the  citizens  of  Boston,  she  was  deeply 
devoted  to  the  cause  of  the  little  sightless  children ; 
her  warm  interest  in  the  kindergarten  and  her  con- 
fidence in  its  future  remained  undiminished  to  the  end 
of  her  life.  To  Mrs.  Saltonstall  the  following  lines  of 
Byron  apply  with  peculiar  appropriateness :  — 

,  Around  her  shone 

The  light  of  love,  the  purity  of  grace, 
The  mind,  the  music  breathing  from  her  face, 
The  heart  whose  softness  harmonized  the  whole, 
And,  oh  1  that  eye  was  in  itself  a  soul. 

Since  the  accounts  of  the  kindergarten  were  closed 
we  have  received  from  the  family  of  Mrs.  Saltonstall 
the  sum  of  sixty-five  dollars,  which  was  found  among 
her  papers.  It  seems  that  she  was  in  the  habit  of 
thus  keeping  at  hand  a  supply  of  ready  money  for 
benevolent  purposes.  In  compliance  with  the  wishes 
of  her  heirs  this  sum  will  be  added  to  the  endowment 
fund  of  the  kindergarten  in  memory  of  their  beloved 
mother. 

Miss  Alice  Buckminster  Weld,  daughter  of 
the  late  Stephen  Minot  Weld  and  Sarah  Bartlett 
Balch  Weld,  died  of  pneumonia  on  Monday,  the 
eighth  of  December,  1902,  in  the  fifty-ninth  year  of 
her  age.  For  sometime  past  she  had  resided  in  Lake- 
ville  place,  Jamaica  Plain,  at  the  home  of  Miss  Emily 
Greene,  who  was  her  intimate  friend  and  whose  death 
of  the  same  disease  took  place  only  five  days  before 
hers.     More  than  a  generation  ago  Miss  Weld's  father 


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and  mother  were  well  known  and  highly  esteemed  in 
Boston  and  vicinity.  Weldhall  at  Harvard  University 
was  erected  as  a  memorial  to  Mr.  Weld  by  his  brother, 
the  late  William  F.  Weld.  Miss  Weld  was  related 
through  both  her  parents  to  representative  families  of 
this  city.  She  was  a  woman  of  rare  goodness  and  of 
exceptional  worth.  Everything  about  her  declared 
the  beauty  of  her  character.  Pure,  modest,  generous, 
high-minded,  public-spirited,  attractive  in  appearance 
and  exceedingly  courteous  in  manner,  she  lived  a  use- 
ful, noble  life,  devoting  her  talents  and  energies  to 
charitable  works  and  to  the  interests  of  others  and 
despising  every  form  of  selfishness  and  nieanness. 
Hers  was  — 

The  ear  inclin'd  to  ev'ry  voice  of  grief, 
The  hand  that  op'd  spontaneous  to  relief, 
The  heart,  whose  impulse  stay'd  not  for  the  mind 
To  freeze  to  doubt  what  charity  enjoin'd. 

The  lamented  death  of  Miss  Sophia  L.  Whitwell 
which  occurred  on  the  first  day  of  March,  1903,  ended 
the  earthly  career  of  a  stanch  friend  of  the  kinder- 
garten. She  was  a  typical  New  England  woman  of 
refined  tastes,  cultivated  mind,  sensitive  conscience, 
clear  convictions  and  kindly  human  sympathies,  which 
found  expression  in  the  liberality  of  her  thought,  in 
the  gentle  amenities  of  social  life  and  in  her  eagerness 
to  render  assistance  to  her  fellow  human  beings, 
especially  to  those  who  were  less  favored  than  herself. 
She  lived  an  earnest,  quiet,  trustful,  noble  life,  and  it 
was  her  constant  desire  to  do  whatever  she  could  for 
the  good  of  others.  Both  she  and  her  brother,  Mr. 
S.  Horatio  Whitwell,  have  been  loyal  friends  and  gen- 
erous helpers  to  the  cause  of  the  little  blind  children. 
Miss  Whitwell  was  highly  esteemed  and  truly  appre- 


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ciated  by  a  large  number  of  the  best  people  of  Boston 
and  by  them  the  memory  of  her  peaceful  and  benev- 
olent life  will  be  always  cherished  and  kept  green. 
She  was  — 

A  woman  greatly  loved  and  loving  much. 

Hers  was  the  childlike  spirit  without  guile, 
Pure,  womanly,  no  stain,  no  scar,  no  smutch. 

In  the  decease  of  the  honored  and  revered  friends, 
to  whose  memory  brief  tributes  of  gratitude  have  been 
paid  in  the  foregoing  pages,  the  cause  of  the  educa- 
tion of  the  blind  has  sustained  a  very  serious  loss. 

Looking  back  upon  the  humble  beginnings  and 
steady  progress  of  the  kindergarten,  we  find  ample 
reason  to  be  encouraged  and  highly  satisfied  with 
what  has  been  already  achieved.  Yet  much  remains 
to  be  accomplished ;  and  as  we  are  striving  to  carry 
this  humane  enterprise  forward  and  bring  it  up  to  a 
higher  degree  of  perfection,  we  feel  that  the  past  with 
its  shadows  from  which  we  have  emerged,  the  present 
with  its  twilight  struggles,  and  the  future  with  its  fair 
promise  of  noonday  splendor  are  linked  with  the  gen- 
erosity and  glorified  by  the  benefactions  of  such  per- 
sons as  those,  whose  departure  from  our  midst  we 
record  with  deep  grief  and  reverent  affection,  and 
whose  memory  will  be  tenderly  cherished  for  genera- 
tions to  come. 

While  we  mourn  the  death  of  so  many  sincere 
friends  and  distins^uished  benefactors  of  the  little  blind 
children,  we  earnestly  hope  and  trust  that  the  places 
left  vacant  by  them  will  soon  be  filled  by  their  de- 
scendants and  by  other  men  and  women  of  the  same 
type  and  calibre  and  that  the  vineyard  of  humanity 
will  never  be  allowed  to  suffer  and  deteriorate  for  the 
lack  of  faithful  and  efficient  laborers  and  of  adequate 
support. 


THOMAS   STRINGER. 


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Thomas  Stringer. 

It  was  a  spectacle  for  angels,  bound 

On  embassies  of  mercy  to  this  earth, 

To  gaze  on  with  compassion  and  delight  — 

Vea,  with  desire  that  they  might  be  his  helper  — 

To  see  a  dark  endungeoned  s]iirit  voused, 

And  struggling  into  glorious  liberty. 

—  Montgomery. 

The  history  of  the  work  and  achievements  of 
Thomas  Stringer  during  the  past  twelve  months  is 
a  remarkable  one  in  every  particular.  It  shows 
clearly  what  pedagogical 
skill,  combined  with  hon- 
esty of  purpose,  earnest 
endeavor  and  unremit- 
ting industry,  can  accom- 
plish, and  it  will  surely 
foster  yet  greater  interest 
in  his  career  amonor  those 
who  have  watched  from 
year  to  year  the  progress 
of  this  dear  boy  with  a 
personal  pride  and  grati- 
fication in  his  success. 

No  one  who  saw  the 
sluggish,  slothful,  help- 
less little  animal,  evinc- 
ing no  more  intelligence 
than  that  of  a  puppy, — 
the  lump  of  breathing 
clay  in  human  form, — 
which  was  entrusted  to  our  care  on  that  memo- 
rable April  day  in  1891,  would  have  dared  to  proph- 


TOMMY  STRINGER  AS  HE  APPEARED 
SHORTLY   AFTER  ARRIVING        * 
IN   BOSTON. 


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esy  the  possibility  of  evolving  therefrom  in  the  course 
of  a  dozen  years  the  fine,  sturdy,  ingenious  young 
fellow  of  today,  alive  from  top  to  toe  with  energy 
and  possessed,  like  all  healthy,  normal  boys,  with 
a  craving  for  activity  and  knowledge  and  compan- 
ionship with  the  whole  realm  of  nature.  Look  at 
the  two  pictures  accompanying  this  account, —  the 
one  which  depicts  him  just  as  he  appeared  at  the 
time  of  his  admission  to  the  kindergarten  and  the 
other  which  was  taken  two  years  ago  and  portrays 
him  as  he  is  now, —  and  notice  the  difference  between 
them.  Compare  the  dull,  stolid,  drowsy,  heavy,  list- 
less creature  who  was  brought  to  us,  wrapped  up  in 
a  blouse,  with  the  alert,  bright,  wide-awake,  lively  and 
spirited  lad  of  the  present, 

Serene  and  brave,  moving  with  manly  grace 
And  hardened  to  sustain  the  load  of  life, 

and  then  say  whether  a  marvellous  change  has  not 
been  effected  in  his  case  and  whether  this  transforma- 
tion does  not  constitute  a  great  monument  of  peda- 
gogical skill  and  exemplary  devotion,  similar  to  that 
which  was  built  in  the  education  of  Laura  Bridgman 
by  her  illustrious  liberator  and  teacher,  the  late 
Dr.  Samuel  Gridley  Howe. 

It  was  a  glad  day  for  Thomas  when  a  kindly  fate 
saved  him  from  a  living  death  —  from  being  immured 
in  an  almshouse  in  Pittsburgh,  where  eating,  sleeping 
and  waking  to  sleep  again  complete  the  story  of  his 
existence, —  and  placed  him  under  the  benign  and 
genial  influence  of  the  children's  sunny  garden. 
Here  he  was  the  object  of  good  solicitude,  deep  con- 
cern and  constant  watchfulness,  while  kindness,  affec- 
tion and  parental  care  were  freely  bestowed  upon 
him.     Here    he    received    unwavering    attention    and 


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judicious  treatment.  Here  every  possible  effort  was 
made  to  rescue  him  from  the  awful  prison  of  never 
ending  darkness  and  silence,  into  which  he  had  been 
cruelly  thrown  by  his  triple  afifliction,  and  to  restore 
him  to  his  human  inheritance.  Here  rational  methods 
of  training  and  all  other  available  means  were  in- 
telligently used  to  develop  his  muscles  and  vital 
organs,  vivify  the  dormant  parts  of  his  brain,  awaken 
his  mind  from  its  torpor,  enliven  his  spirit,  foster  to 
germination  the  seed  of  his  intellectual  faculties  and 
lay  firmly  the  foundations  of  his  character.  Finally, 
here  a  splendid  educational  battle  was  fought  against 
fearful  odds  and  appalling  difficulties,  and  a  signal 
victory  was  won.  Tom  is  today  a  youth  of  attrac- 
tive presence,  well-developed  both  physically  and 
mentally.  He  is  well  grown  and  vigorous,  tall,  erect 
and  manly  in  appearance.  The  purity  of  his  heart 
and  the  amiability  of  his  disposition  are  seen  in  the 
courtesy  of  his  manner,  which  does  not  however 
spring  from  weakness  as  he  is.  a  boy  of  resolute 
purpose. 

His  is  an  open  countenance, 
A  kind  and  sweet  face  — 
The  index  of  an  honest  heart 
That  loves  the  human  race. 

We  use  no  exaggerated  form  of  speech  in  saying 
that  it  would  have  been  hardly  possible  to  find  a 
better  equipped  or  more  suitable  place  than  the 
kindergarten  where  this  splendid  work  could  have 
been  performed  with  such  remarkable  success. 

Tom  graduated  in  June  1903  from  the  Lowell 
grammar  school  in  Roxbury,  where  he  had  pursued 
his  studies  since  1900,  and  according  to  the  testimony 
of  the  master  of  this  school,  Mr.  Edward  P.  Sher- 
burne, he  has  been  an  apt  pupil.    His  attainments  were 


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as  high  as  those  of  his  classmates,  and  he  earned  the 
right  to  his  diploma  as  fairly  as  any  one  of  them.  He 
has  since  been  admitted  to  the  Mechanic  Arts  high 
school,  where  he  is  regular  in  his  attendance,  his 
private  tutor  assisting  him  in  his  work.  He  possesses 
remarkable  manual  dexterity  and  uncommon  me- 
chanical skill.  Naturally  ingenious  and  instinctively 
inventive,  he  is  constantly  occupied  with  his  tools, 
trying  to  give  expression  to  his  mental  conceptions 
and  ideas  in  concrete  form.  All  things  mechanical 
are  peculiarly  attractive  to  him,  especially  those  con- 
nected with  electricity,  and  he  is  never  tired  of  delv- 
ing into  their  mysteries.  An  absorbing  interest 
in  batteries,  bells,  and  small  magnets  has  engrossed 
his  leisure  hours  during  the  past  year,  and  the  work- 
ings of  electricity  constitute  one  of  the  principal  sub- 
jects of  his  thoughts. 

At  the  anniversary  exercises  of  the  Perkins  Insti- 
tution, held  in  the  Boston  Theatre  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon, June  2,  1903,  Tom  appeared  before  the  large 
and  attentive  audience  and  delighted  his  hearers  by 
reading  and  illustrating  an  excellent  exercise  on 
Electricity  in  some  of  its  simple  uses  in  producing 
light,  sound,  motion  and  magnetic  action.  The 
paper  on  this  subject,  which  had  been  prepared  en- 
tirely by  Tom  and  which  he  had  written  in  the  Braille 
system,  was  read  with  his  left  hand,  while  with  his 
right  he  spelled  it  in  the  manual  alphabet,  which  was 
in  turn  interpreted  to  the  audience  by  his  teacher, 
Miss  Conley.  The  exercise  was  illustrated  through- 
out by  the  manipulation  of  a  tiny  battery  which,  at 
the  proper  times,  produced  an  electric  light,  moved  a 
fan,  rang  a  bell  and  showed  its  ability  to  magnetize 
iron.     The  apparatus  was  made  throughout  by  Tom, 


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working  under  the  direction  of  a  kind  friend  who,  with 
boundless  patience  and  great  interest,  assisted  the  boy 
to  gain  a  complete  knowledge  of  his  subject  and  of  his 
experiments  which  were  entirely  successful.  The 
paper  is  here  presented  in  full. 

Electricity  :    Some   of    its  simple   uses  in  producing  light, 

SOUND,    motion    and    MAGNETIC    ACTION. 

Ages  ago  men  knew  no  power  to  help  them  in  their  work  except 
the  strength  of  their  own  hands.  When  more  force  was  needed 
they  thought  of  using  the  lever,  the  pulley  and  the  weight.  Later, 
they  united  the  strength  of  the  horse  and  ox  with  these,  and  then 
began  to  make  rude  machines.  As  men  increased  in  numbers, 
their  needs  grew,  and  men  began  to  invent.  With  the  age  of  in- 
vention, men  began  to  discover  the  great  secret  forces  of  nature, 
which  for  so  many  years  had  been  hidden,  waiting  for  man  to 
find  them  and  turn  them  to  his  use. 

One  of  these  is  electricity.  Electricity  is  produced  by  a  battery. 
A  battery  has  two  plates  of  different  metals  dipping  into  an  acid 
which  acts  upon  one  of  them.      \^He  shows  battery?^ 

I. —  Connecting  the  plates  with  this  bell  makes  a  current  and 
sound  is  produced.  \Hc  rings  bel/.']  Break  the  circuit ;  there  is 
no  power.     \inustration?\^ 

In  our  homes  and  shops  we  see  electricity  used  more  commonly 
in  producing  light,  motion  and  sound.  If  we  travel  by  land  or 
water,  electricity  is  still  our  helper,  for  by  magnetic  action  the 
compass  guides  the  ship  and  the  motor  moves  the  car. 

II. —  To  prove  that  electricity  can  give  magnetic  action  : 

Passing  electricity  through  a  conductor  makes  the  conductor  a 
magnet.  Take  this  bar  of  iron.  Test  it  with  these  iron  filings, 
and  it  has  no  power.  Pass  the  electric  current  through  it.  Test 
it  again.     Electricity  has  given  it  magnetic  power.     [II/ustratwn.'\ 

The  needle  of  the  compass  is  a  magnet.  To  prove  this :  Pass 
electric  current  through  it,  and  the  needle  is  deflected.  [Illustra- 
tion^ 

III. —  Many  electrical  machines  are  now  being  used,  because 
electricity  has  also  the  power  of  giving  motion  ;  and,  as  it  turns 
this  fan,  it  can  also  turn  great  wheels.  [Illustration  with  small 
motor  fa  ?i.^ 


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IV. —  An  electric  current,  flowing  through  a  conductor,  will  also 
give  light.      \^IUiistratio7i  with  small  incandescent  light.'] 

Electricity  was  first  discovered  more  than  2000  years  ago,  but 
only  in  this  last  century  have  men  learned  of  its  many  wonderful 
uses. 

For  ten  years  Miss  Helen  S.  Conley  has  been 
Tom's  special  teacher,  wise  counsellor,  loyal  friend 
and  constant  companion.  She  has  devoted  herself 
with  entire  self-abnegation  to  the  emancipation  of  his 
mind  from  the  darkness  which  enthralled  it.  With 
her  it  has  been  no  perfunctory  task  of  the  school 
room,  to  be  set  aside  as  soon  as  the  hour  was  past. 
Far  from  it !  She  has  felt  deeply  the  responsibil- 
ity of  the  charge  entrusted  to  her,  and  she  has  al- 
lowed no  other  interests  to  supersede  her  chosen 
work.  Early  and  late  she  has  been  at  Tom's  side, 
awakening  in  him  an  intelligent  desire  to  know  all 
that  was  going  on  around  him,  broadening  the  field 
of  his  mental  vision,  making  him  feel  himself  to  be 
a  part  of  the  great  human  family,  and,  best  of  all,  sur- 
rounding him  with  a  warmth  of  affection  without 
which  the  attempt  to  unfold  the  whole  nature  of  the 
boy  must  have  been  thwarted.  Tom's  dependence 
upon  her  in  his  early  formative  years  has  been  com- 
plete ;  but  she  has  never  regarded  it  as  a  burden. 
She  has  been  the  willing  servant  of  his  best  interests, 
satisfying  with  infinite  patience  his  unquenchable 
thirst  for  knowledge  and  overcoming  with  good  judg- 
ment and  rare  discretion  the  obstacles  with  which  his 
physical  infirmities  have  hedged  him  about,  ever 
watchful  to  arouse  his  appreciation  of  all  that  is  true 
and  noble  and  to  foster  the  inherent  goodness  of  his 
disposition.  Not  one  of  Tom's  questions  has  been 
too  trivial  to  receive  her  careful  consideration ;  noth- 


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ing  which  could  aid  in  his  development  has  been 
neglected  or  overlooked  by  her.  She  has  proved  to 
be  just  the  assistant  and  adviser  whom  he  needed, 
and  our  heartfelt  thanks  are  due  to  her  for  what  he 
has  attained. 

It  was  with  the  sincerest  regret  that  we  were 
obliged  at  the  end  of  the  last  school-year  to  accept 
Miss  Conley's  resignation  from  her  position,  which  was 
rendered  necessary  by  the  state  of  her  health,  and  it 
is  a  pleasure  to  record  here  our  appreciation  of  her 
fidelity  and  devotion  and  our  sense  of  obligation  to 
her  for  all  that  she  has  done  for  Tom.  Her  place  has 
been  filled  by  the  appointment  of  Miss  Emma  Mills 
of  West  Newton,  who  has  undertaken  the  work  in  the 
same  spirit  of  consecration  which  characterized  her 
predecessor  and  whose  qualifications  for  the  position 
are  fully  equal  to  the  demands  made  upon  them. 

Miss  Conley  continued  up  to  the  time  of  her 
resignation  to  keep  a  careful  and  accurate  record  of 
such  daily  occurrences  as  serve  to  reveal  Tom's  in- 
tellectual growth  or  throw  light  upon  his  mental  proc- 
esses, and  from  these  notes  she  has  prepared  the 
following  account,  which  presents  in  a  graphic  and 
concise  form  a  highly  interesting  story  of  his  develop- 
ment during  the  past  year :  — 

While  to  the  casual  observer  the  year  of  1902-3  might  seem  to 
bear  but  little  worthy  of  record  in  the  story  of  Tom's  life,  yet,  to 
one  skilled  to  read  more  deeply  and  truly  the  significance  of  the 
daily  experiences  of  life,  there  would  be  found  in  this  apparently 
uneventful  year  indications  which  are  most  encouraging.  The 
chronicle  of  actual  achievement  may  be  slight,  but  the  signs  of 
the  possibilities  of  the  future  are  full  of  promise.  The  growing 
intelligence  and  power  to  reason  ;  the  frequent  struggle  between 
an  impulse  to  do  wrong  and  a  compelling  sense  of  right  and  honor, 
with  the  ultimate  mastery  of  self;  and  an  unconscious  reaching  out 


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day  by  day  for  the  mysteries  of  life, —  these  are  the  things  which 
bring  great  and  abiding  satisfaction  to  one,  and  are  of  more  value 
to  Tom  than  many  studies,  these  "  lessons  never  learned  from 
books."  They  are  the  hardest  of  all  to  learn  ;  but,  if  it  be  true 
that  "  self-reverence,  self-knowledge,  self-control  alone  lead  life  to 
sovereign  power,"  surely  they  can  ill  be  spared  from  life's  great 
lesson-book. 

With  the  opening  of  the  school  year  in  September,  1902,  Tom 
returned  to  enter  upon  the  work  of  the  ninth  grade,  completing  in 
June,  1903,  the  course  at  the  grammar  school  and  graduating  with 
the  class.  In  September  of  this  year  he  entered  the  Mechanic 
Arts  high  school  in  Boston,  which,  while  it  ministers  to  his  par- 
ticular tastes  and  talents,  will  yet  provide  a  balance  wheel  in  a 
systematic  course  in  literary  work,  thus  affording  symmetrical 
development. 

The  devotion  to  Tom  shown  by  the  pupils  of  the  Lowell  school 
during  the  years  which  he  spent  there,  culminated  at  his  graduation. 
It  has  long  been  the  custom  for  the  graduating  class  to  leave  be- 
hind them  some  gift  to  benefit  the  school.  This  year  the  children, 
with  the  full  and  cordial  cooperation  of  master  and  teachers, 
decided  to  present  their  offering  to  Tom  instead.  Finding  that  the 
sum  of  money  raised  did  not  reach  the  amount  which  they  desired 
to  give  to  him,  they  determined  to  increase  it  in  some  way.  The 
annual  festival  for  the  school  children  had  been  vetoed  this  year ; 
and  so,  with  rare  generalship  and  energy,  a  plan  was  devised  and 
executed  to  replace  this  with  a  little  dancing  party  in  the  hall  of 
the  Lowell  school.  Each  one,  however,  cheerfully  paid  his  or  her 
entrance  fee,  and  the  result  helped  to  swell  Tom's  fund  to  the 
extent  of  fifty  dollars.  A  happier  class,  it  is  safe  to  say  did  not 
graduate  from  any  of  the  schools  of  Boston.  If  they  felt  that  Tom 
was  one  of  their  number,  no  less  did  he  enter  into  the  spirit  and 
the  satisfaction  of  the  day,  taking  his  diploma  with  more  pride  than 
any  other  boy  there  and  assuring  them  that  he  thought  he  should 
put  it  "in  the  bank  where  it  would  be  safe." 

If  the  truth  is  to  be  told,  it  must  be  acknowledged  that  Tom 
sometimes  seems  to  feel,  when  energy  and  enthusiasm  are  at  a  low 
ebb,  that  the  acquirement  of  the  fruit  from  the  tree  of  knowledge  is 
scarcely  worth  the  labor  involved.  Recently  he  greeted  the  introduc- 
tion of  a  new  subject  with  a  sigh  and  the  hopeless  query :  "  How 
many  more  things  are  there  to  learn  ?  "     Yet,  with  the  trait  that 


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has  fortunately  helped  him  over  many  a  hard  place,  he  works  as 
though  he  really  believes  that  "  obstacles  are  things  to  be  over- 
come." Tom  lives  intensely  in  the  present.  His  ideal  for  the 
future  is  as  yet  but  vague  and  shadowy  ;  as  far  as  one  can  draw  it 
from  him,  it  seems  to  consist  of  independence  in  all  things  and 
perpetual  occupation  in  congenial  employment,  when  books  shall 
be  only  the  ornament  of  his  home,  and  he,  with  a  trained  and  skil- 
ful touch,  shall  with  his  two  hands  fashion  the  devices  of  his  busy 
brain,  which  even  now  show  marked  ingenuity  and  inventiveness. 
With  his  young  strength  he  already  dreams  of  taking  the  care 
and  responsibility  from  the  shoulders  of  his  good  friend,  Mr. 
Brown,  and  transferring  them  to  his  own  sturdy  ones.  The  chief 
incentive  to  learn  the  principles  of  mensuration  was  that  "  some 
day  Mr.  Brown  will  be  old  and  then  I  shall  have  the  care  of  the 
farm,  so  I  must  learn  to  measure  land." 

The  weary  teacher  who  discovers  that  the  lesson  learned  on  one 
day  is  forgotten  on  the  next,  would  find  in  Tom's  good  memory 
and  power  of  associating  ideas  a  source  of  continual  comfort. 
Long  ago  the  use  of  the  plumb  line  was  explained  to  him.  When 
the  day  came  for  teaching  measurements  of  pyramids,  Tom  began 
a  search  in  the  depths  of  his  pocket,  producing  at  length  a  string 
with  a  leaden  button  attached.  With  this  he  proceeded  to  test  the 
truth  of  the  statement  that  the  slant  height  is  greater  than  the  per- 
pendicular before  he  would  accept  the  rule.  Not  a  normal  child 
in  the  class  thought  of  making  a  practical  application  of  the 
theorem. 

It  has  been  interesting  to  note  the  increasing  frequency  with 
which  facts  always  hitherto  accepted  with  unquestioning  belief  are 
now,  with  broader  knowledge  and  keener  reasoning  power,  met  with 
a  challenge.  There  has  never  been  an  attempt  to  bias  Tom's  mind 
in  any  way, —  rather  has  there  been  an  effort  to  lead  him  to  recog- 
nize certain  great  underlying  principles  and  to  draw  therefrom  the 
inexorable  truths  of  right  and  justice.  After  a  talk,  one  day,  on 
being  a  good  citizen,  Tom  suddenly  asked  the  starthng  and  unex- 
pected question,  "  where  do  the  souls  of  wicked  men  go,  when 
they  die  ?  "  and  he  was  hardly  satisfied  with  the  reminder  that  our 
chief  duty  was  to  settle  the  question  of  living. 

A  growing  sense  of  independence  has  been  very  noticeable 
during  these  twelve  months,  under  most  conditions  a  desirable 
and  praiseworthy  trait  but  not  so  when  Tom  considered  himself 


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competent  to  be  his  own  doctor.  Fortunately,  the  medicine  which 
he  selected  for  a  slight  cold  was  a  harmless  prescription  for  out- 
ward application ;  but,  impressed  with  a  sense  of  what  the  con- 
sequences might  have  been,  he  announced  gravely  after  several 
hours  of  waiting,  "  I'm  not  dead  yet !  " 

The  gift  of  a  fine  dress-suit  case  at  Christmas  made  him 
supremely  happy  and  furnished  him  with  the  one  thing  needed 
to  make  him  feel  competent  "  to  go  around  the  world  alone  ;  "  and, 
no  matter  how  short  the  journey  or  how  brief  the  stay,  the  suit- 
case is  brought  into  requisition. 

Once  more  a  recognition  of  the  many  pleasures,  which  have 
come  to  Tom  in  such  infinite  variety  through  the  loving-kindness 
of  his  good  friends,  should  be  made  as  the  record  of  this  year  is 
given.  Great  as  has  been  their  e^ect  in  brightening  and  broaden- 
ing Tom's  life,  their  mission  has  not  ended  there.  The  gifts  have 
been  "  twice  blessed,"  for,  realizing,  even  though  dimly,  what  they 
have  meant  to  him,  Tom  has  learned  to  think  and  live  for  others. 
He  has  discovered  that  the  priceless  gifts,  which  money  cannot 
buy,  are  his  to  offer  without  stint, —  gifts  of  time,  of  thought 
and  of  service, —  and  his  character  has  grown  both  generous 
and  unselfish  by  the  ministry  of  his  own  happiness.  Just  one 
instance  of  this  was  revealed  on  Valentine's  Day,  when  an  un- 
broken box  of  candy, —  a  temptation  resisted  for  two  weeks, — 
was  sent  to  a  child  as  a  valentine,  because  Tom  thought  that 
she  "lived  too  far  away  to  have  many  valentines,"  and,  with  the 
memory  of  other  years  still  fresh  in  his  mirid,  he  did  not  want  her 
to  lose  the  pleasure  he  had  found  in  this  old  saint. 

Tom's  interpretation  of  words  and  ideas  is  often  amusing. 
Finding  the  phrase,  "  a  spoiled  child,"  he  was  somewhat  puzzled 
as  to  its  meaning.  Then  an  explanation  occurred  to  him.  "  I 
know is  a  spoiled  child,"  he  said,  mentioning  a  boy  un- 
usually small  for  his  age.  Tom  glories  in  his  own  height  and 
strength  and  evidently  looked  upon  this  small  boy  as  a  failure. 

The  same  facility  for  getting  out  of  embarrassing  situations, 
which  served  him  to  such  good  purpose  in  his  younger  days,  is 
still  at  his  command.  Reproved  one  day  for  running  on  the  stairs, 
he  found  a  ready  explanation  and  extenuation  in  a  story  of  the 
border  wars  between  England  and  Scotland,  which  had  been  read 
to  him  on  the  previous  evening.  "  I  was  only  playing  English 
war,"  was  the  aggrieved  reply,  "  and  the  English  w^ere  running  1  " 


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It  only  needs  the  remark  that  the  matron  who  offered  the  objection 
was  English  and  Tom  a  loyal  Scotchman  to  furnish  the  key  to  the 
situation  and  to  explain  why  the  case  was  dismissed  without  further 
trial. 

With  Tom's  strong  physical  organization,  with  his  Scotch  nature 
and  with  his  intense  will,  great  credit  is  due  him  for  the  degree  of 
self-control  to  which  he  has  attained,  though  it  has  cost  him  many 
a  struggle  and  not  a  few  failures.  After  a  talk  on  the  subject,  fol- 
lowing an  outbreak,  Tom  gave  assurance  that  he  would  try  once 
more,  and  began  to  keep  count  of  the  weeks  that  he  did  not 
"spoil."  One  morning  everything  went  wrong  ;  his  teacher  made 
him  work  too  hard ;  lessons  dragged ;  and  the  day  was  generally 
out  of  sorts.  Several  of  his  little  friends  belong  to  an  Episcopal 
choir  and  wear,  as  a  badge,  a  silver  cross.  At  noon,  Tom  ap- 
peared with  a  small  cross,  cut  from  pasteboard,  in  place  of  the 
usual  charm  on  his  watch-chain.  "  This  is  to  show  you  when  I 
am  cross,"  was  his  explanation,  and  at  intervals  during  the  after- 
noon it  was  vindictively  flipped  out  apparently  as  a  mute  indica- 
tion that  his  state  of  mind  was  still  unchanged.  The  next  day 
however,  brought  deep  repentance,  and  his  first  words  were  —  "I 
was  only  playing  yesterday.  I  have  not  spoiled  the  week  because 
that  was  only  a  joke,"  Like  many  other  persons,  far  older  and 
wiser  than  he,  Tom  tried  to  persuade  himself  that  the  past  might 
be  undone  at  will  and  learned,  as  they  too  have  done,  how  futile 
was  this  wish.  But  the  cross  disappeared,  to  be  seen  no  more  in 
the  "  unspoiled  "  weeks  that  closed  the  term. 

Now,  on  the  threshold  of  his  high-school  life,  with  a  vital  in- 
terest in  everything  about  him,  with  a  high  purpose  and  with  un- 
daunted ambition  for  the  future,  this  is  the  Tom  of  toda}'. 

Tom  at  Wrentham. —  Immediately  after  his  gradu- 
ation from  the  Lowell  grammar  school  Tom  left  Ja- 
maica Plain  for  Wrentham,  to  which  place  he  is  as 
strongly  attached  as  ever.  There  is  a  peculiar  attrac- 
tion for  him  there  which  cannot  be  equalled  else- 
where. As  in  former  years,  he  has  spent  his  summer 
vacation  on  the  farm  of  his  dear  and  highly  esteemed 
friend,  the  Rev.  William  L.  Brown,  working  with  his 


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tools,  studying  his  lessons  and  making  himself  gen- 
erally useful.  The  earnest  desire  to  be  of  service  to 
the  aged  owner  of  the  estate  and  the  feeling  of  having 
the  responsibility  of  a  sort  of  joint  proprietorship  have 
led  the  ingenious  boy  to  try  to  make  various  repairs 
and  to  keep  the  premises  in  good  condition. 

Of  Tom's  life  and  occupations  at  Wrentham  his 
friend  and  former  teacher,  Miss  Laura  A.  Brown,  has 
written  the  following  account :  — 

Day  by  day  has  the  summer  passed  so  quickly  and  pleasantly, 
in  work  and  play  and  excursion  trips,  that  almost  before  the  fact 
was  apparent  the  ten  weeks  of  country  life  were  ended  and  it  was 
time  for  Tom  to  return  to  school. 

Good  health  and  spirits  enabled  Tom  to  make  each  day  count 
for  something ;  and  frequently  large  piles  of  shavings  and  quan- 
tities of  sawdust  would  testify  to  the  amount  of  work  that  he  had 
done  with  his  tools.  Among  the  articles  which  he  made  were  two 
plant-stands  and  a  folding  screen,  while  numerous  repairs  about 
the  farm  buildings, —  here,  a  new  step  and  there,  a  stronger  board, 
as  there  seemed  to  him  to  be  needed, —  gave  evidence  of  his  cease- 
less activity. 

The  playhouse  received  considerable  attention  in  the  way  of 
repairs  and  alterations.  The  tank  and  faucet  were  put  into  good 
order  for  regular  use ;  and  towels,  soap  and  a  clothes-brush  were 
added  to  the  furnishings  of  the  little  building.  Tom  asked  for  a 
dust-cloth  for  his  house  and  also  for  sash-curtains  for  the  windows 
and  pictures  for  the  walls,  saying,  "  I  cannot  see  the  pictures,  but 
the  children  will  like  them." 

For  these  visitors  the  box  of  playthings  was  kept  well  filled  ; 
but,  as  they  did  not  come  as  often  as  he  wished  to  have  them,  he 
remarked  that  he  would  go  and  sit  quietly  in  the  orchard  and 
catch  some  children  to  play  with  him,  adding  by  way  of  explana- 
tion that  this  was  a  joke  "  for  fun."  He  wrote  an  invitation,  ask- 
ing the  children  to  come  to  the  playhouse,  framed  it  in  order  to 
protect  it  from  the  weather  and  hung  it  on  the  barn  by  the  gate. 
On  Sunday  afternoons  he  would  take  his  writing  board,  pencil 
and  paper,  seat  himself  at  his  drop  shelf,  or  "  desk  shelf  "  as  he 


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called  it,  in  the  playhouse  and  write  letters  while  he  awaited  pos- 
sible callers. 

He  put  up  an  electric  bell  and  was  delighted  when  after  much 
labor  it  was  made  to  ring,  for  it  was  out  of  working  order  when  it 
came  into  his  possession.  He  worked  industriously  at  chair- 
caning  which  he  enjoyed  and  did  well. 

Study  occupied  a  regular  period  of  each  day,  except  on  holi-- 
days,  which  Tom  liked  to  observe  as  well  as  anybody.  He  has- 
enjoyed  recreation  by  means  of  walking  or  riding  or  in  his  own 
play  at  home.  He  had  a  swing  in  the  barn,  and  sometimes  he 
would  say:  "I  am  going  to  swing  for  half  an  hour  and  then 
work."  At  the  appointed  time  he  would  leave  the  swing  and 
labor  assiduously  at  his  bench  for  the  rest  of  the  afternoon. 

He  became  much  interested  in  weather-vanes  and  was  not  satis- 
fied by  a  paper  model  of  the  one  on  the  barn.  So  he  planted  a 
ladder  on  the  adjoining  roof,  climbed  to  the  eaves  and  then  pulled 
himself  up  to  the  ridgepole  by  the  edge  of  the  roof,  so  that  he 
might  investigate  the  "wind-board"  for  himself.  He  success- 
fully accomplished  his  venture  and  seemed  surprised  that  it 
should  have  been  considered  unsafe.  "  I  tied  the  ladder,"  he 
said.  The  possibility  of  his  slipping  on  the  roof  had  not  occurred 
to  him.  He  asked  how  one  could  see  so  high.  "  I  cannot  reach 
so  far,  no,  no.  You  must  not  look  so  far.  It  is  rude,"  he  said 
earnestly,  showing  how  slight  a  conception  of  vision  he  possesses. 

Tom  was  very  appreciative  of  any  help  or  instruction  which  he 
received,  although  he  would  not  ask  for  aid  until  he  had  ex- 
hausted his  own  resources.  He  would  often  express  his  thanks 
by  saying:  "You  are  very  kind  and  good  to  teach  me.  I  like  to 
know." 

Thus,  adding  continually  through  work  and  play  to  his  store  of 
information,  Tom  has  passed  happily  and  busily  the  weeks  of  his 
summer  vacation. 

We  must  bring  to  an  end  the  recital  of  Tom's 
efforts  and  victories,  attempts  and  failures,  activities 
and  achivements,  but  we  cannot  do  so  without  paying 
our  tribute  of  heartfelt  thankfulness  to  the  loyal 
friends  and  generous  benefactors  who  have  been 
unfaltering   in   their   sympathy  with   the  hapless    lad 


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and  steadfast  in  their  remembrance  of  his  needs  and 
requirements.  They  have  kindly  listened  to  the 
appeals  made  for  his  rescue  from  the  thraldom  of  his 
misfortune  and  have  supplied  the  means  for  his  libera- 
tion. Filled  with  deep  interest  in  his  case,  they  have 
upheld  steadily  the  hands  of  those  who  undertook  the 
task  of  disentombing  his  mind  from  its  sepulchre  and 
of  bringing  it  out  of  darkness  into  light.  Without 
their  financial  aid  the  great  work,  which  has  been  so 
admirably  done  and  so  faithfully  described  in  the  fore- 
going pages,  could  not  be  carried  on. 

The  list  of  the  subscribers  to  the  fund  for  Tom's 
maintenance  includes  the  names  of  many  well  known 
men  and  women.  Prominent  among  these  are  such 
honored  givers  as  "  A.  B.,"  Mrs.  J.  Conklin  Brown  of 
Berkeley,  California,  the  Children's  Aid  Society  of 
Washington,  Pennsylvania,  and  also  its  junior  branch, 
Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay,  the  Misses  Dow  of  Milton,  Mrs. 
Annie  B.  Matthews,  Miss  Eleanor  G.  May,  trustee  of 
the  Lydia  Maria  Child  fund,  Mrs.  E.  Rollins  Morse 
of  New  York,  the  Lilly  Kindergarten  at  Florence, 
Massachusetts,  the  late  Mrs.  M.  Abbie  Newell,  Miss 
Flora  E.  Rogers  of  New  York,  the  Misses  Seabury  of 
New  Bedford,  Miss  Mary  D.  Sohier,  Mrs.  B.  L. 
Young,  Miss  Caroline  L.  W.  French,  Miss  Anne 
Gorham  Frothingham,  a  friend  in  memory  of  "  R.  S. 
and  L.  T.  S.,"  Miss  Gladys  Lawson,  Miss  Ellen  F. 
Moseley,  Mrs.  John  W.  T.  Nichols  of  New  York,  Mrs. 
Warren  B.  Potter,  Mr.  John  M.  Rodocanachi,  Mr. 
James  Eckersley,  Mrs.  W.  McCracken,  Junior,  Mrs. 
Babcock  and  many  others  whose  names  are  printed  in 
full  in  another  part  of  this  report.  No  words  can  express 
adequately  my  sense  of  gratitude  to  each  and  all  of 
these    benevolent   and   kind-hearted  contributors   for 


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helping  the  dear  boy  to  pursue  his  education  under 
favorable  conditions  and  to  scale  far  greater  heights 
than  those  which  he  has  already  reached.  Among 
his  benefactors  Tom  has  a  dearly  beloved  and  highly 
esteemed  anonymous  friend,  who  has  voluntarily  and 
with  the  regularity  of  the  movements  of  the  heavenly 
bodies  paid  the  amount  needed  over  and  above  the 
annual  receipts  to  defray  his  expenses.  This  generous 
donor  comes  promptly  to  our  assistance  and  makes  it 
possible  for  us  to  bring  about  an  entire  agreement 
between  the  two  sides  of  the  balance  sheet  without 
any  encroachment  upon  the  permanent  fund.  Long 
may  her  beneficent  life  be  spared  and  long  may  she 
enjoy  the  blessing  of  good  health  both  for  her  own 
happiness  and  for  the  sake  of  suffering  and  neglected 
children,  as  well  as  for  those  who  know  her  well  and 
sincerely  appreciate  the  excellent  traits  of  her  noble 
character. 

I  am  exceedingly  sorry  to  be  obliged  to  report 
that  there  is  a  deficit  this  year  in  Tom's  account  for 
current  expenses,  amounting  to  $225.10.  Although 
this  amount  is  smaller  than  that  which  was  lacking 
in  1902,  yet  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  efforts, 
which  were  put  forth  to  obtain  the  sum  necessary  to 
cover  the  expenses,  have  not  been  entirely  successful. 

In  recent  years  the  ranks  of  Tom's  benefactors 
and  stanch  supporters  have  been  sadly  thinned  by 
death,  and  his  cause  has  thus  sustained  very  heavy 
and  grievous  losses.  Several  of  his  most  beloved  and 
devoted  friends  who  stood  firmly  by  him  and  who 
worked  faithfully  to  brighten  his  life  and  secure  his 
future  welfare  are  no  longer  among  the  living,  and 
their  decease  makes  an  immense  difference  in  his 
prospects.     We    earnestly    hope    and   trust  that    the 


places  which  have  thus  been  left  vacant  will  soon  be 
filled  by  other  persons,  who  are  desirous  of  doing 
good  and  of  lending  assistance  to  the  victim  of  one 
of  the  cruellest  of  human  calamities.  Nevertheless 
the  work  of  the  dread  minister  of  fate  must  go  on 
in  the  natural  order  of  things,  be  its  effect  on  com- 
munities and  individuals  what  it  may.  This  fact 
makes  us  feel  very  uncertain  as  to  what  may  hap- 
pen in  the  future  and  strengthens  our  conviction  that 
a  surer  and  more  permanent  source  of  income  than 
that  supplied  by  annual  subscriptions  must  be  pro- 
cured for  the  dear  boy,  while  the  benevolent  and 
well-to-do  members  of  our  community  still  manifest 
a  profound  interest  in  him  and  his  work  and  a  dis- 
position to  aid  him.  Hence  we  appeal  again  most 
earnestly  to  the  public  in  general  and  to  Tom's 
stanch  friends  and  benefactors  in  particular  for  gifts 
toward  the  permanent  fund,  which  we  are  raising  for 
his  benefit,  as  well  as  for  a  sufficient  amount  of  yearly 
contributions  to  pay  his  current  expenses.  We  fer- 
vently hope  that  this  request  will  meet  with  a  favor- 
able response  and  that  the  clouds  of  anxiety  for  the 
future  will  be  entirely  dissipated. 

From  the  depths  of  the  dense  darkness  and  awful 
stillness  in  which  he  is  plunged,  the  unfortunate  boy 
is  as  incapable  of  pleading  his  own  case  in  eloquent 
words  as  he  is  of  singing  a  song  of  glee  or  a  carol  of 
joy.  His  voice  can  be  of  no  service  to  him  in  por- 
traying his  condition  or  in  presenting  his  claim  to  a 
thorough  education,  which  is  to  him  the  veritable 
bread  of  life  and  therefore  of  infinitely  greater  impor- 
tance than  to  children  possessed  of  all  their  faculties. 
In  all  probability  he  does  not  realize  fully  the  extent 
of  his  indebtedness  to  his  benefactors,  and  therefore 


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he  does  not  take  up  his  pencil  to  write  a  few  words 
to  them,  acknowledging  their  goodness  towards  him 
and  expressing  his  sentiments  of  high  appreciation 
and  of  profound  gratitude  to  them  for  what  they  have 
done  for  him.  Nevertheless,  he  is  gradually  becom- 
ing conscious  of  the  inestimable  value  of  the  aid 
which  they  bestow  upon  him,  and,  although  mutely 
and  unostentatiously  yet  touchingly  and  earnestly, — 

He  sends  a  prayer  from  his  heart's  deep  core, 
And  flings  a  plea  upwards  to  heaven's  door, 

for  their  spiritual  well-being,  as  well  as  for  their  hap- 
piness and  continued  prosperity. 

In  the  whole  range  of  humble  and  pathetic  suppli- 
cations is  there  one,  which  can  reach  the  throne  of 
glory  more  quickly  or  will  be  heard  more  attentively 
than  that,  which  emanates  from  the  white  soul  and 
the  sealed  lips  of  Tom  Stringer.? 


We  must  strive  to  gain  the  Goal. 

Up,  counting  not  the  effort  nor  the  strife  ! 
Up,  where  the  peak  is  flushed  with  rosy  light ! 

Charles  Goff. 

Thus  the  story  of  another  year  comes  to  a  close. 
The  record  of  the  work  of  the  juvenile  school  during 
this  period  of  time  is  exceedingly  satisfactory  and 
full  of  promise  for  better  things  to  come. 

The  success  which  the  kindergarten  has  already 
attained  is  a  sufficient  guarantee  of  its  future  prosper- 
ity and  increase  of  usefulness. 

Encouraged  by  the  achievements  of  the  past  and 
relying  upon  the  continuance  of  the  generous  support 
given  to  us  by  the  community,  we  take  up  hopefully 


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the  duties  of  another  year,  firmly  resolved  to  carry 
forward  this  beneficent  enterprise  until  we  reach  the 
shining  goal  at  which  we  aim,  namely,  the  illumina- 
tion by  education  of  the  mind  and  life  of  every  child 
whose  eyes  are  closed  to  the  light  of  day.  We  are 
aware  that  the  path  of  progress,  which  we  have 
chosen  to  pursue,  is  full  of  difficulties;  but  let  us 
keep  our  faces  always  toward  the  sunshine,  and  the 
shadows  will  fall  behind  us. 

Respectfully  submitted  by 

Michael  Anagnos. 


WORK  OF  THE   KINDERGARTEN. 


Extracts  from  the  reports  of  the  teachers. 

A  most  valuable  contribution  to  the  story  of  the 
year's  achievements  in  the  kindergarten  for  the 
blind  is  furnished  by  the  personal  record  of  each 
teacher  of  the  work  under  her  own  supervision. 
These  accounts  constitute  a  clear  and  concise  state- 
ment of  practical  results  which  no  theoretical 
opinions  can  supersede  in  verity  and  importance, 
and  extracts  from  these  are  here  given,  as  afford- 
ing interesting  glimpses  of  daily  life  at  the  little 
school. 

Kindergarten. 

Girls'  Section.  This  department  offers  to  these 
helpless  little  ones  the  only  means  of  acquiring  that 
dexterity  which  shall  in  future  years  serve  them  in 
every  capacity  in  gaining  a  thorough  education, 
while  at  the  same  time  the  gifts  and  occupations 
open  up  to  the  little  investigators  avenues  of  happi- 
ness hitherto  unguessed. 

Miss  Wilhelmina  Humbert  gives  the  following 
account    of    the    year's    work  in    her  department :  — 

Fifteen  little  girls  have  receiv'ed  the  benefit  of  kindergarten 
instruction  during  the  past  year,  six  of  them  having  entered  this 
department  at  the  beginning  of  the  term,  coming  directly  from 
homes  where  they  had  received  little  or  no  training.  In  no 
case  did  the  work  of   the  kindergarten  fail   to   appeal  to  these 


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children.  From  the  very  first  their  interest  in  the  stories,  games, 
walks  and,  indeed,  in  all  the  kindergarten  work  was  noticeable 
and  gratifying. 

The  results  achieved,  in  many  cases  far  from  perfect,  have  yet 
a  deeper  and  fuller  significance,  both  to  the  teacher  and  to  the 
child,  than  can  be  apparent  to  the  merely  casual  observer. 
Difficulties  arise  at  every  stage  of  progress,  and  patience  is  often 
at  an  ebb  ;  but  when  at  last  the  finished  article  lies  before  the 
little  worker  can  we  doubt  the  gain  to  her  ?  At  the  close  of  the 
year  a  class  of  six  merited  promotion  to  the  next  higher  grade. 

Intermediate  Class.  The  great  benefit  derived  by 
these  little  girls  from  the  kindergarten  training  is 
very  apparent  when  through  promotion  they  have 
entered  the  intermediate  class,  where  they  learn  to 
read  and  to  write  with  great  facility  because  of  their 
good  start  at  the  beginning. 

Miss  Alice  M,  Lane  has  thus  spoken  of  the  work 
done  by  this  class  of  little  girls  :  — 

The  subjects  for  daily  study  were  as  follows :  Reading,  writing, 
arithmetic,  language,  elementary  science  and  gymnastics.  The 
classes  have  been  large,  and  each  member  has  drawn  inspiration 
from  the  others  in  the  subjects  talked  or  read  about,  thereby 
broadening  the  views  and  ideas  of  all. 

Reading  has  been  a  great  pleasure  to  all,  and  each  has  en- 
deavored to  speak  in  a  pleasant  natural  tone.  Daily  practice 
in  writing  is  required  in  addition  to  that  involved  in  the  work  in 
language.  In  arithmetic,  accuracy  and  rapidity  have  been  the 
ends  sought.  Instruction  in  elementary  science  has  included  the 
observation  and  study  of  animals,  plants,  minerals,  natural  phe- 
nomena and  the  human  body.  The  pupils  examine  various  forms 
of  life  and  draw  their  own  conclusions  therefrom,  using  these 
inferences  for  comparison  and  classification.  These  lessons 
have  furnished  abundant  material  for  compositions  and  for  clay 
modelling. 

The  pupils  have  been  studious  and  conscientious  in  their  work, 
and  the  hours  in  the  class-room  have  been  happy  ones  to  all. 


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Music  Department. —  Side  by  side  with  the  kinder- 
garten training  stands  the  natural  method  of  musical 
instruction,  whereby  the  development  of  the  little 
workers  is  greatly  promoted  along  every  line,  while 
their  natural  love  for  melody  is  gratified. 

Miss  Bertha  C.  Chamberlain  has  given  the  follow- 
ing report  on  this  branch  of  study :  — 

Pleasing  results  have  been  attained  by  the  pupils  in  the  girls' 
department  of  music  during  the  past  year.  Twelve  girls  have 
received  instruction  in  playing  on  the  pianoforte,  one  on  the  flute, 
and  two  on  the  violin.  The  last  named  joined  the  orchestra 
during  the  winter,  and,  although  their  practice  was  somewhat 
interrupted,  the  good  effects  of  the  ensemble  playing  were  shown 
in  all  their  musical  work. 

Of  the  older  girls  it  may  be  said  that  a  fair  degree  of  concen- 
tration and  the  ability  to  think  for  themselves  have  been  de- 
veloped. The  younger  girls  who  were  beginners  have  learned  to 
read  Braille  and  have  acquired  some  technical  efficiency. 

Much  pleasure  has  been  derived  from  the  singing-class,  the 
older  girls,  especially,  showing  much  interest  in  several  three- 
and  four-part  songs  which  they  learned.  The  little  girls  have  had 
daily  lessons  in  the  training  of  the  ear  and  have  gained  much 
knowledge  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  rtiusic. 

Boys'  Section.  In  following  out  the  successive 
steps  which  Froebel  has  so  wisely  planned  to  keep 
pace  with  the  natural  development  of  the  child's 
mind,  the  little  boys  are  aroused  to  the  beauty  and 
significance  of  the  world  about  them  and  find  that 
happiness  which  is  their  right  in  common  with  all 
childhood. 

Miss  Ellen  Reed  Mead  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  work  of  these  children  :  — 

The  school-year  opened  with  thirteen  boys  in  attendance,  and 
later  this  number  was  increased  by  the  entrance  of  three  new 
pupils. 


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An  effort  has  been  made  during  this  year  to  have  the  children 
keep  in  touch  with  the  Boston  pubhc  kindergarten  work  through 
their  weekly  programmes.  This  has  aroused  enthusiasm  among 
the  little  boys,  and  it  has  given  them  great  pleasure  to  feel  that 
they  were  sharing  the  employments  of  their  seeing  brothers  and 
sisters. 

The  ages  of  the  children  have  ranged  from  five  to  ten  years. 
The  older  ones  have  felt  handicapped  in  the  use  of  their  hands 
and  have  often  expressed  the  wish  that  they  might  have  entered 
the  kindergarten  at  an  earlier  age  so  that  they  might  have  ac- 
quired the  dexterity  which  the  younger  children  in  the  class  ex- 
hibit. If  only  parents  would  realize  this  difficulty,  they  would 
surely  make  an  effort  to  place  their  children  with  us  at  as  early 
an  age  as  that  at  which  the  seeing  children  begin  in  the  kinder- 
garten work. 

The  year  has  been  a  prosperous  one,  with  Httle  interruption 
through  sickness,  and  very  creditable  results  have  been  achieved 
by  the  little  workers. 

Intermediate  Class.  The  successful  completion  of 
the  kindergarten  course  means  to  the  proud  little 
worker  promotion  to  the  next  grade,  where  the  regu- 
lar lessons  in  elementary  reading,  writing  and  arith- 
metic seem  to  indicate  that  a  long  step  in  advance 
has  been  taken. 

Miss  L.  Henrietta  Stratton  thus  recounts  the  re- 
sults of  the  year's  effort  in  this  class :  — 

The  instruction  given  to  this  class  has  followed  the  usual 
course,  and  the  results  for  the  year  have  been  as  a  whole  satis- 
factory, although  these  have  varied  greatly  in  individual  cases, 
according  to  the  ability  of  each  little  boy.  The  work  with  num- 
bers has  been  unusually  good  and  the  reading  excellent,  one  pupil 
being  especially  gifted  in  that  direction. 

The  modelling  of  fruit  and  flowers  in  clay  has  been  thoroughly 
enjoyed  and  generally  well  done ;  and  basketry  has  also  proved 
to  be  an  interesting  occupation  to  the  members  of  the  class. 

Great  pleasure  has  been  shown  in  the  daily  walks  which  have 
been  productive   of  much  good,  while  the  boys  have  taken  pride 


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in  being  able  to  distinguish  the  difference  between  the  trees  in 
leaf  and  bark.  In  the  spring  the  children  were  made  very  happy 
by  the  gift  of  several  large  boxes  of  wild  flowers  from  the  eighth 
grade  of  the  Willard  School,  West  Quincy,  and  they  were  able 
to  call  many  of  the  flowers  by  name. 

The  boys  are  intensely  patriotic  and  love  their  flag,  and  a  day 
long  to  be  remembered  was  that  of  their  excursion  to  Bunker 
Hill,  from  which  they  returned  tired  but  happy  and  enthusiastic. 

Music  Department.  All  little  blind  children  are 
intuitive  lovers  of  music  and  the  privilege  of  learn- 
ing to  evoke  melodies  for  themselves  is  eagerly 
sought  by  them  all.  Thus  they  become  at  an  early 
age  enthusiastic  little  students  of  music,  and  the 
foundation  laid  then  is  one  of  lasting  value  through- 
out the  whole  course  of  their  musical  education. 

Miss  Tucker  has  spoken  of  the  children's  success 
as  follows :  — 

In  the  music  department  of  the  boys'  section  of  the  kinder- 
garten there  have  been  two  classes.  In  that  composed  of  the 
younger  boys  the  work  consisted  in  learning  to  read  and  write 
the  Braille  musical  notation  and  to  distinguish  tones  and  in 
mastering  the  staff  and  some  simple  finger  exercises.  The  boys 
of  the  older  class  have  had  lessons  upon  the  pianoforte  and  have 
practised  major  and  minor  scales. 

Each  day  the  children  have  attended  a  singing  class,  in  which 
attention  has  been  given  to  ear-training  and  to  instruction  in 
intervals  and  scales.  The  simple  songs  which  have  been  taught 
to  the  little  boys  have  given  them  much  enjoyment. 

Dcpartvient  of  Manual  Training.  Through  the 
training  afforded  by  this  department  the  scheme  of 
the  education  of  these  hapless  little  ones  is  made 
broad,  well-rounded  and  comprehensive,  thereby 
securing  the  symmetrical  development  of  the  chil- 
dren from  the  very  beginning. 


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Miss  Laura  A.  Brown  has  given  the  following 
account  of  the  results  of  the  year's  work  in  this 
direction  :  — 

Under  regular  instruction  throughout  the  school-year,  the  chil- 
dren have  made  good  progress.  From  time  to  time  new  pupils 
were  received,  until  there  were  fifty-six  in  these  classes,  and  a  list 
of  the  articles  completed  shows  both  industry  and  a  good  degree 
of  efficiency  on  the  part  of  the  little  scholars.  The  normal  course 
in  knitting  and  sewing  has  been  followed  with  only  such  changes 
as  best  adapted  it  to  the  needs  of  each  individual  child.  In 
addition  to  the  benefit  which  the  little  pupils  have  derived  from 
this  training,  the  sum  of  thirteen  dollars  has  been  realized  by  the 
sale  of  the  articles  which  the  children  have  made. 


Work  of  the  Primary  Department. 

In  this  department  the  boys  anticipate  a  part  of 
the  work  which  shall  later  lead  them  to  their  riorhtful 
places  in  the  higher  grades  at  South  Boston.  But, 
by  prolonging  their  stay  at  Jamaica  Plain  for  a  year 
or  two,  they  gain  just  so  much  more  self-control  and 
self-possession,  through  the  individual  attention  which 
is  more  easily  given  in  the  smaller  family  than  in  the 
main  school ;  while  their  removal  from  the  kinder- 
garten building  has  the  twofold  advantage  of  increas- 
ing their  self-respect  and  of  clearing  the  way  for  other 
tiny  sufferers  who  are  thus  enabled  to  enjoy  the  bless- 
ings of  the  little  school. 

Department  of  Literary  Studies.  The  boys  feel  a 
sense  of  pride  in  engaging  in  the  stern  realities  of 
practical  every-day  lessons,  and  for  the  most  part  they 
put  forth  a  determined  effort  to  conquer  these  and  to 
merit  regular  promotion  in  due  time. 

Miss  Katherine  Sweeney  has  given  the  following 
report  upon  the  year's  work  under  her  charge :  — 


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The  total  enrolment  in  the  boys'  primary  department  for  the 
past  year  was  twenty-seven.  During  the  first  term  a  new  course 
of  study  was  adopted,  in  formulating  which  the  teachers  tried 
to  arrange  the  subject-matter  with  due  regard  for  the  learner's 
natural  development.  In  following  it  full  consideration  was 
given  to  the  facts  that  the  children  vary  in  their  ability  to 
grasp  the  new,  that  it  is  flexible  and  that  it  must  be  adapted  to  the 
child  as  the  pupil  cannot  be  made  to  fit  a  prescribed  curriculum. 

The  boys  were  fond  of  reading  for  themselves,  and  in  their 
study  of  literature  and  history  they  have  been  given  the  oppor- 
tunity of  hearing  and  enjoying  many  of  the  best  books.  Many 
selections  have  been  memorized  by  the  boys,  and  thus  pictures 
have  been  hung  on  memory's  walls,  to  be  a  source  of  pleasure 
long  after  school-days  are  over. 

The  children  have  been  kept  up  to  constant,  healthful,  in- 
tellectual activity,  and  the  year  has  been  one  of  steady  progress. 
The  relations  between  the  teachers  and  the  pupils  have  been 
especially  harmonious,  and  the  attitude  of  the  latter  worthy  of 
praise. 

At  the  end  of  the  school-year  six  boys  were  ready  for  promotion 
to  a  higher  grade  at  South  Boston. 

Mtisic  Department.  The  importance  of  the  train- 
ing here  afforded  cannot  be  overestimated,  for  now, 
for  the  first  time,  the  superstructure  is  begun  upon 
the  firm  foundation  which  has  already  been  laid 
in  the  kindergarten.  In  this  grade  the  boys  begin 
the  actual  study  of  some  instrument  and  daily  prac- 
tice upon  it,  and  through  their  membership  in  the 
kinder-orchestra,  to  which  all  aspire,  new  skill  and 
spirit  will  some  day  be  infused  into  the  excellent 
orchestra  of  advanced  music  students  at  South 
Boston. 

Miss  Lydia  Howes  has  thus  summarized  the  year's 
achievements  in  music :  — 

During  the  past  year  fourteen  boys  have  received  instruction 
in  playing  upon   the   pianoforte,  two   on    the  violin,  one   on  the 


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oboe,  two  on  the  clarinet  and  four  on  brass  instruments.  These 
pupils  have  for  the  most  part  evinced  great  interest  in  their 
work.  The  occasional  receptions  offer  an  incentive  to  the  boys 
to  put  forth  their  best  efforts,  while  it  is  the  ambition  of  every 
young  student  of  music  to    become  a  member  of  the  orchestra. 

A  class  was  formed  for  the  younger  boys  in  which  ear-training 
and  the  formation  of  scales  and  of  triads  were  studied. 

The  singing  class  which  has  met  as  usual  during  the  last  period 
of  each  afternoon  afforded  a  pleasant  ending  for  the  day's  work. 

Department  of  Manual  Training.  The  average 
age  of  the  boys  of  this  department  is  that  to  which 
sloyd  makes  the  strongest  appeal  and  for  which  this 
is  the  most  effective  and  beneficial  educational  agency. 
These  blind  pupils  are  no  exception  to  this  rule,  and 
their  zeal  and  delight  in  this  branch  of  their  course 
are  pleasant  to  see,  while  the  results  of  such  training 
are  its  own  justification. 

Miss  Sigrid  Sjolander  has  spoken  of  her  pupils' 
progress  as  follows  :  — 

Few  boys  are  without  a  pocket-knife,  but  very  few  under- 
stand how  to  use  the  implement  properly.  In  the  case  of  the 
blind  familiarity  with  the  use  of  the  sloyd  knife  has  afforded 
the  greatest  benefit  and  enjoyment  to  the  boys,  and,  in  the 
wood-sloyd  more  work  with  this  tool  has  been  introduced  this 
year,  especially  in  the  first  year's  course,  where  it  has  proved 
to  be  very  advantageous. 

In  general  it  may  be  said  that  the  boys  in  all  the  grades  did 
good  work,  earnestly  trying  to  attain  the  highest  standard.  The 
oldest  boys  were  made  to  depend  as  much  as  possible  on  their 
own  capacity  in  planning  their  work,  and  they  were  encouraged 
to  select  any  article  which  they  wanted  to  make.  One  boy 
completed  a  nice,  strong  tool-chest,  as  he  was  the  proud  pos- 
sessor of  several  good  tools,  purchased  during  the  year. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


Again  it  is  our  great  pleasure  and  privilege  to  express 
our  deep  thankfulness  to  Dr.  E.  G.  Brackett,  Dr.  Clarence 
J.  Blake,  Dr.  E.  A.  Crockett  and  Dr.  Francis  I.  Proctor 
for  the  services  which  they  have  willingly  and  gratuitously 
rendered  to  the  little  ones  of  our  household,  who  were  ail- 
ing. We  are  profoundly  grateful  to  them  for  their  kind 
interest  and  assistance  and  also  to  the  officers,  physicians 
and  employes  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary,  where  some  of  the  children  have  received  much- 
needed  treatment. 

We  are  greatly  indebted  to  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe  for  an 
excellent  oil  painting,  which  adorns  the  wall  of  the  parlor  of  the 
Glover  building.  Mrs.  Howe,  besides  making  this  valuable  gift, 
has  shown  her  deep  interest  in  the  children  by  attending  their 
entertainments  regularly  and  by  speaking  to  them  and  their  friends 
words  of  wisdom  and  cheer.  We  prize  her  benignant  presence 
among  us  for  its  own  sake,  for  her  long  years  of  association  with 
the  Perkins  institution,  and  last  but  not  least,  for  the  sake  of  her 
husband.  The  widow  of  Dr.  Howe  must  ever  have,  so  long  as  she 
lives,  a  special  place  in  the  hearts  of  the  blind  and  their  friends. 

Mrs.  Maud  Howe  Elliott  presented  to  the  kindergarten  the 
beautiful  portrait  of  her  illustrious  father,  Dr.  Samuel  Gridley 
Howe,  painted  by  her  husband,  Mr.  John  Elliott.  This  now  hangs 
in  the  parlor  of  the  building  for  little  girls.  The  kindergarten  was 
very  much  in  need  of  a  picture  of  the  distinguished  pioneer  in  the 
work  of  educating  the  blind  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and 
we  are  very,  very  grateful  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elliott  for  this  admi- 
rable likeness  of  Dr.  Howe,  which  is  indeed  a  precious  gift. 

Through  the  great  kindness  of  Miss  Helen  W.  Aubin  and  Miss 


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Lucy  W.  Davis,  two  of  the  little  boys  were  able  to  enjoy  a  two 
months'  visit  at  the  Children's  Island  Sanitarium  in  Marblehead. 

A  most  noteworthy  and  highly  prized  addition  to  the  library 
of  the  little  school  has  come  to  it  through  the  welcome  gift 
of  the  Young  Folks'  Library,  a  fine  collection  of  the  choicest 
selections  from  the  best  literature  of  all  lands,  in  twenty  volumes, 
from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Leonard  Benedict,  in  memory  of 
their  son,  WiUiam  Leonard  Benedict,  junior.  This  valuable  pres- 
ent adds  another  link  to  the  chain  of  remembrance  which  has 
been  woven  about  the  name  of  this  dear  boy  at  the  kindergarten. 

From  the  same  dear  friends  came  a  kind  invitation  to  the  chil- 
dren to  attend  a  Christmas  tree,  laden  with  gifts  from  themselves, 
and  from  Mrs.  W.  G.  Benedict  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Benedict. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larz  Anderson  have  also  contributed  greatly  to 
the  happiness  of  the  children  by  inviting  them  to  their  beautiful 
house  in  Brookline,  where  the  little  boys  and  girls  were  very  kindly 
received  and  most  hospitably  entertained.  A  Christmas  tree  of 
generous  proportions,  loaded  with  a  variety  of  gifts,  was  provided 
for  their  benefit,  and  each  of  the  tiny  guests  was  favored  with  a 
suitable  present.  The  children  and  their  caretakers  were  de- 
lighted with  the  cordial  welcome  accorded  to  them,  as  well  as 
with  the  entertainment  so  thoughtfully  planned  for  their  pleasure, 
and  their  expressions  of  deep  gratitude  to  their  kind  hosts,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Anderson,  were  as  emphatic  as  the  hospitality  of  the 
latter  was  generous. 

The  gift  of  ten  dollars  from  Mrs.  Walter  C.  Baylies,  for 
Christmas  presents,  made  the  season  a  memorable  one  in  the 
annals  of  the  little  blind  children. 

At  Easter  the  children  were  kindly  remembered  by  Mrs.  E. 
Preble  Motley  who  sent  them  a  delicious  treat  of  confectionery, 
and  the  day  was  further  brightened  for  them  through  the  gift  of 
Easter  lilies  from  the  Herford  Club  of  the  Arlington  Street 
Church  and  potted  plants  from  the  Unitarian  Church  of  Jamaica 
Plain.  Mrs.  Motley  has  further  added  to  the  children's  pleasure 
by  a  gift  of  ice  cream  and  cake. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Mack  has  again  afforded  keen  delight  to  the 
Uttle  pupils  and  their  teachers  by  means  of  a  sleigh-ride  and,  at 
another  time,  through  the  gift  of  a  box  of  oranges,  while  the 
walls  of  the  boys'  primary  building  have  been  enriched  by  the 
addition  of  two  pictures  from  the  same  thoughtful  friend. 


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The  generosity  of  the  Misses  Slocum,  daughters  of  our  late 
friend  and  benefactress,  Mrs.  William  H.  Slocum,  has  been  as 
constant  as  ever.  The  products  of  their  farm  and  orchard  have 
been  sent  in  abundance  from  time  to  time  to  the  kindergarten 
and  have  delighted  its  inmates. 

For  bountiful  supplies  of  confectionery  and  fruit,  we  are  deeply 
indebted  to  Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter,  Mrs.  Prescott  Bigelow„ 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Curtis,  Mrs.  Joseph  Swain,  Mr.  H.  R.. 
Bearse,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Randall,  Miss  Mary  F.  Gill,  Miss  Amelia 
G.  ScHWARz,  and  Miss  Isabel  H.  Murray.  Clothing  has  been 
thankfully  received  from  Miss  Christine  Farley. 

Miss  Mary  Carleton  Learned  of  New  London,  Conn.,  has 
again  benefited  our  little  pupils  in  many  ways  by  her  generous 
gift  of  money,  sums  of  which  have  also  been  gladly  welcomed 
from  Mrs.  Robert  Crosby  Reed  and  Miss  Fanny  T.  Haugh- 
ton. 

Mr.  John  M.  Rodocanachi  has  further  enriched  the  kinder- 
orchestra  by  his  generous  donation  of  $45  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
struments for  these  young  musicians.  The  work  of  this  little  band 
of  players  is  of  prime  importance  to  them  and  of  the  greatest  ad- 
vantage to  the  whole  school,  and  these  annual  contributions  from 
Mr.  Rodocanachi,  who  realizes  fully  the  value  of  this  branch  of 
music,  enable  the  little  orchestra  to  make  constant  progress. 

The  children  heartily  appreciated  a  musical  entertainment  given 
to  them  by  Mr.  Robert  W.  Atkinson,  through  the  kindness  of 
Miss  SiBBEL  Duff,  and  also  one  arranged  for  the  pleasure  of  the 
little  pupils  by  Dr.  John  Dixwell  and  friends,  in  carrying  out 
plans  for  the  disposition  of  the  "  Hospital  Music  Fund." 

Mrs.  C.  P.  Sampson  was  the  kind  and  thoughtful  giver  of 
toys,  including  a  model  of  a  steamboat,  which  has  been  of  great 
value  and  interest  to  the  children.  A  generous  donation  of  paper 
from  Messrs.  Cook,  Vivian  and  Company  formed  a  welcome 
addition  to  the  equipment  of  the  Httle  school. 

The  Rev.  M.  R.  Denning  gave  the  little  boys  a  joyous  outing 
at  the  Boston  Institute  Seashore  Home,  which  will  long  be 
happily  remembered.  Through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  William 
Hooper  an  opportunity  was  offered  to  the  children  to  the  number 
of  one  hundred  to  share  the  benefits  of  the  Fresh  Air  Fund ;  but 
as  this  invitation  came  during  the  summer  vacation  the  privilege 
was  transferred  to  some  other  little  ones. 


LIST   OF  THE   CHILDREN. 


Abbott,  Edna  May. 
Anderson,  Muriel  C. 
Baker,  Mary  M. 
Barrabessi,  Lucy. 
Boland,  Annie. 
Brannick,  Elizabeth. 
Bray  man,  Edith  L 
Clark,  Helen  F. 
Connelly,  Elsie  M. 
Curran,  Mary  I. 
Daicy,  Gertrude  C. 
DriscoU,  Margaret. 
Evarson,  Elvera  J. 
Finnegan,  Alice. 
Fisk,  Mattie  E.  L. 
Flardo,  Rena. 
Flynn,  Marie  E. 
Galvin,  Margaret  L. 
Goldrick,  Sophie  E. 
Gray,  Nettie  C. 
Guild,  Bertha  H. 
Hamilton,  Annie  A. 
Hayden,  Ruth  R. 
Holbrook,  Carrie  F. 
Irwin,  Helen  M. 
Johnson,  Ellen  T. 
Kelly,  Catherine  A. 
Lincoln,  Maud  E. 
McGill,  Marie. 
Miller,  Freda  G. 
Miller,  Gladys. 
Miller,  Margaret. 


Minahan,  Annie  E. 
Noonan,  Marion  L. 
Parcher,  Flora  M.  • 
Randall,  Helen  I. 
Sanders,  Olive  B. 
Sibley,  Marian  C. 
Smith,  Elena. 
Stevens,  Gladys  L. 
Wallochstein,  Annie. 
Walsh,  Annie. 
Watts,  Kate. 
Adler,  Morris. 
Anderson,  Adolf  A. 
Andrews,  Thomas. 
Bardsley,  William  E. 
Bates,  Harold  W. 
Blood,  Howard  W. 
Brown,  Arthur  F. 
Brownell,  Herbert  N. 
Casey,  Frank  A. 
Clonkia,  Roy. 
Cobb,  Malcolm  L. 
Corliss,  William  A. 
Cuervo,  Adolfo. 
Curran,  Edward. 
Deming,  Harold  B. 
Dexter,  Ralph  C. 
Dodge,  George  L. 
Ellis,  John  W. 
Emerson,  Carl  L. 
Farley,  Charles  E. 
Fitz Simmons,  Joseph  R. 


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Gibson,  Leon  S. 
Gosselin,  Arthur. 
Gosselin,  Napoleon. 
Hamlett,  Clarence  S. 
Harris,  Clifton  W. 
Hart,  D.  Frank. 
Hawkins,  A.  Collins. 
Holbrook,  William  F. 
Hopwood,  Clarence  A. 
Jean,  Ludge. 
Jordan,  John  W. 
Kettlewell,  Gabriel. 
Lambert,  Frederick  A. 
Leach,  Avery  E. 
LeBlanc,  I.  Medde. 
Lindsey,  Perry  R.  S. 
Marshall,  Joseph. 
McDonough,  William. 
McFarlane,  Francis  P. 


Moore,  Henry  A. 
Morang,  James  A. 
Pepper,  John  F. 
Robertson,  David  O. 
Rodrigo,  Joseph  L. 
Ryan,  Michael  J. 
Safford,  Robert  F. 
Salesses,  Adrian. 
Stringer,  Thomas. 
Tirrell,  Charles. 
Tobin,  Paul. 
Tousignant,  Arthur. 
Tyner,  Edward  T. 
Veno,  Joseph  D. 
Wallochstein,  Jacob. 
West,  Paul  L. 
Whitcomb,  Samuel  W. 
Williams,  Edward. 
Woods,  Richard  E. 


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FINANCIAL   STATEMENT   OF  THE   KINDERGARTEN. 

For  the  Year  ending  August  31,  1903. 
Receipts. 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1902, $21,854.29 

Legacies  :  — 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes  (legacy  tax  refunded),     .  55032 

Joseph  B.  Glover, 5,000.00 

Miss  Susan  T.  Crosby, ico.oo 

James  H.  Danforth, 1,000.00 

Miss  Mary  Eveleth, r.ooo.oo 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Greenleaf, 1,000.00 

George  W.  Wales, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Susan  W.  Farwell, 500.00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Tilton, 300.00 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin  (additional), 3>S45-55 

Charles  H.  Colburn, 1,000.00 

Miss  Rhoda  Rogers, 500.00 

Mrs.  Jennie  A.  (Shaw)  Waterhouse 565.84 

Gifts: — 

Mrs.  M.  Jane  Wellington  Danforth  fund 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund  (additional) 1,000.00 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund  (additional) 500.00 

John  M.  Rodocanachi  fund, 1,250.00 

Endowment  fund, $4,462.26  ) 

Endowment  fund  through  Ladies'  Auxiliary                     >  5,871.76 

Society, 1,409.50 ) 

Annual  subscriptions  through  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Society,  6,973.  20 

Donation  for  Girls'  Primary  Building, 100.00 

Board  and  tuition, 10,348.98 

Rents, 1,567.26 

Income  from  investments,  etc., 20,11566 

Collected  loan, 70,000.00 

$169,642.86 

^  Expenses. 

Maintenance, $26,085.17 

Expense  on  houses  let, 325.13 

Bills  to  be  refunded, 326.90 

Taxes,  repairs  and  annuity,  Jackson  estate,  Wachusett 

street 666.22 

Girls'  Primary  Building, 25,204.09 

Furnishing  Girls'  Primary  Building, 4,418.03 

Invested, 92,377.00 

Accrued  interest  on  bonds, 235.33 

Cash  on  hand  September  i,  1903, 20,004.99 

$169,642.86 


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PROPERTY   BELONGING   TO   THE   KINDERGARTEN. 

Mrs.  William  Appleton  fund, $13,000.00 

Nancy  Bartlett  fund, 500.00 

Miss  Helen  C.  Bradlee  fund, 140,000.00 

In  memory  of  W^illiam  Leonard  Benedict,  Jr.,     .  1,000.00 

Miss  Harriet  Otis  Cruft  fund, 6,000.00 

Mrs.  M.  Jane  Wellington  Danforth  fund,     .     .     .  10,000.00 

Mrs.  Helen  Atkins  Edmands  fund, 5,000.00 

Miss  Sarah  M.  Fay  fund, 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Eugenia  F.  Farnham  fund, 1,015.00 

Albert  Glover  fund, 1,000.00 

In  Memoriam  A.  A.  C, 500.00 

Moses  Kimball  fund, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews  fund 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Warren  B.  Potter  fund, 28,000.00 

George  F.  Parkman  fund, 2,500.00 

Mrs.  Benjamin  S.  Rotch  fund 8,500.00 

John  M.  Rodocanachi  fund, 1,250.00 

Mary  Lowell  Stone  fund, 1,500.00 

Transcript  ten  dollar  fund 5,666.95 

Mrs.  George  W.  Wales  fund 10,000.00 

In  memory  of  Ralph  Watson, 237.92 

Legacies  :  — 

Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Andrew, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Eleanor  J.  W.  Baker, 2,500.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Baker, 13,040.65 

Sidney  Bartlett, 10,000.00 

Thompson  Baxter, 322.50 

Miss  Harriet  Tilden  Browne 2,000.00 

Robert  C.  Billings, 10,000.00 

Samuel  A.  Borden, 4,250.00 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradford, 100.00 

John  W.  Carter, 500.00 

Benjamin  P.  Cheney, 5,000.00 

Charles  H.  Colburn 1,000.00 

Miss  Susan  T.  Crosby, 100.00 

James  H.  Danforth, 1,000.00 

George  E.  Downes, 3,000.00 

Miss  Caroline  T.  Downes, 12,350.00 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dwight, 4,000.00 

Mary  B.  Emmons, 1,000.00 

Miss  Mary  Eveleth, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  Susan  W.  Farwell 500.00 

John  Foster, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W^.  Gay, 7,931.00 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gifford, 5,000.00 

Joseph  B.  Glover 5,000.00 

Miss  Matilda  Goddard 300.00 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Greenleaf, 1,000.00 

Mrs.  Jane  H.  Hodge, 300.00 

Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Hall, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Olive  E.  Hayden 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lambert, 700.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $364,564.02 


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Amount  brought  forward, $364,564.02 

Elisha  T.  Loring, 5,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  S.  Melvin, 23,545.55 

Augustus  D.  Manson, 8,134.00 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Marsh, 1,000.00 

Miss  Helen  M.  Parsons, 500.00 

Mrs.  Richard  Perkins, 10,000.00 

Edward  D.  Peters, 500.00 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Phipps, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Caroline  S.  Pickman, ,  1,000.00 

Francis  L.  Pratt, 100.00 

Miss  Dorothy  Roffe, 500.00 

Miss  Rhoda  Rogers, 500.00 

Miss  Edith  Rotch, 10,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  Salisbury, 200.00 

Joseph  Scholfield, 3,000.00 

Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Seymour, 5,000.00 

Benjamin  Sweetzer, 2,000.00 

Mrs.  Cornelia  V.  R.  Thayer, 10,000.00 

Mrs.  Delia  D.  Thorndike 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Tilton 30000 

Mrs.  Betsey  B.  Tolman, 500.00 

Royal  W.  Turner, 24,082.00 

Mrs.  Mary  B.  Turner, 7,582.90 

George  W.  Wales, 5,000.00 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Ware, 4,000.00 

Miss  Rebecca  P.  Wainwright, 1,000.00 

Mary  H.  Watson, 100.00 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Whitney, 100.00 

Miss  Betsey  S.  Wilder, 500.00 

Mrs.  Jennie  A.  (Shaw)  Waterhouse, 56584 

Miss  Mary  W.  Wiley, 150.00 

Miss  Mary  Williams, 5,000.00 

Almira  F.  Winslow, 306.80 

Funds  from  other  donations, 84,714.56 

$586,445.67 

Real  estate  subject  to  annuity, 8,500.00 

Cash  in  the  treasury, 20,004.99 

Land,  buildings  and  personal  property  in  use  of  the  kindergarten, 

Jamaica  Plain, 299,360.00 

$914,310.66 


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KINDERGARTEN   ENDOWMENT   FUND. 

List  of   Contributors 
From  August  31,  1902,  to  September  i,  1903. 

Adams,  Thomas  M.,  Ashland,  Ky., $100.00 

All  Souls  Sunday-school  of  Roxbury, 25.00 

A.  L.  F.,  Mrs., 5-o° 

Bacon,  Mrs.  F.  K, lo-oo 

Bicknell,  Mrs.  William  J., i-oo 

Bissell,  H.,  West  Medford, iS-oo 

Brewster,  Miss, •  5-°° 

Brown,  E.  R.,  Dover,  N.H., 5°-°° 

Brown,  Mrs.  Samuel  N., lo-oo 

Bryant,  Mrs.  Annie  B.  Matthews, iS-o^ 

Bullard,  Miss  Katherine  E., i5-oo 

Bullard,  Mrs.  William  S., i5-oo 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Francis, lo-oo 

Carter,  Thomas,  Santiago,  Cal., 5-°° 

Draper,  Mrs.  George  A., 5°-°° 

Drew,  Frank,  Worcester 2,50 

Eliot,  Mrs,  Samuel,  in  memory  of  Dr.  Samuel  Eliot,    .  100.00 

Ellis,  George  H., 75-o«> 

Fairbanks,  Miss  C.  L.,       10.00 

Farnham,  the  Misses, 5-°° 

Fay,  Henry  H., 100.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 1,000.00 

Forbes,  Mrs.  W.  H., lo-oo 

Friend,  C.  B.  R.  H., 10.00 

Hammond,  Miss  Ellen, 5-°o 

Hemenway,  Miss  Clara, 100.00 

Hodgman,  Mrs.  Adelaide  K.,  East  Greenwich,  R.L,  25.00 

Howe,  Miss  Fanny  R., i-oo 

Hunnewell,  F.  W., 100.00 

'*  In  memoriam  "  A.  A.  C, 500.00 

■Amount  carried  forward, $2,374.5(» 


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Amount  brought  forward, $2,374.50 

In  memory  of  Miss  Alice  M.  C.  Matthews,    ....  100.00 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J., 8.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Wolcott  H., 10.00 

Kendall,  Miss  H.  W., ,    50.00 

Ladies  of  the  Cantabrigia  Club, 5.55 

Lamed,  Charles, 25.00 

Lombard,  the  Misses, 10.00 

Loring,  Augustus  P., 10.00 

Lowell,  Miss  Georgina, 20.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B., 1,000.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Leopold, 100.00 

Moulton,  Mrs.  Louise  Chandler, 25.00 

Munroe,  Mrs.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie,  West  Roxbury  (since  died),    .  40.00 

Nichols,  Miss  Sarah  H., 10.00 

Nickerson,  Andrew, 10.00 

Parkhill,  Mrs.  S.  J.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Peabody,  the  Misses,  Cambridge, 50.00 

Pierce,  Wallace  L., 100.00 

Primary  Department  of   the  Union   Church  Sunday- 
school  of  Weymouth  and  Braintree, 10.00 

Proceeds   of  entertainments  given  by  the  pupils   of 

Perkins  Institution,  February  22d,  1902  and  1903,  ,  58.53 

Raymond,  Fairfield  Eager, 5.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Catharine  L., 15.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Clara  Bates, 10.00 

Russell,  Miss  Mariana, 100.00 

Schmidt,  Arthur  P., 10.00 

Seabury,  the  Misses,  New  Bedford, 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  F.  R.,  Jr., 10.00 

Sohier,  the  Misses 50.00 

Sprague,  Miss  Mary  C, 5.00 

Stockwell,  Miss  Marie  Louise,  Brookline,      ....  2.00 

Sunday-school  of  the  First  Church,  Boston,    ....  78.68 
Sunday-school  of  the  First  Church  (Congregational), 

Cambridge, 20.00 

Vose,  Miss  C.  C,  Milton, 10.00 

•       Amount  carried  forward, $4>359.26 


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Amount  brought  forward, $4>359-26 

Walnut  Avenue  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Welch,  Charles  A., 40.00 

White,  C.  J.,  Cambridge, 25.00 

Whitehead,  Miss  Mary,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Williams,  Ralph  B., 25.00 

$4,462.26 

GIRLS'   PRIMARY   BUILDING   FUND. 

H.  E.  C, $100.00 


CONTRIBUTIONS   FOR  CURRENT   EXPENSES. 

Annual    subscriptions  through   the  Ladies'  Auxiliary 

Society,  Miss  S.  E.  Lane,  treasurer, $5,673.00 

Cambridge    Branch,    through    Mrs.    E.    C.    Agassiz, 

treasurer, 608.20 

Dorchester    Branch,    through   Mrs.   J.    Henry    Bean, 

treasurer, 142.00 

Lynn  Branch,  through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood, i37-oo 

Milton  Branch,  through    Mrs.    William  Wood,  treas- 
urer,     198.00 

Worcester  Branch,  through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H'.  Harring- 
ton, treasurer, 215.00 

$6,973.20 


All  contributors  to  the  fund  are  respectfully  requested  to  peruse 
the  above  list,  and  to  report  either  to  P.  T.  Jackson,  Treasurer, 
No.  53  State  street,  Boston,  or  to  the  Director,  M.  Anagnos,  South 
Boston,  any  omissions  or  inaccuracies  ivhich  they  may  find  in  it. 

PATRICK   T.    JACKSON,  Treasurer. 

No.  53  State  Street  (Room  840),  Boston. 


2  54 


SUBSCRIPTIONS   FOR   THOMAS   STRINGER. 

From  September  i,  1902,  to  August  31,  1903. 

A.  B., $10.00 

Bancroft,  Miss  Elizabeth  Hope, i.oo 

Brown,  Mrs.  J,  Conklin,  Berkeley,  Cal., 10.00 

Children    of    the    first    grade   of    Winthrop    School, 

Brookline,  through  Miss  Anna  M.  Taylor,       ...  i.oo 

Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington,  Pa.,        .     .     .  10.00 

Dow,  Miss  Jane  F.,. Milton, 20.00 

Dow,  Miss  Lucia  A.,  Milton, 25.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 50.00 

Hudson,  Miss  Mary  R,, i.oo 

Income  from  house   in   Washington,  Pa.,  through  A, 

Leggate  and  Son  (for  1902  and  1903),       ....  120.63 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J., 2.00 

Junior  Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington,  Pa.,  .  15-00 
Lilly  Kindergarten  at  Florence,  through  Miss  Margaret 

E.  Smith, 5.00 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Annie  B., 50.00 

May,  Miss  Eleanor  G.,  trustee  of  Lydia  Maria  Child 

fund, 35.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  Rollins, 10.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  Abbie  (since  died), 35-oo 

Primary     department    of    Sunday-school    of    Walnut 

Avenue  Congregational  Church,  Roxbury,  through 

Mrs.  Babcock, 5.00 

"  Rodelmer," 2.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Flora  E.,  New  York, 100.00 

Seabury,  the  Misses,  New  Bedford, 5.00 

Sohier,  Miss  Mary  D.,        25.00 

Wharton,  Mrs.  Henry,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,        ....  2.00 

White,  Master  Watson,  Cambridge, 3.65 

Young,  Mrs.  B.  L., 10.00 

Young,  Miss  Lucy  F.,  Winchester,        2.00 

^555-28 

A  friend  to   make  up   the  deficit  in  the  account  of 

the  previous  year, 324.50 


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PERMANENT  FUND   FOR  THOMAS  STRINGER. 

[This  fund  is  being  raised  with  the  distinct  understanding 
that  it  is  to  be  placed  under  the  control  and  care  of  the 
trustees  of  the  Perkins  Institution  and  Massachusetts  School 
for  the  Blind,  and  that  only  the  net  income  is  to  be  given  to 
Tom  so  long  as  he  is  not  provided  for  in  any  other  way,  and 
is  unable  to  earn  his  living,  the  principal  remaining  intact  for 
ever.  It  is  farther  understood,  that,  at  his  death  or  when  he 
ceases  to  be  in  need  of  this  assistance,  the  income  of  this  fund 
is  to  be  applied  to  the  support  and  education  of  some  child 
who  is  both  blind  and  deaf  and  for  whom  there  is  no  provision 
made  either  by  the  state  or  by  private  individuals.] 

A.  B., $200.00 

Bequest  of  the  late  Miss  Emily  M.  Everett  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio, 75-°° 

Children    of    the    Henning    School,    Braddock,    Pa., 

through  Miss  Mary  Marshall, 3.00 

Class  of  1903,  Lowell  Grammar  School,  Roxbury,     .  43-oo 

French,  Miss  Caroline  L.  W., 100.00 

Frothingham,  Miss  Anne  Gorham, 6.00 

Income  from  the  Glover  Fund, 50.00 

In  memory  of  "  K.  S.  and  L.  T.  S.," 10.00 

Junior  Children's  Aid  Society  of  Washington,  Pa.,       .  i5-oo 

Lawson,  Miss  Gladys, 10.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 100.00 

Nichols,  Mrs.  John  W.  T.,  New  York, 100.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., 200.00 

Primary  department  of  the  Sunday-school  of  the  First 
Methodist    Protestant  Church    of    Pittsburgh,  Pa., 

through  Mrs.  William  McCracken,  Jr., 8.00 

Rodocanachi,  Mr.  John  M., 100.00 

Sunday-school  of  St.  Andrew's  Presbyterian   Church 

of  Chatham,  Ont.,  through  Mr,  James  Eckersley,    .  10.00 
Sunday-school  of  Victoria  Avenue  Methodist  Church 

of  Chatham,  Ont.,  through  Mr.  James  Eckersley,    .  8.60 

$1,038.60 


256 


DONATIONS   THROUGH   THE   LADIES'   AUXILIARY. 

A  friend, $2.00 

Anonymous, 2.00 

Anonymous, 5.00 

Anonymous, i.oo 

Bailey,  Miss  E.  H,,  Peterborough,  N.  H.,       ....  5.00 

Ballard,  Miss  Elizabeth, 5.00 

Barstow,  Mrs.  A.  C,  Providence,  R.L, 5.00 

Bartlett,  the  Misses,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Baylies,  Mrs.  Walter  C, 10.00 

Bigelow,  Miss  Mary  A., 10.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Arthur  W.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Bowditch,  Mr.  William  I., 5.00 

Brackett,  Mrs.  I.  Lewis,  Brookline,       2.00 

Bradlee,  Mrs.  Caleb  D.,  Brookline, 1.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  George  E., 5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Joseph  S., 5.00 

Cary,  Mrs.  Richard, 9.00 

Cary,  Miss  G.  S., 9.00 

Church,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Brookline, j.oo 

Church,  Mrs.  H.  A., i.oo 

Cochran,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5.00 

Collar,  Mr.  William  C,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Cotting,  Mrs.  C.  E., 5.00 

Crafts,  Mrs.  James  M., 30.00 

Cram,  Mrs.  W.  A.,  Hampton  Falls,  N.H.,      ....  i.oo 

Crane,  Mrs.  James  B.,  Dalton, 10.00 

Crane,  Mrs.  Z.  Marshal,  Dalton, 40.00 

Crocker,  Mrs.  Uriel  H., 10.00 

Cross,  Dr.  H.   B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Allen, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Jr., 5.00 

Dabney,  Mr.  Lewis  S.,        25.00 

Dabney,  Miss  Roxana  L.,        3.00 

Dana,  Mrs.  James,  Brookline, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, 4  $244.00 


257 

Amount  brought  forward, $244.00 

Devlin,  Mr.  John  E., 25.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Sarah  V., 10.00 

DuBois,  Mrs.  L.  G., 15.00 

Endicott,  Mrs.  WiUiam,  Jr., 10.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  H.  C,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Eustis,  Mr.  W.  Tracy,  Brookline, •  2.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Glendower, 5.00 

"  Every  little  helps," i.oo 

Farnam,  Mrs.  Henry,  New  Haven,  Conn.,     ....  25.00 

"For  the  Httle  blind  girls," i.oo 

French,  Miss  CorneUa  A., 25.00 

Gardner,  Mr.  George  A., 50.00 

Glover,  Mrs.  Irene  C.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Gooding,  Mrs.  T.  P., 2.00 

Gray,  Mr.  William  R., 10.00 

Green,  Mr.  Charles  G.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Grew,  Mr.  Edward  S., 25.00 

Guild,  Miss  Harriet  J., 5-oo 

Guild,  Iters.  S.  Eliot, 10.00 

Hall,  Miss  Laura  E., 5.00 

Hallowell,  Miss  Henrietta  T.,  Milton, i.oo 

Hartwell,  Mrs.  Alfred  T.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.50 

Hill,  Mrs.  Lew  C, 5-oo 

HolUngs,  Mrs.  H.,  Roxbury, i-oo 

Houghton,  Miss  Elizabeth  G iS-°o 

Howe,  the  Misses,  Brookline, 10.00 

Keep,  Mrs.  F.  E.,  BrookUne, i-oo 

Kimball,  the  Misses,  Longwood, 25.00 

Lang,  Mrs.  B.  J., 5-oo 

Leavitt,  Mr.  Frank  M.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Lincoln,  Mr.  A.  L.,  Jr.,  Brookline, 5-oo 

L.  M.  J.,       . 100 

Loring,  Mrs.  Augustus  P., 10.00 

Lowell,  Miss  Georgina, 5-°° 

Lowell,  Mrs.  George  G., 20.00 

Manning,  Mrs.  F.  C, lo-oo 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H., iS-°° 

Amount  carried  forward, $622.50 


258 

Amount  brought  forward, $622.50 

Morrill,  Miss  Amelia, 50.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W., 20.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E., 100.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Rebecca, 5.00 

Moseley,  Mrs.  F.  S., 25.00 

No  name, 5.00 

Peabody,  Mr,  Francis  H., 90.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  S.  Endicott, 20.00 

Perry,  Mrs.  C.  F., 5.00 

Peters,  Mrs.  Francis  A., 5.00 

Pierce,  Miss  Katharine  C, 3.00 

Potter,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5,00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  James  J., 5.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  J.  Pickering, 10.00 

Robbins,  Miss  Agnes  Frances,  Brookline,      ....  10.00 

S.  E.  A., 1. 00 

Sever,  Miss  Emily, 5.00 

Shearer,  Mrs.  W.  L., 5.00 

Shervvin,  Mr.  Edward, 10.00 

Soren,  Mr.  John  H.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Souther,  Mrs.  J.  K., 5.00 

Spalding,  Miss  Dora  N., 25.00 

Sprague,  Dr.  Francis  P., 20.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Mary  B.,  Brookline, 15-00 

Stetson,  Mr.  Amos  W., 20.00 

Stevenson,  Miss  Annie  B.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Swift,  Mrs.  Edwin  C,  Prides  Crossing, 20.00 

Tapley,  Mrs.  Amos  P., 10.00 

Tappan,  Miss  Elizabeth  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Thayer,  Mr.  Bryon  T.,  .     .     . 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Ezra  Ripley, iS-oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Lucy  R., 5.00 

Tilton,  Mrs.  Joseph  B., 5.00 

Tower,  Col.  William  A., 20.00 

Townsend,  Mrs.  William  E., 5.00 

Tucker,  Mrs.  William  A., i.oo 

Turner,  Miss  Esther  Parkman,  Brookline,     ....  i.oo 

Amou7it  carried  forward, $1,181.50 


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Amount  brought  forward, $1,181.50 

Vialle,  Mr.  Charles  A., 5.00 

Wallace,  Mrs.  William,  Brookline, 7.00 

Ward,  the  Misses, 15-00 

Ware,  Miss  Mary  Lee, 25.00 

Warner,  Mrs.  F.  E., 5.00 

Warner,  Mr.  R.  L.,  BrookHne, 3.00 

Watson,  Mr.  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth, 20.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  Thomas  A.,  Weymouth, 3.00 

Wentworth,  Mrs.  S.  J., 50.00 

Wesson,  Miss  Isabel, 5.00 

White,  Miss  Eliza  Orne,  Brookline, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mr.  James  H.,  Charlestown, 10.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  James  H.,  Charlestown, 10.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Kate  A., 5.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Maria  D., 5.00 

Willson,  Miss  Lucy  B.,  Salem, 5.00 

Windram,  Mrs.  Westwood  T.,      .     '. 10.00 

Winthrop,  Mrs.  T.  Lindall, 25.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Woodman,  Mr.  Stephen  F.,  Jamaica  Plain,     ....  5.00 

$1,409.50 


ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

Through  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Society,  Miss  S.  E.  Lane,  Treasurer. 

Abbott,  Miss  A.  F.,  Brookline, $1.00 

Abbott,  Miss  G.  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Abbott,  Mrs.  J., 5.00 

Abel,  Mrs.  S.  C,  Brookline, i.oo 

Adams,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr.  George,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Adams,  Mrs.  Hannah  P., 5.00 

Adams,  Mrs.  Waldo, 5.00 

Adams,  Mr.  Walter  B., 10.00 

A  friend, 10.00 

Alford,  Mrs.  O.  H.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Amount  carried fot ward, $49.00 


26o 

Amount  brought  forward,      .     .     .   - $49-oo 

Allen,  Mrs,  Angle  N., 2.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  F.  R., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  L.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Ames,  Rev.  Charles  Gordon, 10.00 

Ames,  Mrs.  Frederick  L.  (since  died), 50.00 

Ames,  Miss  Mary  S., 50.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 100.00 

Amory,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Anderson,  Miss  Anna  F.,  Lowell, 2.00 

Anderson,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5.00 

Anthony,  Mrs.  S.  Reed, 5.00 

Appleton,  Miss  Fanny  C, 2.00 

Appleton,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Archer,  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  H.,  Charlestown, i.oo 

Armstrong,  Mrs.  George  W.,  Brookline,     ......  *       5.00 

Atkins,  Mrs.  Edwin  F.,  Belmont 5.00 

Atkinson,  Mrs.  Edward,  Brookline, 10.00 

Ayer,  Mrs.  James  B., 5-oo 

Ayer,  Mrs.  Monroe  (for  1902-03),         4-oo 

Bacon,  Miss  Ellen  S.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Bacon,  Miss  Mary  P.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Badger,  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Bailey,  Mrs.  HolUs  R.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Balch,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,        2.00 

Balch,  Mrs.  F.  G., S-oo 

Baldwin,  Mr.  E.  L., i.oo 

Baldwin,  Mrs.  Percy  V., 2.00 

Bangs,  Miss  Edith, 10.00 

Bangs,  Mrs.  Edward, 5-oo 

Bangs,  Mrs.  F.  R. 10.00 

Barnard,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  E.,  Dorchester, 2.00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Amos, 2.00 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Charles  B., 10.00 

Barron,  Mr.  Clarence  W.,        5.00 

Barstow,  Miss  C.  A., 5-°° 

Amount  carried  forward, ;f54 10.00 


26l 

Amount  brought  forward y $410.00 

Bartlett,  Miss  Mary  H., 5.00 

Bartol,  Miss  Elizabeth  H., 10.00 

Bartol,  Mrs.  John  W., 10.00 

Bass,  Mrs.  Emma  M.,  Newtonville, 10.00 

Baste,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Batcheller,  Mrs.  A.  H., 10.00 

Batcheller,  Mr.  Robert, 2.00 

Bates,  Messrs.  W.  and  S.  W., 2.00. 

Batt,  Mrs.  C.  R., 5.00. 

Bayley,  Mrs.  M.  R., i.oo 

Beal,  Mrs.  Boylston  A., 5.00 

Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  Arthur, 25.00 

Bell,  Mrs.  A.  C, i.oo 

Bemis,  Mr.  J.  M., 10.00 

Bemis,  Mrs.  John  W.,  Weston, 2.00 

Bernstein,  Mrs.  N,, i.oo 

Berwin,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  Alanson,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  A.  O., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  G.  T., 5.00 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  Prescott,  Brookline, 10.00 

Billings,  Mrs.  J.  B., 2.00 

Blacker,  Miss  Eliza  F,,  Allston, 10.00 

Blackmar,  Mrs.  W.  W., 5.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Blake,  Mrs.  S.  Parkman, 5.00 

Blake,  Mr.  William  P., 5.00 

Boardman,  Miss  E.  D., 2.00 

Boardman,  Miss  Madeleine, 2.00 

Boland,  Dr.  E.  S., 5.00 

Bolster,  Mrs.  Wilfred,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Bond,  Mrs.  Charles  H., 10.00 

Boody,  Mr.  J.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Borland,  Mr.  M.  W., 10.00 

Bowditch,  Mrs.  Alfred, 5.00 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Henry  P.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Vincent  Y., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward^ $615.00 


262 

Amount  brought  forward, $615.00 

Bradford,  Mrs.  C.  F., 10.00 

Bradt,  Mrs.  Julia  B,, i.oo 

Bramhall,  Mrs,  William  T.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Bremer,  Mrs.  J.  L., 10.00 

Brewer,  Mrs.  D,  C, 2.00 

Brewer,  Mr.  Edward  M., 5.00 

Brewer.  Miss  Lucy  S., 10.00 

Bridge,  Mrs.  J.  G., i.oo 

Briggs,  Miss  Helen  S., 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Atherton  T., 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Augusta  M., 5.00 

Brown,  Mr.  C.  H.  C,  Brookline, 10.00 

Brown,  Miss  Elizabeth  Bowen, 5.00 

Brown,  Mrs.  Samuel  N., 5.00 

Bruerton,  Mrs.  James,  Maiden, 10.00 

Bryant,  Mrs,  J.  D., 2.00 

Bullard,  Mr.  Stephen, 10.00 

BuUard,  Mrs.  WilUam  S., 10.00 

Bumstead,  Mrs.  Freeman  J.,  Cambridge,        ,     .     .     .  10.00 

Bunker,  Mr.  Alfred,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Burgess,  Mrs.  George,  Brookline, 5.00 

Burnett,  Mrs.  Joseph, 5.00 

Burnham,  Mrs.  John  A.,  Jr,, 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs,  AUston,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Burr,  Mrs,  C.  C,  Newton  Centre, 10.00 

Burr,  Mrs.  I,  Tucker,  Jr.,  Readville, 10.00 

Butler,  Mrs.  Charles  S., 2.00 

Cabot,  Dr.  A,  T., 5.00 

Cabot,  Mrs.  Walter  C,  BrookUne, 10.00 

Caldwell,  Mrs.  Annie  E., i.oo 

Calkins,  Miss  Mary  W,,  Wellesley, 2,00 

Capen,  Mr.  Samuel  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 3.00 

Carr,  Mrs.  Samuel, 10.00 

Carter,  Mrs.  George  E.,  Brookline,       5.00 

Carter,  Mrs,  John  W.,  West  Newton, 5.00 

Carter,  Miss  M.  Elizabeth, 20.00 

Gary,  Miss  Ellen  G., 20.00 

Amount  carried  forward,       . $863.00 


263 

Amount  brought  fonvard, $863.00 

Gary,  Miss  Georgiana  S., i.oo 

Gary,  Mrs.  Richard, i.oo 

Garyl,  Miss  Harriet  E., 2.00 

Gase,  Mrs.  James  B., 5.00 

Gate,  Mr,  Martin  L.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Gate,  Mrs.  Martin  L.,  Roxbury,        5.0a 

Ghamberlain,  Mrs.  M.  L., 5.00 

Ghandler,  Mrs.  Frank  W., 5.00 

Ghanning,  Miss  Eva, i.oo 

Ghanning,  Mrs.  Walter,  Brookline, 5.00 

Ghapin,  Mrs.  H.  B.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Ghapman,  Miss  E.  D.,  Gambridge, i.oo 

Ghapman,  Miss  J.  E.  G.,  Gambridge, 2.00 

Ghase,  Dr.  H.  Lincoln,  Brookline, 2.00 

Ghase,  Mrs.  S.  R.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Ghick,  Mrs.  I.  W,, 2.00 

Ghoate,  Mr.  Gharles  F., 10.00 

Glapp,  Miss  Antoinette, 2.00 

Glapp,  Dr.  H.  G., 2.00 

Glapp,  Miss  Helen,  Gharlestown,  N.H., ■  3.00 

Glark,  Mr,  B,  Preston,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  B,  G.  Glark,  5-oo 

Glark,  Mrs,  Frederick  S., 10.00 

Glark,  Mrs,  J,  J. 2.00 

Glark,  Mrs,  John  T,,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Glark,  Miss  Mary, 2.00 

Glark,  Miss  Sarah  W,,  Beverly, 10.00 

Glement,  Mrs,  Hazen,         S-oo 

Glerk,  Mrs.  W,  F. ,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Gobb,  Mrs,  Gharles  K., 5.00 

Gobb,  Mrs.  John  E.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Goburn,  Mrs.  George  W., 25.00 

Gochrane,  Mrs,  Alexander, 5.00 

Godman,  Mrs,  Gharles  R., 10,00 

Godman,  Mrs.  J.  Amory, 5.00 

Goffin,  Mrs.  George  R.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Gole,  Mr.  B.  E., 10.00 

Gollamore,  Miss, 5-oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,046.00 


264 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,046.00 

Comer,  Mrs.  Joseph,  Brookline,  .     . i.oo 

Conant,  Mrs.  William  M., 2,00 

Conrad,  Mrs.  David,  Brookline, 2.00 

Converse,  Mrs.  C.  C, 5.00 

Converse,  Mrs.  E.  S., 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  Algernon, 5.00 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  Francis  L., i.oo 

Coolidge,  Mrs.  J.  Randolph, 10.00 

Coolidge,  Mr.  John  T., 10.00 

Cordis,  Mrs.  Edward,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Corey,  Mrs.  H.  D.,  Newton, 2.00 

Cotton,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Covel,  Mrs.  A.  S., 2.00 

Cowing,  Mrs.  Martha  W.,  Brookline, 25.00 

Cox,  Mrs.  William  E.,  Chestnut  Hill, 10.00 

Coyle,  Mrs.  J.  B., 5.00 

Craig,  Mrs.  D.  R., 5.00 

Craigin,  Dr.  G.  A., 5.00 

Crane,  Mrs.  Aaron  M., 5.00 

Crane,  Mr.  Zenas,  Dalton, 50.00 

Crehore,  Mrs.  G.  C. 5.00 

Crocker,  Miss  Sarah  H,, 5.00 

Crosby,  Mrs.  S.  V.  R., 10.00 

Cumings,  Mrs.  Charles  B.,  Jamaica  Plain,     ....  2.00 

Cumings,  Mrs.  John  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Cummings,  Mrs.  Charles  A., 5.00 

Curtis,  the  Misses,  BrookUne  (for  1902-03) 4.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Charles  P., 20.00 

Curtis,  Mr.  George  W.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  H.  G., 5.00 

Curtis,  Mrs.  J.  F., 5.00 

Curtis,  Mr.  William  O.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Gushing,  Mrs.  H.  W., 5.00 

Gushing,  Miss  Sarah  P., 5.00 

Cutler,  Mrs.  C.  F., i.oo 

Cutler,  Mrs.  E.  G., 2.00 

Cutler,  Mrs.  George  C,  Brookline, i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,293.00 


265 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,293.00 

Cutter,  Mr.  Edward  L.,  Dorchester, i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Ellen  M., i.oo 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Frank  W.,  Dorchester, i.oo 

Cutts,  Mrs.  H.  M,,  Brookline, 2.00 

Dabney,  Mrs.  F.  L., 25.00 

Dale,  Mrs.  Eben, 5.00 

Dana,  Mrs.  George  N., t^.oo 

Dana,  Mr.  Samuel  B., 10.00 

Daniell,  Mrs.  Henry  W., 5.00 

Dary,  Mr.  George  A.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  Edward  L., 5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  James  H.,  North  Andover, 5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  Simon, 3.00 

Day,  Mrs.  Lewis,  Norwood, 2.00 

Dennison,  Mrs.  E.  W., 5.00 

Denny,  Mrs.  Arthur  B.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Denny,  Mrs.  H.   M., i.oo 

Denny,  Mrs.  W.  C,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 2.00 

Derby,  Mrs.  Hasket, 5.00 

Dewey,  Miss  Mary  E., 10.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Elsie, 2.00 

Dexter,  Mrs.  Franklin, 10.00 

Dexter,  Miss  Rose  L., 10.00 

Dexter,  Miss   Sarah  V., 10.00 

Dexter,  Mrs.  Wirt, 10.00 

Dillaway,  Mrs.  Charles  K.  (since  died), i.oo 

Dixon,  Mrs.  L.  S.,     .     .     . 2.00 

Doliber,  Mrs.  Thomas,  Brookline, 5.00 

Downes,  Mrs.  Lilla  A.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Draper,  Dr.  F.  W., 5.00 

DriscoU,  Mrs.  Dennis,  Brookline,     .......  2.00 

Drost,  Mrs.  C.  A., 2.00 

Drummond,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

Dunbar,  Mrs.  James  R.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Dunn,  Mrs.  E.  H.  (since  died), 2  00 

Dwight,  Mrs.  Thomas, i.oo 

Eager,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1,472.00 


266 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,472.00 

Edgar,  Mrs.  C.  L.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Edmands,  Mr.  H.  H.  W,,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Edmands,  Mrs.  M.  G.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Edmond,  Mrs.  Emma  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Edwards,  Miss  Hannah  M., 5.00 

Edwards,  Mr.  John  C,  Brookhne, 10.00 

Eldredge,  Mrs.  James  T., 10.00 

Eliot,  Mrs.  Amory, 2.00 

Eliot,  Mrs.  W.-  R., 5.00 

Ellis,  Mrs.  Caleb, i.oo 

Elms,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Newton, .  2.00 

Elms,  Miss  Florence  G.,  Newton, i.oo 

Elms,  Mrs.  James  C,  Newton, •  .  i.oo 

Emerson,  Miss  Elizabeth,  Brookline, 10.00 

Emerson,  Mrs.  H.  M.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Emerson,  Mrs.  William  P.,  BrookUne, 3.00 

Emery,  Mrs.  Mark,  North  Anson,  Me., i.oo 

Emmons,  Mrs.  Olive  E., 3.00 

Emmons,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  2d, 20.00 

Endicott,  Mrs.  Henry, 5.00 

Endicott,  Mrs.  William  C., 5.00 

Ernst,  Mrs.  C.  W., 2.00 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  Arthur  F., 5.00 

Estabrook,  Mrs.  George  W., i.oo 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Eustis,  Mrs.  H.  L.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Evans,  Mrs.  Charles, 2.00 

Everett,  Miss  Caroline  F.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Fairbairn,  Mrs.  R.  B., 2.00 

Fairbanks,  Mrs.  C.  F., 5.00 

Farnsworth,  Mrs.  Edward  M.,  Sr.,  Brookline,     .     .     .  2.00 

Faulkner,  Miss  Fannie  M., 15-00 

Fay,  Mrs.  Dudley  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Mrs.  Joseph  S., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  B., 10.00 

Fay,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Ferrin,  Mrs.  M.  T.  B.,  Newton, 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward,       . $1,672.00 


267 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,672.00 

Ferris,  Mrs,  Mortimer  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Ferris,  Miss  M.  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Fessenden,  Mrs.  Sewall  H., •  2.00 

Field,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  Brockton,       .     .     . 5.00 

Fillebrown,  Mrs.  F.  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Fisher,  Miss  Laura, i.oo 

Fisk,  Mr.  Lyman  B.,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Fiske,  Mrs.  Joseph  N.,        5.00 

Fitch,  Miss  Carrie  T., 10.00 

Fitz,  Mrs,  Walter  Scott, 25.00 

Flagg,  Mrs.  Augustus, 6.00 

Flint,  Mrs.  CaroHne  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

FUnt,  Mrs.  D.  B., 2.00 

Flood,  Mrs.  Hugh,  Brookline, 2.00 

Foote,  Mr.  Henry  W., 10.00 

Forbes,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Jamaica  Plain, 3.00 

Forster,  Mrs.  Henry,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Foss,  Mrs.  Eugene  N.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Foster,  Mrs.  A.  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Frank,  Mrs.  Daniel, 2.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  A.  Forbes, 2.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Freeman,  Mrs.  Louisa  A., 2.00 

French,  Mrs.  E.  A., 5.00 

French,  Mrs.  John  J., 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  Max,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Friedman,  Mrs.  S.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Frothingham,  Mrs.  Langdon, .  i.oo 

Frothingham,  Mrs.  L.  F., 2.00 

Fry,  Mrs.  Charles, 10.00 

Fuller,  Mrs.  R.  B., 5.00 

Gardner,  Mrs.  John  L., 5.00 

Gaston,  Mrs.  W.  (since  died), 5.00 

Gates,  Mr,  Gardiner  P., 5.00 

Gay,  Mrs.  Albert,  Brookline, i.oo 

Gay,  Dr.  Warren  F., 5.00 

Gilbert,  Mr.  Joseph  T., 2.00 

Amount  carried fot ward, $1,856.00 


268 

Amount  brought  forward, $1,856.00 

Gill,  Mr.  Abbott  D.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Gill,  Mrs.  George  F., i.oo 

Gill,  Mrs.  J.  S., 10.00 

Gillett,  Mr.  S.  Lewis,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Ginn,  Mr.  Edwin, 10.00 

Gleason,  Mrs.  Cora  L., i.oo 

Goodhue,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Chestnut  Hill,     ....  i.oo 

Gorham,  Mrs.  W.  H., 5.00 

Gowing,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Grandgent,  Prof.  Charles  H.,  Cambridge,      ....  5.00 

Grandgent,  Mrs.  Lucy  L.,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Grant,  Mrs.  Robert, 5.00 

Grant,  Mrs.  Stephen  M.,  Brookline  (for  1902-03),      .  2.00 

Graves,  Mrs.  J.  L., 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  John  Chipman, 10.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Joseph  H., 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Morris,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Gray,  Mrs.  Reginald,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Greeley,  Mrs.  R,  F., 5.00 

Greene,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Copley, 2.00 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  L.  B., 5.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  A.  A.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  Charles  P.,  Longwood, 2.00 

Grew,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Griggs,  Mr.  B.  F.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Griggs,  Mrs.  Thomas  B.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Gunsenhiser,  Mrs.  A.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Hale,  Mrs.  Rosa  Andrews, 5.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Anthony  D., 2.00 

Hall,  Miss  Fanny, 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Eliza  J., 2.00 

Hall,  Mr.  George  G., 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Solomon,  Dorchester, 10.00 

Hall,  Mr.  William  F.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Harding,  Mrs.  Edgar, 10.00 

Hardy,  Mrs.  A.  H.,        3.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  F.  B., 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,016.00 


269 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,016.00 

Harrington,  Dr.  Harriet  L.,  Dorchester, 2.00 

Harris,  Miss  Frances  K.,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Hart,  Mrs.  Thomas  N., 2.00 

Harwood,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Newton, 5. 00 

Haskell,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  Newton, 2.00 

Haskell,  Mrs.  W.  A., j  00 

Hatch,  Mrs.  Jennie  B.,  Reading, ^oo 

Hawes,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Hayden,  Mrs.  C.  R., c  00 

Hayes,  Miss  Lydia  Y.,  Somerville, i.oo 

Head,  Mrs.  Charles, 2c. 00 

Healy,  Miss  Helen  R., j  00 

Heard,  Mrs.  J.  Theodore, r.oo 

Heath,  Mr.  Nathaniel, e.oo 

Hemenway,  Mrs,  C.  P., 10  00 

Herman,  Mrs.  Joseph  M.,       2.00 

Herrick,  Miss  A.  J., j  qq 

Hersey,  Mrs.  Alfred  H., r  00 

Hersey,  Miss  M.  T., i  00 

Higginson,  Mrs.  F.  L., c.oo 

Higginson,  Miss  E.  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Higginson,  Mrs.  Henry  L 25.00 

Hill,  Mrs.  Hamilton  A., ,.00 

Hill,  Mrs.  S.  A.,  BrookHne, i.oo 

Hill,  Mrs.  William  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Hills,  Mrs.  Edwin  A., r.oo 

Hills,  Mrs.  S.  K,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Hoadley,  Mrs.  John  C,  Roxbury, 3.00 

Hobbs,  Mrs.  Warren  D., 2.00 

Hodgdon,  Mrs.   Henrietta, 5.00 

Hogg,  Mr.  John, 25.00 

Holbrook,  Mrs.  Walter  H.,  Newton, 2.00 

Hollander,  Mrs.  Louis  P., 5.00 

Hood,  Mrs.  George  H., 5. 00 

Hooper,  Miss  Adeline  D., 5. 00 

Hooper,  Mrs.  James  R., i^.oo 

Hooper,  Mrs.  N.  L., 1,00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,217.00 


270 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,217.00 

Hopkins,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Horton,  Mrs.  E.  A., .  2.00 

Houghton,  Miss  EUzabeth  G,, 10.00 

Houston,  Mr.  James  A.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  Arabella, 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  George  D., .  5,00 

Howe,  Mr.  George  E., 2.00 

Howe,  Mrs.  J.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Howes,  Mrs.  Osborn, 2.00 

Howland,  Mrs.  D.  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Hoyt,  Mrs.  C.  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Hoyt,  Mrs.  J.  C.,  Newburyport, 5.00 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Eliot, 10.00 

Hudson,  Mrs.  John  E., 5.00 

Hunneman,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,   Roxbury,     ....  3.00 

Hunneman,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Hunnewell,  Mrs.  Arthur, 10.00 

Hunnewell,  Mr.  Walter, 20.00 

Hutchins,  Mrs.  Constantine  F., 5.00 

lasigi,  Mrs.  Oscar, 10.00 

In  memory  of  Mrs.  Susan  Emerson,  Brookline,      .     .  10.00 

In  memory  of  Mrs.  Charles  Lowell  Thayer,  ....  3.00 

Ireson,  Mrs.  S.  E., 5.00 

Jelly,  Dr.  George  F., 10.00 

Jenkins,  Mr.  Charles, 5.00 

Jennings,  Miss  Julia  F.,  Wellesley, i.oo 

Jewett,  Miss  Sarah  Ome,  South  Berwick,  Me.,  .     .     .  5.00 

Johnson,  Miss, 5.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Arthur  S., 5.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Edward, 2.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Edward  C, 10.00 

Johnson,  Miss  Fanny  L.,  Wollaston, i.oo 

Johnson,  Mrs.  F.  W., 3.00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  H.  S., 10.00 

Johnson,  Mr.  Wolcott  H., 10.00 

JollifEe,  Mrs.  T.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Jones,  Mrs.  B.  M., 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,434.00 


271 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,434.00 

Jones,  Miss  Ellen  M., 10.00 

Jones,  Mrs.  Jerome,  Brookline, 10.00 

Jordan,  Mrs.  Eben  D., r  00 

Josselyn,  Mrs.  A.  S., 5.00 

Keene,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  Roxbury,       .     ■ 2.00 

Keep,  Mrs,  Charles  M.,  Longwood, i.oo 

Kellen,  Mrs.  William  V,, 50-00 

Kellogg,  Mrs.  A.  W.,    .     . 5.00 

Kenerson,  Mr.  Austin  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Kennard,  Mrs.  Charles  W., c.oo 

Kettle,  Mrs.  C.  L.,    .     . i.oo 

Kidder,  Mrs.  Henry  P., 10.00 

Kidner,  Mrs.  Reuben, 2.00 

Kimball,  Mrs.  D.  P., 25.00 

Kimball,  Mr.  Edward  P.,  Maiden, 10.00 

Kimball,  Mrs.  Marcus  M., 50.00 

Kimball,  Miss  Susan  Day, 2.00 

King,  Mrs.  D.  Webster, 2.00 

Kingman,  Mrs.  R.  A,,  BrookUne, i.oo 

Kingsbury,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Klous,  Mr.  Isaac,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Koshland,  Mrs.  Joseph, 10.00 

Kuhn,  Mrs.  Grace  M., 10.00 

Lamb,  Miss  Augusta  T.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Lamb,  Mr.  Henry  W.,  BrookUne, i.oo 

Lamson,  Mrs.  J.  A., i.oo 

Lane,  Mrs.  Benjamin  P.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Larkin,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Lavalle,  Mrs.  John, 5.00 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Abbott  (since  died), 5.00 

Lawrence,  Mr.  Charles  R.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Leavitt,  Mrs.  George  R.,  Lexington, 2.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  George  C, 10.00 

Lee,  Mrs.  Joseph, 100.00 

Leeds,  Miss  CaroUne  T.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Leland,  Mrs.  Lewis  A.,  BrookUne, i.oo 

Leland,  Mrs.  Mary  E., 2,00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2,792.00 


272 

Amount  brought  forward, $2,792.00 

Levy,  Mrs.  B.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Liebman,  Mrs.  J.  H,, 2.00 

Lincoln,  Miss  C.  K,  T., i.oo 

Linder,  Mrs.  G., 10.00 

Linder,  Mrs.  John  F.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Lins,  Mrs.  Ferdinand,  Jamaica  Plain, 2.00 

Livermore,  Mr.  Thomas  L.,  Jamaica  Plain,    ....  10.00 

Locke,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Chestnut  Hill, 10.00 

Loring,  the  Misses, 30.00 

Loring,  Mr.  W.  C, 25.00 

Loring,  Mrs.  W.  C,        25.00 

Lothrop,  Miss  Mary  B., 5.00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  Thornton  K., 50.00 

Lothrop,  Mrs.  W.  S.  H., 5.00 

Loud,  Miss  Sarah  P., 5.00 

Lovering,  Mrs.  C.  T., 10.00 

Lovett,  Mr.  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Lovett,  Mrs.  A.  S.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Low,  Mrs.  Oilman  S., 2.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  Edward  J., 5.00 

Lowell,  Mrs.  John,  Jr.,        5.00 

Lyman,  Mr.  John  Pickering, 10.00 

Lyman,  Mrs.  Theodore,  Brookline, '       20.00 

Mack,  Mrs.  Thomas, 5.00 

Mackinnon,  Mrs.  T.  A., 5.00 

Mackintosh,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Magee,  Mr.  J.  L.,  Chelsea, 10.00 

Mallory,  Mrs.  F.  B., 2.00 

Mandell,  Mrs.  S.  P., 5.00 

Mansfield,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Maiden, 3.00 

Marrs,  Mrs.  Kingsmill,  Wayland, 10.00 

Marsh,  Mrs.  Robert, 3.00 

Marshall,  Mrs.  J.  P.  C, 10.00 

Martin,  Mrs.  Alex., i.oo 

Mason,  Miss  Fanny  P., 10.00 

Matchett,  Mrs.  W.  F., 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,114.00 


273 

Amount  brought  forward, $3,114.00 

McLaney,  Miss  Annie,  .     . i.oo 

Mead,  Mrs.  S.  R., 10.00 

Means,  Miss  Anne  M., 10.00 

Means,  Mrs.  William  A., 10.00 

Meredith,  Mrs.  J.  H., 5,00 

Merriam,  Mrs.  Charles, 5.00 

Merriam,  Mr.  Frank, 10.00 

Merrill,  Mrs.  J.  Warren,  Cambridge, 10.00 

Merriman,*Mrs.  Daniel, 10.00 

Messinger,  Miss  Susan  D.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Meyer,  Mrs.  George  von  L., 25.00 

Mills,  Mrs.  D.  T., 5.00 

Mixter,  Miss  M.  A., i.oo 

Mixter,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Monks,  Mrs.  George  H., 5.00 

Monroe,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Morison,  Mr,  George  B., 5.00 

Morison,  Mrs.  John  H., 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Annie  W., 5.00 

Morrill,  Mrs.  Ellen  A.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Morrill,  Miss  Fanny  E., 5.00 

Morrill,  Mrs.  F.  Gordon, 2.00 

Morris,  Mrs.  Frances  Isabel,  Westchester,  N.Y.  City,  5.00 

Morse,  Mrs.  Jacob, 5.00 

Morse,  Mr.  John  T., 5.00 

Morse,  Miss  Margaret  F.,  Jamaica  Plain,       ....  5,00 

Morse,  Mrs.  S.  A., 2.00 

Morss,  Mrs.  Anthony  S.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Moseley,  Miss  Ellen  F., 5.00 

Motte,  Mrs.  Ellis  L., 2.00 

Mumford,  Mrs.  J.  G., 5.00 

Munroe,  Miss  Mary  F.,  Cambridge, 2.00 

Nathan,  Mrs.  Jacob,  Brookline, 2.00 

Nazro,  Mrs.  Fred  H.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Nazro,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Neal,  Miss  Caro  F.,  Charlestown, 5.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  James  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Amount  carried fot  ward, $3,309.00 


274 

Amount  brought  forward, $3,309.00 

Newell,  Mrs.  M.  A,  M.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Newton,  Mrs,  E.  Bertram, i.oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  E.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Nichols,  Mrs,  Fred  S,, 5.00 

Nichols,  Mr,  Seth,  New  York, 5.00 

Nickerson,  Mr,  Andrew, 10.00 

Nickerson,  Miss  Florence  S,, 1,00 

Nickerson,  Miss  Grace  E,, i.oo 

Nickerson,  Miss  Isabel  J., '  i.oo 

Niebuhr,  Miss  Mary  M., i.oo 

Norcross,  Mrs,  Otis, 5,00 

Norcross,  Mrs,  Otis,  Jr,, 5.00 

North,  Mrs.  James  N,,  Brookline, 5.00 

Noyes,  Mrs,  CD., 2.00 

Noyes,  Mrs,  George  D,,  Brookline, 5.00 

Oliver,  Miss  Martha  C,,  Phila,, .     ,  2.00 

Olmsted,  Mrs,  J.  C,,  BrookUne, 2,00 

Osborn,  Mrs,  Anna  F.,  Pittsfield,  Me., 2,00 

Osborn,    Mrs.  John  B,, 2,00 

Osgood,  Mrs.  George  L,,  Brookline, 5.00 

Osgood,  Mrs,  John  Felt, i5-oo 

Page,  Mrs,  Calvin  Gates, 2,00 

Paine,  Mrs,  WiUiam  D,,  Brookline,        2.00 

Palfrey,  Mrs.  J,  C,, 2,00 

Parker,  Mrs.  Charles  E,, 1,00 

Parker,  Mrs.  Charles  W., 2.00 

Parker,  Miss  Eleanor  S,, 5.00 

Parkinson,  Mrs.  John, 20.00 

Peabody,  Mrs,  Anna  P,, 25.00 

Peabody,  Mrs,  C,  H.,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Peabody,  Mr.  F.  H,, 10.00 

Peabody,  Mrs,  Oliver  W,, 5.00 

Peabody,  Mrs.  S.  Endicott, 10.00 

Pearson,  Mrs.  C,  H,,  Brookline, 5,00 

Pecker,  the  Misses  Annie  J.  and  Mary  L.,     ,     .     .     ,  10.00 

Peirce,  Mrs,  Silas,  Jr.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Peirson,  Mrs.  Charles  L,, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward^ $3,507,00 


275 

Amount  brought  fofward, $3,507.00 

Penfield,  Mrs.  James  A., 2.00 

Percival,  Mrs.  J.  P.  T., i.oo 

Percy,  Mrs.  Fred  B.,  Brookline,       2.00 

Perry,  Mrs.  Claribel  N.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Pfaelzer,  Mrs.  F.  T., 5.00 

Phelps,  Mrs.  George  II., 5.00 

Philbrick,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Phillips,  Mrs.  Anna  T., 25.00 

Pickert,  Mrs.  Lehman,  Brookline, i.oo 

Pickman,  Mrs.  Dudley  L., 25.00 

Pierce,  Mr.  Phineas,      ..." 5.00 

Plumer,  Mrs.  Avery, i.oo 

Pope,  Mrs.  Albert  A., 25.00 

Pope,  Drs.  C.  A.  and  E.  F., 2.00 

Porteous,  Mr.  John  (since  died), 4.00 

Porteous,  Miss  M.  F., 1,00 

Porter,  Mrs.  A.  S., i.oo 

Porter,  Miss  Nellie  E.,  North  Anson,  Me.,     ....  i.oo 

Porter,  Mrs.  P.  G.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Potter,  Mrs.  Warren  B., 100.00 

Poulsson,  Miss  Emilie, i.oo 

Poulsson,  Miss  Laura  E., i.oo. 

Prager,  Mrs.  Philip, ^.oo 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Elliott  W., 3.00 

Prendergast,  Mr.  James  M., 10.00 

Prescott,  Dr.  W.  H., 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  G.  H., 2.00 

Prince,  Mrs.  C.  J., 5.00 

Proctor,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Punchard,  Miss  A.  L.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Putnam,  Mrs.  George, r.oo 

Putnam,  Miss  Georgina  Lowell, 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Chicago,  111., i.oo 

Quincy,  Mrs.  George  H 10.00 

Quincy,  Mrs.  H.  P., c  00 

Ramsdell,  Mrs.  E.  A i.oo 

Ranney,  Mr.  Fletcher, '.     .  r  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3,780.00 


2/6 

Amojint  brought for7i.<ard, ?3, 789.00 

Ratshesky,  Mrs.  I.  A., 5.00 

Ratshesky,  Mrs.  Fanny, 5.00 

Raymond,  Mrs.  Henry  E., 5.00 

Reed,  Mrs.  Arthur,  Brookline, i.oo 

Reed,  Mrs.  William  H., 20.00 

Revere,  Mrs.  Paul  J., i.oo 

Reynolds,  Mr.  Walter  H 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  Albert  H 2.00 

Rhodes,  Miss  Florence  R., 2.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  James  F 5.00 

Rhodes,  Mrs.   S.   H., 5.00 

Rice,   Mr.   David, 10.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  David,     . i5-oo 

Rice,  Mrs.  David  Hall,  Brookline, 2.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  Henry  A.,- 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  N.  W.,     .      , 5.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  W.    B.,  Quincy, 2.00 

Richards,  Miss  Alice  A.,  Brookline. 5.00 

Richards,  Miss  Annie  Louise, 20.00 

Richards,  Miss  C, 5.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  C.  A., 25.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  Dexter  N.,  Brookline  (since  died),  .     .  10.00 

Richards,  Mrs.   E.  L.,  Brookline 2.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  E.  C 5.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  Burlington,  \'t 5.00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  John,  Chestnut   Hill i.oo 

Richardson,  Mr.  Spencer  W., 5.00 

Richmond,  Mrs.  Charles  C,  Brookline 5.00 

Riley,  Mr.   C.  E.,   Newton 10.00 

Ripley,  Mr.  Frederic  H 2.00 

Robbins,  Mrs.   F.  A., 2.00 

Robinson,  Mrs.  Henry  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Robinson,  Miss  H.   M., 25.00 

Roby,  Mrs.  Cynthia  C,  Wayland, 1000 

Rochford,  Mr.  Francis  J.,  Newton  Lower  Falls,     .     .  i.oo 

Rodman,  Mr.  S.  W., 10.00 

Roeth,  Mrs.  A.  G.' i.oo 

Amount  carried  forward $4,035.00 


277 

Ajnount  />roug/it  forward, $4,035.00 

Rogers,  Miss   Anna  P., 10.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Henry  M., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Jacob   C, 20.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  J.  F., 3.00 

Rogers,  Miss  Susan  S., 5.00 

Rogers,  Mrs.  William  B., 3.00 

Rosenbaum,  Miss  Elsa, i.oo 

Rosenbaum,  Mrs.  L., i.oo 

Ross,  Mrs.  Waldo  O., 5.00 

Rotch,  Mrs.  Clara  M.,  New  Bedford, 20.00 

Rotch,  Miss  Mary  R.,  New  Bedford, 5.00 

Rotch,  Mrs.  T.  M., 2.00 

Rothwell,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Eliot, 2.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Henry  G.,  Providence,  R.I.,     ....  25.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  Isaac  H.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  William  A., 10.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  J., 2.00 

Rust,  Mrs.  W.  A., 10.00 

Ryan,  Miss  Mary,  Quincy, i.oo 

Sabin,  Mrs.  Charles  W.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sabine,  Miss  Catherine,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sabine,  Mrs,  G.  K.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sacker,  Miss  Amy  M., 5.00 

Sacker,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Saltonstall,   Mrs.  Leverett,  Chestnut  Hill  (since  died),  10.00 

Sampson,  Mrs.  Edwin  H.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Sampson,  Miss  H.  H., i.oo 

Sampson,  Mrs.  O.  H., .5.00 

Sanborn,  Mrs.  C.  W.  H., i.oo 

Sanger,  Mr.  Sabin  P.,  Brookline,      .  • 3.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  E.  P.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  F.  W., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  L.  M., 5.00 

Sargent,  Mrs.  Winthrop, 50.00 

Saunders,  Mrs.  D.  E.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Sawyer,  Mr.  Timothy  T., 5.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $4,277.00 


278 

Amount  brought  forward^ $4,277.00 

Scaife,  Miss  Helen, 2.00 

Schmidt,  Mr.  Arthur  P., 10.00 

Schouler,  Mrs.  James, 5.00 

•Scott,  Mrs.  WilUam  M., 2.00 

Scudder,  Mrs.  J.  D.,  in  memory  of  her  mother,  Mrs. 

N.  M.  Downer, 5.00 

Scull,  Mrs.  Gideon, 10.00 

Seamans,  Mr.  James  M.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Sears,  Mr,  Frederick  R., 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Herbert  M., 25.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Knyv-et  W., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  PhiUp  H., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Philip  S., 10.00 

Sears,  Mrs.  Willard  T., 5.00 

Severance,  Mrs.  Pierre  C, 5.00 

Shapleigh.  Miss  Frances  H.,  Brookline,    .....  i.oo 

Shapleigh,  Mrs.  John  W,,  Brookline, 2.00 

Shattuck,  Mrs.  G,  B 5.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Benjamin  S., 5,00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  G.  Howland, 10.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  George  R., 2.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Henry  Russell, 10.00 

Shaw,  Mrs.  Robert  Gould 5.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  L.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Shepard,  Mr.  O.  A.,  BrookUne, 3.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Thomas  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Shepard,  Mrs.  T.  P.,  Providence,  R.I,, 25.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  C,  W., 5.00 

Sherburne,  Mrs.  F,  S,, 5,00 

Sherman.  Mrs.  George  M,,  Brookline, 2,00 

Shuman,  Mrs.  A., 5,00 

Sigourney,  Mr.  Henry, 10.00 

Silsbee,  Mrs.  George  S., 10.00 

Simpkins,  Miss  Mary  W.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Skinner,  Mrs.  William,  Holyoke, 5.00 

Slatery,  Mrs.  William, i.oo 

Smith,  Miss  Annie  E.,  Roxbury, 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, §4,539.00 


279 

Amount  brought  forward, $4,539.00 

Smith,  Mrs.  Charles  Gaston,  BrookUne, 2.00 

Smith,  Mrs.   Thomas   P.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Snow,  Mrs.  F.   K, 20.00 

Snow,  Mr.  William  G.,  Phila., S-oo 

Soren,  Mr.  John  H.,  Roxbury, i.oo 

S.  P.  B., 2.00 

Sprague,  Mrs.   Charles, i.oo 

Stack,  Mrs.  James  H.,  Brookline, .  i.oo 

Stackpole,  Mrs.  F.  D., 2.00 

Stackpole,   Miss  Roxanna,     .     .     • '    S-oo 

Stadtmiller,  Mrs.  F.,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Stearns,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Brookline,    .     .     .  30.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  R.  H., 10.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.   R.  S.,  Jamaica  Plain, 10.00 

Steese,  Mrs.   Edward,  Brookline, 5.00 

Steinert,  Mrs.   Alex., 3.00 

Stetson,  Miss  Sarah  M., 10.00 

Stevens,  Mrs.  H.  H., 5.00 

Stevens,  Mr.  J.  C, 2.00 

Stevenson,  Miss  Annie  B.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Stevenson,  Mrs.  Robert  H., 10.00 

Stockton,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,    .     .     , 3.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Edwin  P., 5.00 

Stone,  Mrs.  Frederick i5-oo 

Stone,  Mrs.  Richard, 5.00 

Storer,  Miss  A.  M., 5.00 

Storer,  Miss  M.  G., S-oo 

Storrow,  Mrs.  J.  J., 10.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  Louis, 2.00 

Strauss,  Mrs.  Philip, 2.00 

Strong,  Mrs.  Alex., 10.00 

Strong,  Mrs.  George, i.oo 

Sturgis,  Mrs.  John  H 5.00 

Swain,  Mr.  George  F., 3.00 

Swan,  Mr.  Charles  H., 5.00 

Swan,  Miss  Elizabeth  B.,  Dorchester, 5.00 

Swann,  Mrs.  John,  Stockbridge, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $4,766.00 


28o 

Aniou?it  brought  forzuard, $4,^66.00 

Sweetser,  Mr.  Frank  E., 5.00 

Sweetser,  Mrs.  Frank  E., 5.00 

Sweetser,  Miss  Ida  E., 10.00 

Sweetser,  Mr,  I.  Homer, 10.00 

Swindell,  Mrs.  Walter,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Symonds,  Miss  Lucy  Harris, 5.00 

Taft,  Mrs.  L.  H.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas,  North  Billerica, 25.00 

Talbot,  Mrs.  Thomas  Palmer,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Talbot,  Miss  Leslie,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Talbot,  Miss  Marjorie,  Roxbury, i.oo 

Tappan,  Miss  Mary  A., i5-oo 

Tarbell,  Mr.  John  F.,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  J.  P.  Tarbell,  10.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  Jr 10.00 

Taylor,  Mrs.  E.  B., 5.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  H.  C, 10.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Lydia  W.,  Peabody, 5.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Adela  G., 10.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Bayard, 50.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  C,  Keene,  N.H., 10.00 

Thayer,  Miss  Harriet  L,, 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  William  G.,  Southbbrough, 10.00 

Thomas,  Miss  Catharine  C, 2.00 

Thomson,  Mrs.  Arthur  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Thorndike,  Mrs.  Augustus, '     10.00 

Thorndike,  Mrs.  A.  L.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Tibbetts,  Miss  S.  M.,  Salem, 5.00 

Tileston,  Miss  Edith, i.oo 

Tileston,  Miss  Eleanor, i.oo 

Tileston,  Mrs.  John  B., 5.00 

Tileston,  Mrs.  Roger  E.,  Brookline, 3.00 

Topliff,  Miss  Mary  M., 3.00 

Townsend,  Mrs.  J.  P., i.oo 

Tucker,  Mrs.  James, i.oo 

Tucker,  Mrs,  J.  Alfred,  Newton, ,     .  1,00 

Tuckerman,  Mrs,  C.  S,, 2.00 

Turner,  Miss  Abby  W.,  Randolph 25,00 

Amount  carried  fotivard^ $5,041,00 


28l 

Avwunt  brought forivard, $5,041.00 

Tyler,  Mr.  E.  Royall  (for  1902-03), '  10.00 

Tyler,  Mrs.  G.  C,  Brookline, i-oo 

Tyler,  Mrs.  J.  H., •  5-oo 

Van  Nostrand,  Mrs.  Alonzo  G., 5  °o 

Vass,  Miss  Harriet,  Brookline, 2.00 

Vickery,  Mrs.  Herman  F., 5-oo 

Vogel,  Mrs.  Frederick  W.,  Roxbury, 5.00 

Vorenberg,  Mrs.  S., i-oo 

Vose,  Mrs.  Charles, 2.00 

Vose,  Mr.  Frank  T,,       . S-oo 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  A.  F., 5.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  Clarence  S., 10.00 

Wadsworth,  Mrs.  O.  F., 5.00 

Waldo,  Mr.  Clarence  H., 2.00 

Walker,  Mr.  Charles  C, 5-0° 

Walker,  Mrs.  J.  Albert, 2.00 

Walsh,  Mr.  Frederick  v., i.oo 

Ward,  Miss  E.  M., 50° 

Ware,  Miss  Harriot,  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 2.00 

Warren,  Mrs.  Frederick, 5- 00 

Warren,  Mrs.  William  W., 25.00 

Wason,  Mrs.  Elbridge,  Brookline, 5  00 

Watson,  Mrs.  C.  Herbert,  Brookline, 5.00 

Watson,  Mrs.  H.  H., 2.00 

Wead,  Mrs.  Leslie  C,  Brookline, 2.00 

Webster,  Mrs.  Edwin  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 5.00 

Webster,  Mrs.  F.  G., S-oo 

Weeks,  Mrs.  A.  G., 10.00 

Weeks,  Mr.  A.  G.,  Jr 500 

Weeks,  Mrs.  W.  B.  P., 2.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  Davis,  Jamaica  Plain, 5.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  Samuel  M.,  North  Chatham, 5.00 

Weld,  Mrs.  WiUiam  F., 20.00 

Weston,  Mrs.  H.  C, 10.00 

Whalen,  Mrs.  J.  E.,  Melrose  Highlands, i.oo 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  G.  H., i.oo 

,        Amount  carried  forward ^ $5,234.00 


282 

Amount  brought  forward, $5,234.00 

Wheelwright,  the  Misses 2.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  Edward, 5.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  G.  W., 10.00 

Wheelwright,  Mrs.  J.  W., 10.00 

Whidden,  Miss  Georgia  M., 25.00 

Whipple,  Mrs.  Sherman  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

White,  Mrs.  C.  T., 3.00 

White,  Miss  Eliza  Orne,  Brookline, 5.00 

White,  Mrs.  F.  J.,  BrookHne, 2.00 

White,  Mr.  George  A., 25.00 

White,  Mrs.  Jonathan  H.,  Brookline, 10.00 

W^hite,  Mrs.  Joseph  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Whiteside,  Mrs.  A., 3.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  J.  K.,  Longwood, 5.00 

Whiting,  Miss  Susan  A.,  Newton, 5.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Whiting,  Mrs.  W.  S.,  BrookUne, 5.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  Henry, 25.00 

Whitney,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Edward,  Belmont, 25.00 

Whitney,  Mr.  Edward  F.,  New  York 10.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  George, 2.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  H.  A., 5.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  Henry  M.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Whitney,  Mrs.  I.  G., 2.00 

Whitney,  Miss  Mary, i.oo 

Whitney,  Mr.  S.  B., 10.00 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Brookline, 2.00 

Whittington,  Mrs.  Hiram, 2.00 

Whitwell,  Mrs.  Frederick  A., 5.00 

Whitwell,  Miss  Mary  H., 5.00 

Willard,  Mrs.  A.  R., S-°° 

Willard,  Miss  Edith  G., 2.00 

Willcomb,  Mrs.  George, 5.00 

Willcutt,  Mr.  Levi  L.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Williams,  the  Misses, 2.00 

Williams,  Miss  Adelia  C.,  Roxbury, 10.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $5,501.00 


283 

Amount  brought  fortvard, $5,501.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Arthur,  Jr.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Williams,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Harriet  C, 25.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Jeremiah, 2.00 

Williams,  Mr.  Moses, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  Moses, 5.00 

Williams,  Mrs.  T.  B.,     .     .     . 5  00 

Wilson,  Miss  Annie  E.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Edward  C,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wilson,  Miss  Lilly  U.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Wing,  Mrs.  M.  B.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Winkley,  Mrs.  Samuel  H., 25.00 

Winsor,  Mrs.  Ernest,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Withington,  Miss  Anna  S.,  Brookline, i.oo 

Withington,  Mrs.  Charles  F., i.oo 

Wolcott,  Mrs.  Roger, 5.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E.  S., 2.00 

Wood,  Mr.  Henry,  Cambridge, 5.00 

Woodbury,  Mrs.  John  P., 5.00 

Woodworth,  Mrs.  A.  S., 10.00 

Worthley,  Mrs.  George  H.,  Brookline, 2.00 

Wright,  Mrs.  John  G.,  Brookline, 10.00 

Wright,  Miss  M.  A., 3.00 

Wyman,  Mr.  A.  E.,  Newtonville, i5-oo 

Young,  Miss,  Brookline, 5.00 

Young,  Mrs.  Benjamin  L.,  Auburndale, 10.00 

Young,  Miss  Lucy  F.,  Winchester, 2.00 

Ziegel,  Mr.  Louis,  Roxbury, 5.00 

$5,673-00 

Cambridge  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  E.  C.  Agassiz. 

Abbot,  Miss  Anne  W.  (donation), 10.00 

Abbot,  Mrs.   Edwin  H., i5-oo 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Edward, 2.00 

A  friend, iS-oo 

Amount  carried  forward^ $42.00 


284 

Amount  brought fof  ward, $42.00 

Allen,  Mrs,  J.  H., 2.00 

Ames,  Mrs.  James  B., 10.00 

Anonymous, 2.00 

Bartlettj  Mrs.  John, i.oo 

Batchelder,  Miss  I.,  Boston, 2.00 

Beard,  Mrs.  Edward  L., i.oo 

Bigelow,  Mrs.  J.   W., 2.00 

Blatchford,  Miss  M,  E.  (donation), 5.00 

Bradford,  Miss  Edith, 5.00 

Brewster,  Mrs.  William, 5.00 

Bright,  Mrs.  H.  O., 5.00 

Brooks,  Mrs.  John, 5.00 

Brooks,  Miss  M.  W.,  Petersham, 5.00 

Buttrick,  Miss  Anne, i.oo 

Gary,  Miss  E.  F., 2.00 

Chandler,  Mrs.  S.  C, i.oo 

Chapman,  Miss  Anna  B., 2.00 

Chapman,  Mrs.  Lucy  A,  (since  died), 2.00 

Child,  Mrs.  F.  J., 2.00 

Cooke,  Mrs.  J.  P., 5.00 

Cushman,  Miss  Edith  W., i.oo 

Dana,  Mrs.  R.  H.,  Jr., 5.00 

Davis,  Mrs.  W.  M., 3.00 

Deane,  Mrs.  Walter, 2.00 

Ela,  Mrs.  Walter, 5.00 

Emery,  Miss  C.  G., i.oo 

Emery,  Miss  Octavia  B., 2.00 

Eustis,  Mrs.  F.  I., 3.00 

Everett,  Mrs.  Emily  (donation),        10.00 

Farlow,  Mrs.  William  G., 5.00 

Fish,  Mrs.  F.  P., 5.00 

Fisk,  Mrs.  James  C, 5.00 

Foster,  Mrs.  Francis  C, 100.00 

Gale,  Mrs.  Justin  E.,  Weston, 5.00 

Glover,  Mrs,  H.  R., 2.00 

Goodale,  Mrs.  G,  L,, 1,00 

Goodwin,  Miss  A.  M., 5.00 

Amount  car7-ied forward, ".  $267.00 


285 

Amount  brought  forward, $267.00 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  Hersey  B., 10.00 

Green,  Miss  E.  W., i-oo 

Green,  Miss  M.  A., i-oo 

Greenleaf,  Mrs.  James  (since  died), 100.00 

Greenough,  Mrs.  J.  B., i.oo 

Harris,  Miss  Charlotte  M., i.oo 

Hayward,  Mr.  James  W,, 5.00 

Hedge,  Miss  Charlotte  A.,  Brookline, 5.00 

Henchman,  Miss  A.  P., 5°° 

Hopkinson,  Mrs.  John,       .     .  " .     .  S-oo 

Hoppin,  Miss  E.  M., 5-°° 

Horsford,  Miss  Katharine, 5-°° 

Howe,  Miss  Sara  R., 5-°° 

Kennedy,  Mrs.  F.  L., 3-oo 

Kettell,  Mrs.  C.  W., 5-°o 

Lamb,  Mrs.  George  (donation), 5.00 

Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  M., 10.00 

Longfellow,  Mrs.  W.  P.  P., 5-oo 

McKean,  Mrs.  H.  S., i-oo 

Munroe,  Miss  Mary  F., 2.00 

Neal,  Mrs.  W.  H., i-oo 

Nichols,  Mrs.  E.  H., 2.00 

Nichols,  Mrs.  J.  T.  G., 2.00 

Noble,  Mrs.  G.  W.  C, 5-oo 

Norton,  Prof.  C.  E.,  and  the  Misses  Norton,      .     .     .  10.00 

Page,  Miss  Abby  S.,  Lowell, i-oo 

Palfrey,  the  Misses, 5-°° 

Perrin,  Mrs.  Franklin, i-oo 

Pickering,  Mrs.  Edward  C, ■         5-°° 

Read,  Mrs.  William, i  00 

Richards,  Mrs.  Mary  A., 2.00 

Richards,  Mrs.  R.  H., i.oo 

Riddle,  Miss  C.  C,        i-oo 

Saville,  Mrs.  H.  M., i.oo 

Sedgwick,  Miss  M.  T., 50° 

Sever,  Mrs.  M.  C, 1.00 

Sharpies,  Mrs.  S.  P., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $493.00 


286 


Amount  brought  forward^ 

Simmons,  Mrs.  George  F., 

Smith,  Mrs.  Horatio  S.,      .  . 

Spelman,  Mrs.  I.  M.,     ,     .  . 

Stark,  Mrs.  W.  F.,    .     .     .  . 

Thayer,  Mrs.  James  B.,      .  . 

Thayer,  Mrs.  J.  H.,  .     .     .  . 

Thorp,  Mrs.  J.  G.,     .     .     .  . 

Toppan,  Mrs.  Robert  N.,   .  . 

Tower,  Miss  Anna  E.,   .     . 

Vaughan,  Mrs.  Benjamin,  .  . 

White,  Mrs.  J.  Gardiner,    .  . 

White,  Mrs.  M.  P.,    .     .     .  . 

Whitney,  Miss  Maria,    .     .  . 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  F.  W.,    .  , 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  G.  W.,    .  , 

Winlock,  Mrs.  Joseph,    . 

■  Willson,  Mrs.  Robert  W.,   .  . 

Woodman,  Mrs.  Charlotte  F., 
/  Interest, 


$493.00 

I. GO 

2.00 

5.00 

1. 00 

1. 00 

2.00 

10.00 

5.00 

I. GO 

10.00 

5.GG 

5.00 

10. GO 

10.00 

I. GO 

I. GO 

5.00 

25.00 

15.20 

S608.2O 


Dorchester  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  J.  Henry  Bean. 

Atherton,  Mrs.  Samuel,  Boston, ^i.oo 

Barnard,  Mrs.  C.  F., 2.00 

Barry,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S., i.oo 

Bartlett,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  Boston, i.oo 

Bates,  Mrs.  Henry  L., 2.00 

Bean,  Mrs.  J.  Henry, i.oo 

Bennett,  Miss  M.  M.,  Wellesley  College, i.oo 

Brigham,  Mrs.  Frank  E., i.oo 

Burdett,  Mrs.  Charles  A 5.00 

Callender,  Miss, i.oo 

Callender,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Churchill,  Mrs.  J.  R., i.oo 

Clark,  Mrs.  W.  R.,  Jr., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward^ $20.00 


28; 

Amount  brought  forward, $20.00 

Copeland,  Mrs.  W,  A., i.oo 

Gushing,  Miss  Susan  T., i.oo 

Dillaway,  Mrs.  C.  O.  L., i.oo 

Eaton,  Mrs.  Albert, i.oo 

Eliot,  Mrs.  Christopher  R.,  Boston, i.oo 

Everett,  Mrs.  William  B., i.oo 

Faunce,  Mrs.  Sewall  A., i.oo 

Fay,  Mrs.  M.  C.  T.,  Milton, 2.00 

Hall,  Miss  Adelaide,      .     .     . 2.00 

Hall,  Mrs.  Henry, i.oo 

Hearsey,  Miss  Sarah  E., i.oo 

Hemmenway,  Mrs.  Edward  A., i.oo 

Humphreys,  Mrs.  R.  C, 2.00 

Jackson,  Mr.  Edward  P., .  i.oo 

Jordan,  Mrs.  H.  J.,  Hingham  Centre, i.oo 

Joyslin,  Mrs.  L.  B., i.oo 

Laighton,  Mrs.  William  B., i.oo 

Lee,  Mrs.  Charles  J.  (donation), 10.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  L.  M., i.oo 

Murdock,  Mrs.  Harold,  Chestnut  Hill, 2.00 

Nash,  Mrs.  Edward,  Boston,   .     ,* i.oo 

Nash,  Mrs.  Frank  K., i.oo 

Nightingale,  Mrs.  C, i.oo 

North,  Mrs.  F.  O., i.oo 

Noyes,  Miss  Mary  E,, i.oo 

Peabody,  Mrs.  Charles  K.,  Cambridge, i.oo 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Laban, 2.00 

Preston,  Mrs.  John, i.oo 

Reed,  Mrs.  George  M., 2.00 

Robinson,  Miss  A.  B., 2.00 

Say  ward,  Mrs.  W.  H., - 2.00 

Sharp,  Miss  E.  B., i.oo 

Smith,  Miss  H.  J., i.oo 

Smith,  Mrs.  W.  H.  L., i.oo 

Soule,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P., 5.00 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Albert  H., i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  A.  Maynard i.oo 

Amou7it  carried  forward, ^78.00 


288 

Amount  brought  forward, $7  8.00 

Stearns,  Master  A.  T.,  2d, i.oo 

Stearns,  Master  Henry  D.,  In  memory  of,      ....  i.oo 

Stearns,  Miss  Katherine, i.oo 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Fred  P., 2.00 

Thacher,  Mrs.  A.-C, i.oo 

Thacher,  Miss  Elizabeth  M., i.oo 

Thacher,  Miss  M.  H., i.oo 

Torrey,  Mrs.  Elbridge  (donation), 25.00 

Turner,  Mr.  William  H., 1.00 

Waitt,  Mrs.  William  Gay, i.oo 

Warner,  Mrs.  F.  H., 2.00 

Whitcher,  Mr.  Frank  W., 5.00 

Whiton,  Mrs.  Royal, i.oo 

Wilder,  Miss  Grace  S., 3.00 

Willard,  Miss  Ellen  E., i.oo 

Willard,  Mrs.  L.  P., i.oo 

Wood,  Mr.  Frank, 5.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  Frank, 5.00 

Woodbury,  Miss  Mary, i.oo 

Wright,  Mr.  C.  P., 5.00 

Young,  Mrs.  Frank  L., i.oo 

*$i43.oo 


Lynn  Branch. 

Through  Mr.  L.  K.  Blood. 

Averill,  Miss  M.  J., .  $1.00 

Bancroft,  Mrs.  Thomas, i.oo 

Berry,  Mrs.  B.  J.,  and  son, 5.00 

Blood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  H., 5.00 

Blood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  K., 10.00 

Breed,  Mrs.  A.  B., i.oo 

Caldwell,  Mrs.  Ellen  F.,  Bradford, i.oo 

Earp,  Miss  Emily  A., i.oo 

Elmer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  J., 5.00 

Frazier,  Mrs.  Lyman  B., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $32.00 

*  A  subscription  of  $i.oo  was  received  after  the  accounts  were  closed  for  the  year. 


289 

Amount  brought  fot  ward, 

Harmon,  Mrs.  R.  E., 

Haven,  Miss  Cassie  S., 

Haven,  Miss  Rebecca  E.,  Phila.,     .... 
Heath,  Mrs.  Caroline  P.,  Boston,    .... 

Hollis,  Mrs.  Samuel  J., 

Lee,  Mrs.  Caroline  A., 

LeRow,  Mrs.  M.  H., 

Little,  Mrs.  William  B., 

Lovejoy,  Mrs.  Dr., 

Macnair,  Mr.  John,  .     .     .     . 

Morgan,  Mrs.  William  F., 

Newhall,  Mr.  Charles  H., 

Page,  Miss  E.  D., 

Pevear,  Mr.  Henry  A., 

Pickford,  Mrs.  Anna  M., 

Sheldon,  Mrs.  Mary  L., 

Smith,  Mrs.  Joseph  N., 

Souther,  Mrs.  Elbridge, 

Spalding,  Mr.  Roland  A.  (donation),    .     .     . 

Sprague,  Mr.  Henry  B., 

Tapley,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  F.,  .... 
Thomson,  Mr.  Elihu,  Swampscott  (donation), 
Walsh,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles, 


^32. 00 

1. 00 
1 .00 
2.00 
2.00 

10.00 
5.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
5.00 
5.00 

25.00 

I. GO 
5.00 
5.00 
5.00 
10.00 
1. 00 
2.00 
5.00 
5.00 
5.00 
2.00 

;i37.oo 


Milton  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  William  Wood. 

Baldwin,  Miss  Alice  W., 

Barnard,  Mrs.  James  M., 

Breck,  Mrs.  C.  E.  C, 

Brewer,  Miss  Eliza, 

Brewer,  Mrs.  Joseph, 

Briggs,  Miss  S.  E., 

Brooks,  Mrs.  Edward,  Hyde  Park,  .     .     . 

Channing,  the  Misses, 

Clarke,  Mrs.  D.  O.,  East  Milton,      .     .     . 

Amount  carried  forward,       .... 


gi.oo 
1. 00 
1. 00 
5.00 

10.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
2.00 
1. 00 

523.00 


290 

Amount  brought  forward, 

Clum,  Mrs.  Alison  B., 

Cunningham,  Mrs.  Caleb,  East  Milton, 

Dow,  Miss  Jane  F., 

Dow,  Miss  Lucia  A., 

Emerson,  Mrs.  W.  R., 

Forbes,  Mrs.  J.  Murray, 

Gilbert,  Mrs.  H.  J., 

Gilmore,  Miss  Mary  E.,  North  Easton, 

Glover,  Mrs.  T.  R., 

Hemenway,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Readville, 

Hicks,  Miss  Josephine, 

Hinckley,  Miss  Mary,  Mattapan, 

HoUingsworth,  Mrs.  Amor, 

In    memory    of    Mrs.    William    H.  Slocum    by    Mrs. 

Joseph  Brewer, 

Jaques,  Mrs.  Francis, 

Jaques,  Miss  Helen, 

Klous,  Mrs.  Henry  D,, 

Ladd,  Mrs.  William  J., 

Loring,  Miss  Edith, 

Loring,  Mrs.  Elisha, 

Mcintosh.  Mrs.  J.  S 

Morse,  Mrs.  Samuel  A., 

Perkins,  Mrs.  Charles  E., 

Pierce,  Mrs.  M.  V., . 

Pierce,  Mr.  Vassar, 

Pierce,  Mr.  Walworth, 

Pierce,  Mrs.  Wallace  L., 

Richardson,  Miss  Martha, 

Rivers,  Mrs.  George  R.  R., 

Roberts,  Miss  Rachel, 

Roberts,  Mrs.  George  H.,        

Rotch,  Miss  Johanna, 

Tilden,  Mrs.  George, 

Tilden,  Mrs.  William  P., 

Tucker,  Miss  R.  L.,  Hyde  Park, 

Tucker,  Mrs.  Stephen  A.,  Hyde  Park, 

Amount  carried forivard, 


$23.00 

1. 00 
4.00 
3.00 
3.00 
1.00 
5.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
25.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
3.00 

50.00 
5.00 

10.00 
1. 00 
5.00 
2.00 
3.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
5.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
2.00 
2.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
2.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 

^172. 00 


291 

Amount  brought  forward, 

Tuell,  Mrs.  Hiram, 

Vose,  Miss  Caroline  C,  •  •  • 
Wadsworth,  Mrs.  E.  D.,  .  .  . 
Ware,  Mrs.  Arthur  L.,  .  .  .  . 
Weston,  Mr.  William  B.,    .     .     . 

White,  Mrs.  F.  B., 

Whitney,  Mrs.  A.  D.  T.,  .  .  . 
Whitwell,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  .  .  .  . 
Whitwell,  Miss  Natalie  S.,  .  . 
Wood,  Mr.  William,  .  .  ... 
Wood,  Mrs.  William,     .... 


^172.00 

1. 00 
2,00 
1. 00 
2.00 
5.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
10.00 

$198.00 


Worcester  Branch. 

Through  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Harrington. 

Allen,  Miss  Katherine, $5.00 

Allen,  Mrs.  Lamson, i.oo 

Ball,  Miss  Helen, i.oo 

Ball,  Mrs.  Phineas, 100 

Barber,  Miss  F.  Lillian, 2.00 

Blake,  Miss, i.oo 

Brigham,  Mrs.  John  S., i.oo 

Clark,  Miss  Harriet  E., 5.00 

Clark,  Mrs.  Henry  C, 50.00 

Comins,  Mrs.  E.  I., i.oo 

Curtis,  Mrs.  Edwin  P., i.oo 

Day,  Mrs.  John  E., 2.00 

Fay,  Mrs.  H.  B., i.oo 

Fobes,  Mrs.  CeUa  E., 2.00 

Gage,  Mrs.  Homer, 5.00 

Gage,  Mrs.  Thomas  H., 2.00 

Gates,  Mrs.  Charles  L., i.oo 

Harrington,  Mrs.  C.  G., 2.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  Edwin  C, 2.00 

Harrington,  Mrs.  Gilbert  H., 5.00 

Hoar,  Mrs.  George  F., 2.00 

Amount  carried  forward, $93.00 


292 

Amotint  brought  forward, $93.00 

Hoar,  Miss  Mary, 5,00 

Johnson,  Mrs.  W.  W., i.oo 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Winslow  S., i.oo 

Lowell,  Mr.  A.  S., 5.00 

Miller,  Mrs.  Henry, 2.00 

Moen,  Mrs.  Philip  W 10.00 

Moore,  Mrs.  Jesse, i.oo 

Morse,  Mrs.  E.  D.  F., 1,00 

Morse,  Miss  Frances, i.oo 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Henry  S., 10.00 

Rice,  Mrs.  William  E,, 5,00 

Richardson,  Mrs.  W.  A., i.oo 

Robinson,  Mrs.  J.  H., i.oo 

Rogers,  Miss  Nellie, i.oo 

Russell,  Mrs.  Herbert, 2.00 

Russell,  Mrs.  J.  M. 2.00 

Salisbury,  Hon.  Stephen, 10.00 

Schmidt,  Mrs.  H.  F.  A., i.oo 

Scofield,  Mrs.  J.  M., 5.00 

Sinclair,  Mrs,  J.  E., i.oo 

Stone,  Mr.  J.  B,, i.oo 

Thayer,  Mrs.  Adin, 5.00 

Thayer,  Mrs.  E.  D.,  Jr., 10.00 

Torrey,  Mrs.  L.  H., i.oo 

Washburn,  Mrs.  Charles  G., 25.00 

WeUington,  Mrs.  F.  W i.oo 

Wesson,  Mrs.  James  Edwin, 2.00 

Wheeler,  Mrs.  Leonard, i.oo 

Whipple,  Mrs.  W.  F., i.oo 

^^'inslow,  Mrs.  Samuel  E.,  Leicester, 2.00 

Wood,  Mrs.  E.  M., 6.00 

Wyman,  Miss  Florence  W., i.oo 

$215.00 


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